https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24 A shared space for notes regarding how meaning has been created en-us 2017-12-13 13:28:20 UTC 2025-11-13 07:49:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215788674 The low camera angle of Shaun’s shadow and legs (often used in horror movies) makes him seem more physically frightening than he actually is]]> 2017-12-13 14:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215788674 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215788835 In shaun of the dead most of Shaun's costumes are red, for example his work tie and badge, his PJ top and even the ink that leaks from his pen is all red, this connotes with the blood and gore which you experience in the film and for an audience creates a foreshadowing effect. ]]> 2017-12-13 14:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215788835 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789001 The music used it cheery which is unconventional for a zombie movie. How ever it does have a hit of the traditional zombie sound

]]> 2017-12-13 14:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789001 17mf1045 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789056 The opening scene shows a variety of people working mundane, dead end jobs. This portrays the people around Shaun as already 'zombies'. This is because they are repeating the same routine everyday with little thought - like zombies. ]]> 2017-12-13 14:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789056 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789126 In the second half of the opening scene, a sequence is shown showing people working and doing the same mundane jobs and activities. This was used to show the audience that society has qualities that place us under the zombie category. Also, leaving the question, would we even notice if zombies did take over?

]]> 2017-12-13 14:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789126 weronikajanus https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789175 low angle shot of shadow and pair of stumbling legs.
+ classic shot used in horror to introduce antagonist making him see more physicaly threatning. -> (soon find out its our protagonist shaun)]]> 2017-12-13 14:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789175 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789489 2017-12-13 14:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789489 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789567 One of the pieces of dialogue is ‘haven’t you got work?’ reinforcing the idea that the public are already zombies (doing the same tasks repeatedly)]]> 2017-12-13 14:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789567 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789931 Ed and shaun are two very different people and this is made apparent when shaun gets dressed for work he is all clean and neat however ed is the exact opposite, this is the use of binary oppositions and is used to create the question of what makes them best friends and will their differences be tested in the challenges they face. ]]> 2017-12-13 14:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215789931 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790030 Liz makes the statement to "live a little" and Renton makes his "choose life" speech. Difference is that Liz actually wants to make the most of her life whereas Renton takes the mick]]> 2017-12-13 14:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790030 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790157 in the opening scene, we see Shaun come downstairs and start playing a game with Ed. Then Ed brings up work as soon as he join. Shuan however, does not even respond as if it has happened before. ]]> 2017-12-13 14:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790157 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790553 2017-12-13 14:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790553 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790556 2017-12-13 14:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790556 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790559 The se]]> 2017-12-13 14:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790559 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790560 Thr ]]> 2017-12-13 14:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790560 17mf1045 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790581 The lighting in the opening scene is mostly bright. This shows the audience that the film isn't another 'fright-fest' film. There are also shadowy undertones to show that there is a horror element to the film. This is further supported by the use of a supermarket - it is a typical horror setting however it's not in the middle of the say like it is in SOTD.,]]> 2017-12-13 14:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790581 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790631 The second half of the beginning sequence is made to look like a continuous pan round, until it gets back to shaun showing he is the main narrative agent.]]> 2017-12-13 14:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215790631 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215791787 The opening credits showing the production companies uses very eerie music similar to the tone of Dawn of the Dead setting the tone
for the rest of the movie]]> 2017-12-13 14:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215791787 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215791936 2017-12-13 14:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215791936 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215792521 2017-12-13 14:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215792521 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215792522 2017-12-13 14:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215792522 weronikajanus https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215827056 -> forshadows the walking dead taking over.
-> This song was written in the 1970’s and where at the time the youth were described as being ‘aimless and vacant’ due to the  ‘poor’ politics by Margaret Thatcher + which was also the issue in Trainspotting.
https://jackpishhorn.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/opening-sequence-analysis-shaun-of-the-dead-2004/]]> 2017-12-13 15:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215827056 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215844738 Both have similar themes of society becoming "zombies" and going through the same motions every day. However they both do it differently, Danny Boyle does it through Renton's "choose life" speech whereas Edgar Wright shows a montage of characters such as the business men all simultainously checking their phones and the till workers in the shop all working in unison.]]> 2017-12-13 15:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215844738 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215849685 When Shaun is trying to tell Ed that he wants him to help out more around the house etc he's helping him play the game and is foreshadowing how they work together in the Winchester in the end stand off scene. This helps give us some insight into what kind of relationship the two have and how close they actually are. As well as this it emphasises how traumatic Shaun letting go of Ed would be for him and further exgerates his change of life style in the end of the movie.]]> 2017-12-13 15:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215849685 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215875357 Pete is first introduced to us in a classic horror trope; the protagonist shuts a mirrored cabinet and the 'monster' is behind them. This sets Pete up as, not the antagonist but perhaps an unlikable or even mean spirited character; which it turns out he is.]]> 2017-12-13 16:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215875357 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215878234 At the very beginning of the film Shaun is looking directly at the camera, the same way many horror villains do to scare the audience. this instance, however, is different because Shaun is our main protagonist so it is strange to have him look into the camera like this. It makes us feel unnerved but we can clearly see that he is not going to be a villain because of his white clothes; the shot sets up the weird nature and events of the film.]]> 2017-12-13 16:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215878234 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215882200 Most of the characters costumes represent some part of the movie, for example; Shaun's red pyjama top foreshadows the constant blood and gore that he will see, another one is david's blue apparel for the majority of the movie and blue usually represents sadness and depression, this correlates to davids constantly pessimistic attitude.]]> 2017-12-13 17:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/215882200 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216571680 Through out the starting sequence of the film Shaun is portrayed as lazy and a disappointment to those around for example Liz asks him to spend more time with her and with out taking her to the Winchester. He is also portrayed as a zombie later in the opening sequence this is further reinforces his portrayal as a lazy and disappointing character. This portrayal of Shaun in the start of the film sets him up for the rest of the movie where he proves him self some what better than some of the other character portrayed as more proactive in the beginning of the film like David and Diane.]]> 2017-12-15 17:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216571680 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216780222 The first shot we see shows Shaun looking directly at the camera. He has a very vacant expression on his face which makes him look zombie-like. By showing Shaun like this it shows us that even the protagonists are already zombie-like, which makes us wonder weather or not a zombie Apocalypse would actually make much of a difference in this film's world. this adds to the idea that in Shaun of the dead "we are the zombies" as does the fact that the other half of the opening scene goes through multiple shots, showing people doing boring every-day jobs, in a very zombie-like manner, as if they are already drained of life from the normal routine. ]]> 2017-12-17 17:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216780222 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216782652 All of the settings in Shaun of the dead are all realistic settings, for example the Winchester pub. This makes the whole film feel a lot more realistic in general, which makes the introduction of the zombies more interesting, as we would have originally viewed the film's world as a similar one to our own, in other words one without any zombies. This is shown particularly in the pub scene as you can see and here people doing normal pub activities which would be considered "normal" in both our world and the film's world. ]]> 2017-12-17 17:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216782652 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216804351 2017-12-17 20:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216804351 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216804616 2017-12-17 20:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216804616 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216808007 The very first shot we see is Shaun staring at the camera. This shows us the film is being addressed to us. This is displayed throughout the rest of the opening scene as society is being commented about throughout. Stan]]> 2017-12-17 20:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216808007 https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216808537 The setting is established as very serious through the lighting, and the conversation taking place is very serious. However it is contrasted by Ed interjecting comedically. This sets up the entire film and shows us it is a comedic film with serious messages.
Stan]]> 2017-12-17 21:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/csh3/eyoaj9ns9n24/wish/216808537