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This is the opening title sequence showing the film and scene that we have chosen to do for our nine key frames. The title of the film was chosen because our film is based on 6 months after a zombie apocalypse and this title also doesn’t reveal much about the storyline meaning that the audience won’t know what to expect when they watch the film as it is a very open-ended title. This picture also supports the zombie genre because it looks like a blood splatter which is iconographic of this genre as zombies as seen as creatures that feast on human blood. However, our film has two genres which is zombie/comedy, this opening sequence shows more of the zombie side of the film due to this piece of iconography. The colours used are very dull and quite boring to contrast with Four’s life as he is life-less. This shot would be accompanied with eiree non-diegetic music of stringed instruments to set the scene and make it seem quite scary and to build tension for the audience.

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In this key frame, one of the protagonists, 'Four’, enters the scene. This frame is a medium establishing shot to show Four entering the frame and to give the audience an idea of what he is doing and what he looks like. Four is the most prominent object within this shot because he is in the centre of the frame so that all of the attention is on him. The scene was shot on an empty field to set the scene and to show the narrative of eth film which is about a zombie apocalypse. Although the setting is supposed to show a zombie apocalypse, in this scene Four is the only zombie to be seen, inferring that he is the main danger. The reason why we decided upon just having the one character in this shot is so that all of the attention is on that character making it much more intense for the character. The sounds in this shot consist of the diegetic sound of Four groaning and a faint sound of the other protagonist, Jen, running into the frame (however, she isn’t visible yet). Jen is a regular human being who has, for now, survived the zombie apocalypse but in this scene you find out that Four has fallen in love with Jen. This shot is also accompanied with the non-diegetic sound of high-pitched stringed instruments to make it a very eerie atmosphere and to make the audience unsure on what is going to happen in this scene. This shot is then juxtaposed with a shot of Jen running towards Four, which shows continuity in the film and it shows Jen’s reaction towards seeing the zombie. Four’s mise-en-scene consists of dark clothing to show that he is lifeless and emotionless as black doesn’t show any emotions other than dull and boring.

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This is a medium shot of the other main protagonist, Jen. Jen is one of few living people left and she has been fighting her way to survive the apocalypse. The frame is set under low key lighting in order to create an eerie atmosphere and to contrast with how Jen feels as she is feeling scared and vulnerable as she doesn’t know what to do about the zombie stood right in front of her. The scene was shot during dusk and this shows the danger Jen could be in when it is dark due to the zombies infesting the world. This frame makes Jen look vulnerable because there is no one else in the frame other than the zombie stood in front of her. When Jen runs into the scene, she stops abruptly when she first sees Four. When Four sees her he begins to walk towards her very slowly as this is iconographic of zombies, which contrasts with the zombie genre. This also creates tension and suspense for the audience as they don’t know what Four might do to her as at that moment in time we, as an audience, don’t know whether Four is nice or not. This shot is accompanied with non-diegetic music of high pitched stringed instruments and the diegetic sound of crickets in the background to make it seem quite late on a night and to make the audience on the edge of their seats. This characters mise-en-scene is very plain and simple which shows that she is an average girl and that there is nothing special about her but four sees something special in her. She is also wearing black which connotes mystery which could relate to her personality and it also makes her blend in the background, which is like she is becoming involved in the zombie apocalypse and that the human race is being wiped out as the zombies are taken over. She is disappearing into the background and her entire species is becoming extinct. This shot is juxtaposed with Four grabbing a rose off a rose bush and giving it to Four to show his love towards her.

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This two shot is a medium close up of Jen and Four together to show the relationship between the two characters. In this shot Jen is placed higher above then Four to insert dominance over him and to show that she is in charge of their relationship and it is up to her whether they will have a relationship or not. Despite both of the protagonists being in this shot, the rose is the most prominent because it’s in the centre of the frame and the bright red contrasts with the dull colours around the frame, making it stand out more. The red rose connotes love and because Four cannot speak, it is his way of showing Jen how he feels. Roses are iconographic of the romance genre and I also think that they contrast with the action genre as red is iconographic of the action genre. Four picks up the rose from the floor and gestures it towards Jen as a gesture of love towards her. However then she hits the rose out of his hand and tells him that she doesn’t want anything from him, which makes the audience sympathise with Four as this action shows that Jen doesn’t love him. Although Four is a zombie, we sympathise with him because the girl that he loves doesn’t love him back; even though Four is suppose to be the ‘bad guy’ we feel bad for him as in this scene he hasn’t done anything to hurt her. This shot would be accompanied with soft non-diegetic music at first when Four first gives Jen the flower and then this music would stop and a loud non-diegetic thud would be heard when Jen hits the rose out of Four’s hand. This would be juxtaposed with an extreme close up of Jen knocking the rose out of Four’s hand to show the force that she used and to make the audience quite shocked about what she has done. If I were to edit this shot it would be to a slow pace to make the audience relate to the characters and it gives the audience more time to react towards what has happened and create more of an effect.

