https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3 Binary-Oppositions and other narrative features, Ideology and the Key Features of Sound, Editing, Cinematography, Performance, Mise-en-Scene. en-us 2018-05-21 12:34:18 UTC 2025-04-24 10:03:30 UTC hello@padlet.com stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262335262 2018-05-21 12:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262335262 stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262337760 Read on.... there's an interesting piece here]]> 2018-05-21 12:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262337760 stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262338100 2018-05-21 12:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262338100 stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262338410 2018-05-21 12:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262338410 stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262338466 2018-05-21 12:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262338466 stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262338507 2018-05-21 12:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262338507 stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262338623 2018-05-21 12:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262338623 stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262339317 2018-05-21 12:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262339317 stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262339397 2018-05-21 12:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262339397 stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262339544 2018-05-21 12:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262339544 stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262339677 What do you note about any aspect of any character's performance?]]> 2018-05-21 12:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262339677 Sunil_Nanchahal https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262367877 Living v Dead
Family v Friends
Mum v Dad
Help v Hinder
Love v Heartbreak]]> 2018-05-21 14:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262367877 megan_branford https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262372757 Eds outcome is foreshadowed earlier in the film by Pete as he says "if you want to live like an animal go live in the shed" this is referring to Eds preferred lifestyle of only bothering about gaming and not errr hygiene.? (stereotypical)  Eds character is a stereotype in itself. He is the friend who is hopeless at keeping a job, uses comedy in EVERY situation and doesn't care much for his life. He represents a binary opposite to Liz who is mature and in control of her life (a clear adult). We see that Shaun is torn between these two in the beginning and by the end of the movie Shaun seems to be invested in Liz's lifestyle HOWEVER Shaun 'pops' to the shed where Ed is showing the audience he hasn't completely let go and that perhaps his childish tendencies are still there. He has found a healthy balance between the two.
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]]> 2018-05-21 14:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262372757 stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262374688 2018-05-21 14:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262374688 lanaadkin https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262375014 The living room at the beginning of the film is dirty and messy. It suggests Shaun and Ed are careless and slobs. There's empty food packets on the coffee table and under the table. Furthermore, the positioning of the table is at an angle, as if they're not bothered about what the appearance of their living room, it's not neat and gives a messier and cluttered feel to the room. Where as at the end, the table is straight, it looks neat and well kept, we can see the effect Liz has had on the house. There's also magazines on the table, most likely Liz's, these suggest how she has taken over house, as if she's in charge, Shaun clearly hasn't made any of these changes. Compared to when Ed lived there, there was food packets all over the table, he had taken over that room, especially because he didn't have a job and probably just sat on the sofa all day. Also, the rug under the table is gone at the end of the film, it's quite hideous. However, Shaun and Ed probably don't care about the appearance of the room and the rug might be there just to cover stains on the carpet, as they have food everywhere and they appear to be quite clumsy and slobs. 
Furthermore, the stickers on the TV have gone, the posters have been replaced with a cabinet and a picture of a flower. Here we can see the effect Liz has had when moving in, it adds femininity to the room compared to the boyish, messy room it was before.  
Also, the addition of pink pillows and the sofa throw, creates a more feminine and cleaner appearance. The white carpet and white sofa throw suggests how Liz has changed Shaun's cleanliness and  lifestyle as it appears to look neater and well kept with no stains.]]> 2018-05-21 14:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262375014 OliviaDovey https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262375724 Propp studied over 100 Russian fairy tails in the 1920's and even though today many of the roles he proposed are outdated and don't fit many narrative structures of today. We can apply some character roles to Shaun of the Dead 

Hero: Clearly Shaun as he is our protagnist and we are sided to him however we can ultimately see Evon or even the military as the hero as they're the ones that ultimatley "save the day"
Villian: The zombies this is also supported by the fact they're othered we aren't sided to them.
Donor 
Dispatcher 
False hero 
Helper 
Princess
Princesses father  ]]> 2018-05-21 14:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262375724 stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262375782 2018-05-21 14:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262375782 TheSwampHag https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262376749 The Army - Shot in a hectic, energetic fashion. Crash zooms, close ups of guns shooting, focus on carnage. Cathartic, lingers on zombies getting gunned down. Flashes of bright light, jarring against the darkness, violent.

Basement - Claustrophobic, we don't see much apart from Ed, Shaun and Liz, and a few cutaway shots to the door being broken in. Very low-key lighting, have to squint to make out anything in the environment.

End - Liz and Shaun on the sofa are shot in a still wide shot, calm, unmoving. Relaxed, peaceful feeling at the end of the chaos. High-key lighting, naturalistic.]]> 2018-05-21 14:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262376749 megan_branford https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262378494 Shaun of the Dead conforms to many Zombie Horror conventions in terms of narrative.  For example  the cause of the public turning into Zombies is never known. We are given options most memorably when Shaun goes to the corner shop and sees newspapers blaming crops and earlier on a radio blaming a meteor? We never truly know the cause and are left to pick an option. This may have been done to avoid the audience being to invested in the cause and not paying attention to the story. Also this is another way to align us with Shaun as we only know as much as he does and if he's not bothered why should we be? 
The Zombies in Shaun of the dead follow more stereotypical or traditional Zombies than the fast ones in 28 days later these ones are similar to Romeros NOTLD or Tv series Walking Dead. This is because the ones in SOTD are slow in terms of speed. They don't rise from the grave (if they do its not shown 0_0 ) , disease/virus passed through a bite and can be killed through "destroying the brain". 
Furthermore mistakes are made this is obvious as by the end of the film the only two alive by the end are Shaun and Liz (talk about bad leadership 0_0). Some of these aren't Shaun's fault as noises are made accidentally e.g the pub and keeping in mind some of these mistakes are for comedy purposes. One of these mistakes is Barbara separating from the group as she doesn't fully understand the situation and relying on secure places but not thinking about the exits which they end up needing (surprisingly Ed is the only one in the film who does think about this as he is the one to show Shaun and Liz the entrance to the cellar behind the bar).

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Not part of the closing scene, I know, but Pete often appears and (pre-zombie) serves as a constant reminder of Shaun's under-achievement.]]> 2018-05-21 14:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/l7xevl00c6s3/wish/262384698