The opening scene of 28 Days later is extremely effective at creating a feeling of isolation, after the events that have occurred previous.
The camera cuts to a corridor, with debris scattered all through out. The audience straight away realises that the world is not the same as it was before. We then see phones swinging off the hook, did people die trying to phone others?
An establishing shot is used to show that the man is in a city environment. This is further developed on when we see the London eye. We now know that this is London. When we see a double decker bus over-turned. The iconic double decker bus represents London, and because it is flipped over, allows us to see that London is in chaos.
There is still no music present, and the only sound we hear is diegetic. The man constantly shouts 'Hello!' only to get no reply.
The man sets off a car alarm, and that is when the music kicks in. The music symbolises the mans sudden realisation of what has happened, as he picks up a newspaper.
The music is played by a band, and is very fast paced, similar to the mans adrenaline at this time.
It begins with an extreme close up at a canted angle, of a mans eye as he awakes. The camera then cuts to a high angle shot of a naked man lying in a hospital bed. His nakedness represents his fragility, and naivety in the situations happening around him. He is brought into this new apocalyptic world, therefore he is 're-born' in the hospital bed. A pan is used across some medical equipment, to inform people that this is hospital, for people that have not yet figured it out.
The man gets out of bed by himself, and struggles with the wiring. This signifies that unlike birth, nobody is here to help him. There is no music at this point, only the low pants of the helpless man, raising tension. When the man pulls the equipment over, it makes a sudden, loud noise. This makes some people jump out of their seats.
The camera cuts to a corridor, with debris scattered all through out. The audience straight away realises that the world is not the same as it was before. We then see phones swinging off the hook, did people die trying to phone others?
An establishing shot is used to show that the man is in a city environment. This is further developed on when we see the London eye. We now know that this is London. When we see a double decker bus over-turned. The iconic double decker bus represents London, and because it is flipped over, allows us to see that London is in chaos.
A close up is used on the mans feet, as it pans across souvenirs littered along the floor. The audience can quickly establish that something is not right, as this would usually be an overly populated location.
There is still no music present, and the only sound we hear is diegetic. The man constantly shouts 'Hello!' only to get no reply.
The man sets off a car alarm, and that is when the music kicks in. The music symbolises the mans sudden realisation of what has happened, as he picks up a newspaper.
The music is played by a band, and is very fast paced, similar to the mans adrenaline at this time.
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