Characters:
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- Brian - Danny's older brother
- Bobby – Brian’s girlfriend
- Kate – Danny’s friend
- Child and father (Frank and Jodie) who get left behind, child is infected
Todorov's narrative theory:
Doesn't follow this theory, the film begins with a disruption of the pandemic. The characters face many disruptions throughout the film and it is left with an ending that leaves an uncertain fate.
Settings:
- - Begins and ends with a home video; on holiday on a beach – a happy family ripped apart (Danny and Brian)
- - Mostly set in a car, in search of refuge
- - Abandoned hospital
- Abandoned hotel
Costume:
- Sweaty, old clothes; not able to clean themselves
- Each wear face masks, with smiles drawn on; immaturity
- Danny – geeky and unfashionable, shows he’s intelligent
- Brian – t-shirt and jeans, t-shirt shows a tattoo and muscles– rebel, strong, manly
- Bobby – feminine, revealing clothes – girly and flirtatious
- Kate – covered up, nicely dressed – shy and frightened
Sound:
- Slow, sad music when home video is shown – happy family and sad music, creates mystery
- Voice over of Danny, talking about rules to survive – informs the audience of what’s happened
- Jodie (child) singing nursery rhymes - creepy
- Music becomes eerie and tense as corpse wakes up
- When in abandoned building, music is slow, builds tension makes audience nervous
- Rock music, non-diegetic – rebellion, no rules except those to survive
- Danny’s dream – can hear heartbeat loudly, makes it claustrophobic
- Car radio – people calling out for help, makes it isolated and lonely
- When Danny and Kate reach the beach, can hear family voices (memories) – lost his old life
Camera movement:
- Majority is handheld – create realism
- When fighting, the handheld movements start having quick jolts – shows it’s out of control
- When tension is building up, the movements are slower
- Tilts to introduce a new location – show it is abandoned and lonely
- Panning an empty bedroom – no one to occupy it
Camera shots:
- Long shot of car – there’s no one else for miles
- Mid shots – characters in front of empty area
- Close ups of corpse’s faces – makes audience fear what will happen
- Close ups of children’s juice cups – seem mysterious and then discover it’s potassium
- Camera zooms out to a long shot as car drives away from Bobby – shows she’s being left behind, her loneliness
- Point of view shot from front of golf kart – Brian trying to have fun
- Close ups of infected eyes – identifiable
Movements and gesture:
- Brian is aggressive and shouts, also makes jokes out of everything
- As more people die, everyone becomes angry
- All characters cry a lot – they’re suffering, losing people they love
- As Brian’s fever gets worse, he begins walking similarly to a zombie – he’s beginning to change
Lighting:
- Low lighting – creates shadows across faces; can’t trust anyone
- Dark in abandoned buildings; can’t see everything – scary, mysterious, fear what might be there
- Almost pitch black when trying to hide in hotel
- Torch light; single, bright light – mysterious
- Key lighting – makes Brian look ill and dangerous, almost evil
- Red flares – connotes danger and blood
Props:
- Majority of people have guns for protection – aggressive, quick death compared to slow death of fever
- Photograph of Danny and Brian as kids on holiday – how life should be
- Medicines – connotes disease and fever
- Cleaning products – going to extremes
Editing:
- Straight cuts with white flashes – between reality and home video; clear difference between them
- As Danny shoots Brian, straight cuts to the holiday photograph; creates sadness and sympathy – the family’s been ripped apart
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