3. Interviews
• Name of interviewee: Calvin
• Genre guessed: Yes
• Correct or incorrect? Correct
• What else comes to mind when you think about this genre? He mentioned dead people,
people being eaten and survival groups fighting to stay alive.
• Name of interviewee: Ashley
• Genre guessed: Yes
• Correct or incorrect: Correct
• What else comes to mind when you think about this genre? He said it reminded him of
limbs and flesh.
4. Interviews
• Name of interviewee: Harvey
• Genre guessed: Yes
• Correct or incorrect? If incorrect, why? His guess was incorrect as he thought
it was a comedy-horror. (!)
• What does this genre make you think about? It made him think about death.
• Name of interviewee: Sam
• Genre guessed: Yes
• Correct or incorrect? His guess was correct.
• What does this genre make you think about? The zombie genre made him
think about survival.
5. Interviews
• Name of interviewee: Himmet
• Genre guessed? Yes
• Correct or incorrect: Correct
• What else comes to mind when you think about this genre? Zombie films, and Call of
Duty Zombies.
• Name of Interviewee: Elliot
• Genre guessed? Yes
• Correct or incorrect: Correct
• What else comes to mind when you think about this genre? Dead people, apocalypse,
end of the world.
6. Sub-Genres
• Here are some examples of sub genres with the zombie sub-genre.
• Action Zombie: Resident Evil
• Romance Zombie: Warm hearts
• Comedy Zombie: Shaun of the Dead
• Zombie apocalypse: World War Z
7. The Plot
• Zombie films would typically be based around a virus
breaking out and infecting most or all parts of the world.
• This leaves the remaining survivors left to fend with
themselves to find a cure or to just survive against both
zombie and other humans.
8. Character Types• FemaleVictim
• A common character seen in any type of horror
film.They are portrayed as being vulnerable and in
need of protection.
• Non-Believer
• Can be of either gender, but they are usually male.
They are usually portrayed as being overconfident,
which usually leads to them dying.
9. Character Types
• Hysterical Character
• Usually female.Will refuse to leave a building,
however they are always killed.They will stay
behind.
• Hero
• Almost always a male who is strong.They may
not triumph over evil, but will be brave enough
to hunt down the antagonist They sometimes
never return.
10. Character Types
• The Nerd
• This character will often be the most
perceptive.They are the “loner” and
therefore vulnerable to being killed.
11. Setting
• Setting:The main settings would be abandoned cities or shopping centres,
places that have already been searched and where there also might be a lot
of hordes.
• Horror films often transition between a bright, happy place and a dark,
secluded house.Towards the end of the film the ratio leans in favour of the
dark secluded place to show that time is running out for the protagonists.
12. Theme
• Theme: The main theme of zombie films can be a widespread virus or
somebody evil resurrecting the dead. It tends to be the virus theme.
• Normally the theme of zombie films are one of the above, accompanied by
a mixture of smaller themes.
• ‘Cabin in the woods’ proves this by having ancient beliefs integrated into
the setting.This all plays a part towards the main sacrifice that occurs right
at the end.
13. Camera
• Horror films tend to position the camera at an low angle when looking at a zombie to
emphasise that it’s a threat to the protagonists at the time.
• They also use long shots to show the approaching horde to emphasise how big the horde
is, that they’re a threat and to show they’re slowly approaching the survivors.
• In other films they would use high angle shots when the survivors are up high when
looking down at the zombies to show how many zombies there are and to create the
narrative enigma: how are they going to get out of it?
14. Sound
• Horror films tend to use screams and shouts to emphasise the danger that
the protagonist is in.
• They also use non-diegetic music to add excitement and make the scene
more intense.
• They use gunshots and the sounds of zombies being hit by melee weapons
to make it more realistic for the audience.
• Films might even use the silence to emphasise the absence of silence which
connotes that they’re no humans around.
15. Editing
• Horror films tend to use fast cuts to connote that there’s danger and there is a lack of
control or advantage in the struggle.
• They also would use slow, long cuts to make the audience feel calm instead of making
them feel uncomfortable to emphasise there’s no danger at this time.
• Possibly, they would use montages when someone is being attacked to make it more
thrilling for the audience.
• They might use temporal ellipsis which slows the film down to let the audience enjoy the
action more and to let it last longer.
16. Mise en scene
• Costume: Zombies would have blood stained clothes and ripped clothing. Survivors would have casual or military
clothing depending on their past or which group they have joined.
• Lighting: Zombie films would be in dark atmospheres to create a dark mood. Preferably, at night time or in a
isolated place.This would be done to scare the audience and assume something bad is going to happen.
• Actors/Action: The actors would look serious and may carry guns as there is an apocalypse which fortifies the
audience that they might always be in danger. Zombies would move fast or slow than the humans to scare the
audience or to make them more believable.
17. Mise en scene
• Make-up/hair: The facial appearances of zombies would have bite marks, cuts, blood on their face and brightly
lit eyes. Survivors would look clean with no blood or brightly lit eyes.
• Props: The props used would be guns to emphasise that they’re in a zombie apocalypse and that they’re in
danger.They might use spot lights, trip wires to alert the group there might be a possible threat.
• Setting:The setting of zombie films would be in a dark area, on an isolated island or an underground facility. A
location where the survivors are in peril or it would based around a secure base under attack from zombies.
18. Conclusion
• To conclude, Zombie films like to show you the effect an
apocalypse has on the world and how it can change it
permanently.
• They also like you to sense the threat of zombies when
protagonists are entering an eerie location where there is
no sign of life.
