Analysis: Title Sequence Zombie-Land

The opening title sequence of zombie land non-diegetic sound has been used, this heavy dramatic music builds up excitement for the viewer, the music is all suitable to what is being portrayed visually as the opening is showing a sequence of human being attacked by zombies. A slow motion effect has been used alongside the music which intensifies the excitement as the editing is the forcing the viewer to wait longer to discover what is going to happen, however this effect also creates impact and makes the attacks last longer than they are in reality. This gives a sense of the genre being action and thriller based due to the intensity of the build-up. 

The typography used for Zombie land resemble the location, this is due to them having a rusty metal appearance which looks similar to the signs portrayed in the background, the lettering is dark red which connotes death and blood, this indicates the audience that the film is going to consist of violence and gore. The fact the text is being shattered throughout each attack communicates to the audience that this film is about disruption of normality and an enigma is created as the audience are curious to discover whether or not humanity will overcome the zombies, this lures the audience into wanting to watch more.

A close up shot of a zombies face is then used simply to secure the fact that this creature is in fact a zombie, this is portrayed through an immense amount of blood spurting from the mouth, this not only allows the audience to discover that the massacre has begun but it also creates an emphasis on the special effects used in the film. However this image is contradicted through the weather, the expectations of a zombie thriller film would be stormy weather to resemble no hope, but due to the consistent high key lighting a happy mood is created which has a calm and relaxing feel of a sunny day, which suggests the film will not be as sinister as it is being made out to be and will consist of more positive themes. This could also be a way of foreshadowing that the survivors will overcome the zombies.Irony has been used also to provoke humor, as a man wearing a ‘the end is near’ sign is attacked by zombies, this suggests that the film will have a humorous element to it, and isn't your typical zombie horror film, designed to scare. In the background of this two people can be seen fleeing from the scene, this could foreshadow that there is going to be a theme of betrayal in the film as they are not even attempting to help the man, it also shows the loss of hope and desperation to survive.  A thick black cloud is view-able as a car is seen to be on fire, the black smoke connotes death and darkness which reveals to the audience the man being chased is going to get killed. The car however is an earthy brown colour which resembles naturalness this could portray that the last of natural elements is being destroyed and the fact it is on fire shows that is has been taken over by evil, as fire resembles hell. A brief case with money pouring loose from within can be seen merging into the smoke which shows its worthlessness to survival and the loss of civilization as the world potentially lives on money and now it is been portrayed as a useless factor.