ZombieLand

This is the opening sequence for the film Zombieland. The first thing that you notice about the title sequence is the titles themselves and how they are actually part of the title sequence rather than just, words added after. The way that when people collide with them and they break apart really draws the audience’s eye to them, almost as if people really want the titles to be noticed rather than them just focusing on the title sequence that is playing over the titles. They almost being wiped away off the screen as if they are blood rather than being smashed through.

The sequence is very chaotic with people running everywhere in panic running away, this could possibly be a theme throughout the film, the theme of chaos and people trying to escape. One of the first shots is of a zombie prisoner throwing a prison guard over a rail. This to me is important as it shows that the virus, or whatever it is affecting people can reach anyone, even prisoners who are locked up 24/7 and are usually kept away from people. Added to this fact is that it shows people from many different areas, different jobs, and different sexes. Every shot shows someone different being affected backing up the idea that anyone and everyone can be affected.

Iconography is also very important in this particular sequence; in every shot something easily recognisable is shown. Zombies are shown in every shot along normally with blood. Both tie closely to the genre of the film, which is horror. The fact that the colour of the writing, which is red, is also important, this connotes blood which one again ties back to the genre of the film.  

The sound track matches well to the sequence it fits with the images being shown. It talks about fighting and killing both of which are shown in the sequence. The music also plays a big part in the sequence, it is sung by a Metallica, a metal band, and that type of music is usually more associated with horror films more than any other.