28 Weeks Later opening sequence Analysis

The first thing seen is institutional information. We will also need to show our institutional information first thing in our opening sequence, but to overcome problems with needing to fit enough narrative, we are thinking of having a conversation take place over the phone while this is shown to establish some characters,themes and narrative plots before the actual clip begins.






Mise-en-scene

• Inside a homely, comfortable house, which may reflect the characters as caring.
• Well furnished with family pictures which further portrays that caring and human factor to the characters.
• Low-key lighting from candles placed around the location, creates fear and sense of something going wrong.
• Barricaded windows/doors for protection (narrative enigma - from who?)
• Monochrome, dark clothing connoting sadness/gloom - reflecting narrative and emotions.
• Candles also represent loss of electricity and lack of technology. 

Camera

• Even mix between LS, MS and CU, with the addition of MCUs  and MLSs for smooth transitioning between long and close up shots.
• Establishing shot (as shown in the above picture) of the main area where main narrative (conversation and action) take place. 
• Voyeuristic long shot showing that they are being watched/not alone. Hence a threat is nearby to cause disruption. This shot is also taken from behind bars, which further helps portray that sense of entrapment. (shown below)
• The camera tends to shake a lot throughout the scene, although it mainly consists of script, connoting tension/anger and maybe even danger.
• When the man and woman are talking in the kitchen, it shows them conversing in a group shot, connoting that they are a couple, whereas when others talk they are either the only ones in the frame, or physically very distant and far away from the others.
• Most of the shots, unless establishing are MSs, MCUs or CUs, which create a sense of claustrophobia and could potentially create uneasiness in the viewer, which as a horror film is what wants to ideally be achieved. This also makes the viewer feel involved in the action and part of the story.

Editing

• All the shots cut from one to another, stopping the viewer from getting distracted from the editing and allowing them to immerse themselves into the story. 
• All the shots are fairly long in comparison with each other, and even reaction shots are exaggerated in length, which juxtapose the anxiety and nervousness of what is being said by the characters by being calmer and more slow-paced.

Sound

• The initial Scottish accents establish an overall location to the narrative.
• Different characters have different accents, which tells the viewer that this isn't a family, but a gathering of different people. Accents have been used effectively to both set location and character relations.
• There is very little non-diegetic music, but where there is, it's very quiet and mysterious.