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This medium close up of Four and the axis of action between Four and the rose shows the connection between them both and to emphasise his sadness towards Jen rejecting the rose that he gave to her. The red rose is a convention of romance films which is one of the sub-genres of this film therefore making the genre more recognisable for the audience. Also red connotes love which contrasts with Four’s love towards Jen, however red also connotes danger which contrasts with who Four is, a zombie, and Jen feels in danger of a zombie being near her. Four is centered in this shot which avoids the audience from watching anything else in the shot, meaning that all of the attention is on Four and the rose. This shot would be accompanied with soft non-diegetic music of stringed instruments to show how sad Four is and to emphasise the fact that Jen does not love her. This would give the audience a chance to sympathise with Four. This sound would slowly increase and the beats would get quicker and quicker leading on to the next key frame were Four shows who he really is which is a superhero.

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This is an extreme close up of Four’s eyes which makes this scene more intense as from this shot you can see who Four really is and it also reminds the audience that Four is a zombie which is done to reinforce the genre of the film (Rom-Zom-Action). From this shot you can easily tell that Four is a zombie due to the red eyes and purple marks on the skin which implies that he is dead as these are conventions of zombies, which contrasts with the zombie genre. This shot is accompanied with the same music as the last key frame but at a quicker pace to show how intense it is for the characters and to build tension and suspense for the audience, making them on the edge of their seats. This shot is juxtaposed with an extreme close up of Jen’s eyes to show the difference between the two characters but to also show that there is a relationship between the two characters. Four then shows his true identity as a superhero when his cape blows to the side and he jumps up, punches the ground and knocks Jen off her feet. The music stops when Four hits the ground and a diegetic explosion of a big explosion occurs. This further reinforces one of the sub-genres of the film which is action as capes and explosions are typical conventions of action films. This changes Jen’s views on Four as she didn’t expect this to happen. This shot is then juxtaposed with Jen laid down on the floor looking very startled by what has just happened.

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This shot shows Four helping Jen stand up as she was knocked off her feet from the explosion that Four caused from punching the ground. This shows how strong Four is and that contrasts with one of the sub-genres of the film, action as superhero powers such as this are iconographic of action films as all superheroes have a super power. This is a long shot of Four and Jen so that the audience can easily see what has happened as you can see Jen’s full body laid on the floor to show the impact that the explosion had on her. Her hair is also swept back to look as if she has been knocked off her feet. This shot would be accompanied with quiet, soft non-diegetic music as Four is being a gentleman by helping her stand up so this sound would be used to show how nice he is being towards the woman that he loves. The sound would be quite quiet to show Jen’s shock towards what has just happened and it would be soft to show that Four is a nice person and also to show the relationship between the two characters. This music would then slowly get louder to show the increase in love that they have towards one another. The main type of shot used after this shot shown above would be shot reverse shots to show a conversation between the two protagonists.

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This is a close up of Four’s face to show his expression towards Jen talking and getting along with Four as Jen realised that he isn’t going to harm her and that he is a nice zombie. In this shot you can see Four slightly smiling and this is juxtaposed with a shot of Jen smiling to show a different kind of relationship between the two characters and perhaps a different kind of relationship arising. A close up has been used so that the audience can sympathise with him and it also makes them feel more connected to the film and the characters in it. As ,usually, if you see a character smiling it makes you, as an audience, smile to as it makes you happy that the characters are getting along. This is because you feel very connected to the film so I did this to try and keep the audiences attention on the film. This shot would be accompanied with calm yet cheerful non-diegetic music to show that Four is very happy and that a new friendship is arising. These shots would be quite long and slow to give the audience a chance to relate to the characters. Four is also looking directly at the camera to make it seem very direct to us as an audience, making us feel more connected to the film and the characters. However this could also suggest that we, as an audience, are in Jen’s position as we are seeing this shot from Jen’s point of view (point of view shot).

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This shot shows Jen leaving the scene and Four following her. The protagonists are central in this shot so that all of the attention is drawn towards the two characters. Also the two characters are slightly overlapping each other which shows that they are coming together and that there is a relationship between them. This shot would be accompanied with the diegetic sound of birds tweeting to show that they are ‘love birds’ and also to show life and nature, which suggests that there is a slight hope of normality and extinction of the zombie population. There would also be the non-diegetic sound of soft stringed instruments such as harps to show the slight chance of love between them. In this shot you can see that Four is smiling which shows that he is very happy about the fact that he is getting somewhere with Jen. This is the last shot of the scene so this shot would slowly fade out and go to the next scene. The sound would also fade out with the shot to show that they are leaving and to leave the audience on a cliff-hanger as they don’t know what might happen between the two protagonists once they leave this shot. This keeps the audience drawn in to the film as they want to find out what happened next between the two characters.