Shaun of the dead (2004)

Scene 1

this first scene shows the first zombie that the two main characters come across which indicates this film will be a zombie film. you can tell the genre of the film when the woman fall onto a poll and the poll goes right through her. this allows the audience to know that the film is going to be a zombie film because the girl gets back up and tries to eat the two characters. the FX make up also allows the audience to understand what genre this film is going to be. the body language of the zombie character also allows the audience to know what genre the film is because the girl is slouched over and has no life to her body. this helps the audience understand that the girl is no longer human but is still living. 

Scene 2

i think this scene shows that there has been a zombie apocalypse because every channel has news broadcasts warning people to stay in their homes. i think this conveys the genre by actually telling the audience that there is an infection spreading fast and warning everyone watching to either stay at home or get to a safe place as soon as possible. 

unconventional scene

the last scene in the film is very unconventional because it shows that the world has adapted to the zombies and that they are being used within everyday life. it shows that shaun has kept  his best friend in the shed in the garden so he can still play games with him. this is unconventional because most people would want all the zombies dead but in this film they have kept them to do tasks. 

Narrative

the characters in this film stick close and try to help each other out even if they dont like each other. the events throughout the film each have a good understanding to allow the audience know what is happening or what is about to happen. they are all acted out well and scripted well. the zombies are all different and all they want to do is feed on the alive characters. however, the zombies cant tell the difference between the humans and zombies when the humans act out being zombies to get into the pub.

technical elements 

there is a wide range of camera angles such as long shot to show the zombies and how many of them are close. close up has also been used to show that the character is scared and then to show that they are dead in the eyes. the music plays a huge part in any film. it allows the audience to know that something scary, dramatic or sad is about to happen just by including some music in the background. in this film they used dramatic music when two characters were fighting in the pub then they used scary music when the zombies got closer. the editing was used effectively even right at the start when they had to edit a hole into the zombies back at the start when the poll went through her. 

mise-en-scene

Location/setting, costume, props, body language, facial expressions, lighting

Theme

main theme present within scene