Opening sequence analysis: Warm Bodies

As part of my research I am going to analyse an opening sequence to warm bodies, the reason why I chose this film is because; it is a really interesting film that uses a lot of camera angles and a lot of different body language to show how the different characters are feeling (or not feeling if they are a zombie). Listed below will be information about each scene and how the camera is used and the effects that may be used in the opening scenes.
The makers of the film Warm Bodies was the summit entertainment company, these have created many different films before, which include: insurgent, twilight saga films, enders game, the darkest hour and 12 years of slave.

What happens during the beginning credits?

At the beginning of the film there is an extreme close up of the zombie R which also makes the audience recognise that because he is pale he isn't actually alive, this can also show how the character is feeling and his facial expressions. Also as the titles appear on the screen they are used to link to the film, the writing looks like blood which links to the zombies loving the taste of human flesh and brains. This is important at the beginning, the reason for this is that it shows what R is thinking about even though you don't know what he is feeling because he is in fact dead. Also the music is very slow and calm, this is used to show the movement that he expresses as being a zombie and that they don't move really quickly, also the music goes in time with how he walks.

While R walks he starts asking questions which makes the audience feel sorry for him because he isn't able to talk much or move very quickly. When the titles appear the sound goes up beat, also long shot is used to show what the main character is seeing. This then helps the audience to understand what has happened to some people in the story and when the title ends this then make a noise like blood being squirted out of the body, which is disgusting but it certainly links to zombies eating humans. The film makers used this idea to show how life's still carry on and that they do anything they can to survive.

Medium shot is used here to show how the man is feeling and what he might of done in his past life before he became a zombie, this happens when R starts talking about what he thought the man's past life was. When this happens Jimmy Cliff - sitting in limbo is quietly played in the background to show that he never moves. Maybe suggesting that many of the zombies might want their past life's back and have a heart beat and feelings back again.

Here we have a medium shot of the character, he starts talking about how the apocalypse started the reason why this is done is so it sets the scene for the audience so then they understand why a lot of people became zombies. Music in background is a little quiet maybe showing his train of thought, this also makes it more interesting for the audience and it also makes them want to know more about what has happened on earth and whether anyone actually survives this apocalypse.

Here the lighting is dark to show danger and that no one can survive from the "Bonies". Also the music goes up beat this also represents the danger that many people are in, this is if they have blood running through their veins and a heart beat, besides this these creatures never turn into humans and that the taste of blood is what they can never stop wanting, feelings are unknown when it comes to food for these creatures. on this picture it shows them having different positions, maybe showing how dominant they are to the other zombies and that people should fear them.

close up of this character is used to scare the audience. As well as this how the character is represented makes the audience really hate this character, by showing this the producer uses the body language and the stare to show that these are the bad guys. Maybe the person who made this film wanted to use this close up as a warning, which would foreshadow what happens next in the movie.

On this bit of the film a long shot is used to emphasise how long they have to walk. This also foreshadows them searching for food and that the world has gone to a stand still - not many humans (that are alive) are actually in this area. This bit of the film uses a hermeneutic code, this is where it refers to any element of the story that is not fully explained and gives a bit of mystery towards where the zombies might actually be going for the taste of flesh.

Overall this beginning bit of the film for Warm Bodies is aimed towards young adults, the reason for this is that it isn't really that disgusting and that many younger viewers would love to watch it because there is a bit of romance involved in the story about two characters, which include a zombie and a living, breathing human being. The film also isn't very boring and is very action packed and aimed towards younger people who like zombies and a bit of blood and cuts, but not as revolting as 18+ films.