ASSIGNMENT 1: GENRE AND SUB GENRE

By Marcus Ball & Phillip Hopkins

SUB GENRE:ZOMBIE

3 FILMS

2004 1992 2002

PLOTThe outbreak begins with 1 affected victim, the victim then bites An unaffected person, this happens in a chain reaction until multiple people are affected apart from a small isolated group of protagonists who have to kill the zombies to survive.

CHARACTER TYPES

-thousands of affected people-Hordes of zombies 

Dawn of the dead28 days later

Braindead

- Unaffected people/protagonists -Small isolated group of protagonists -Don't want to kill zombies but have to in order to survive

Dawn of the dead

Zombies:

Unaffected people:

SETTING-Urban yet deserted area-Place of interest (‘mall’) 

28 days later

MUSIC/SOUND-eerie tones to make the audience feel uncomfortable -music in a crescendo to create the effect of intensity.-high pitched sounds added to music to unease the audience

CAMERA/SPECIAL EFFECTS

- Camera isn't steady, to show uneasiness.- Close ups to show zombie features.- Screaming sounds to portray terror.- Sounds made louder to exaggerate what's

happening, e.g. Eating of a human.

Braindead

Dawn of the dead

NARRATIVE STRUCTURE-The narrative is fast paced -There's a beginning where one persons affected-A middle where all but some are zombies-An end where the protagonists escape or kill all the zombies.

OTHER CONVENTIONS-Use of gory blood -Scenes of disgust -The editing has quick and fast cuts.

Braindead

Dawn of the dead