2. SETTING
• There are many settings established in this title sequence but the key
setting which is signified is America. We can tell that it is set in America as
we can see American highways , cars , prisons/prison officer and money.
3. THEMES
• The are many themes portrayed through the title sequence of
Zombie land which are comedy , horror , violence and social
anarchy.
In this picture we see the element of comedy
being bought into play as we see a man
running from a naked lady with money in his
hand. this suggests he has not payed money he
owes her. The women is now a zombie which
shows how the film brings an element of
horror as she is covered in blood.
In this clip we also see that
zombies are targeting all types
of people and not leaving
anyone out. We see that
zombies attack public
serviceman, Business men,
and innocent women.
4. •
ICONOGRAPHY
The iconography which is shown in the title sequence of Zombieland follows the typical
comedy/horror codes and conventions to make the genre clear to the viewer from the start.
• Key things, such as excessive gore , signify to us that the film is going to be horrific as we see
gore featured in many horror movies such as blood , burnt skin , disfigurement and people
running away.
• We see prison guards being attacked by the prisoners and the drug dealers overthrowing the
mobsters. This shows that society has been thrown on its head and now everything has been
opposed. It shows that all the powerful people in society have now lost the power they had.
• In this still we see a women being chased by a zombie. The women is wearing pink which in
this sequence is representing innocence and purity. We see the zombie wearing very dull and
blunt colors which shows that the zombie is going to take over innocence.
5. NARRATIVE
• From watching the title sequence I can tell that throughout the movie it
will be very humorous but also quite gruesome as we are constantly
seeing blood and characters dyeing. We are constantly seeing the town
that people are living in being taken over by zombies , but we not are
introduced to any characters which look like they could be main
characters in this title sequence. The title sequence involves lots of
different scenes this makes the narrative quite unclear because the
audience does know what to expect. We now do not know what the film is
going to be about because the scenes shown are not similar and do not
give away a clear narrative plot.
6. CHARACTERS
Based on this title sequence we are only introduced to the zombies who we
know are antagonists of this movie. We are not introduced to any main
characters who we think are going to plot against the zombies. We are
introduced to some minor characters such as a prison guard , who is under
attack from the zombies who have taken over the town in which the film is
set.
7. STYLE
• All of the title sequence is shown in slow
motion which makes the actions which are
happening a lot more dramatic but also a lot
more comical. A lot of the scenes which
include gore and violence are made to be
humorous by the non-diegetic sound used
used throughout the sequence which makes
all of the gory and bloody scenes seem
amusing.