28 Days Later Analysis

1. 28 Days Later
Introduction Analysis

2. Micro Technique Used: Specific Example From Text: Reference To Macro: Link To Theory:
Mise - En – Scene:
Criteria:
Settings & Props
Costume, Hair & Make Up
Facial Expressions & Body
Language
Lighting & Colour
Positioning of characters/objects within the
frame
Props and Setting: Lab/Scientific room with
monitors and TV screens, medical
table/bench.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: People in the
video have ragged, torn clothes. People are
dusty and dirty, some covered in blood.
Language: The language isn't specific,
universal screaming and shouting.
Soundscape of violence.
Lighting and Colour: Dark and monotone
colours, blurry effect of screens.
Positioning Objects/Characters:
Screens/monitors very close in and get
further away. Positioned high in the frame.
Chimp low on table.
Props and Setting: The lab signifies that
what ever is within has importance.
Screens showing something important.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: All costumes
etc. damaged and dirty to illustrate
violence and desperation.
Language: Universal/multiple languages to
show violence everywhere, globally.
Lighting and Colour: Dark to draw
attention to screens and to illustrate
secrecy.
Positioning Objects/Characters:
Computers high shows importance, chimp
low shows lack of power.
Binary oppositions between the violence,
chaos and lack of control in the videos on
the TV’s, compared to the calm and
controlled environment of the lab.
Sound: Sound muffled, unclear, soundscape of
general chaos/violence. Multiple news
report sounds amongst violence.
Sound is muffled and heavily mixed
showing lots happening at once, languages
show violence globally.
Editing: Scene editing dark. Dark editing draws your eye to the screens
more and the pan across the monitors is to
show how many there are.
Cinematography:
Camera Angles
Low angle looking up at computer screens.
High angles looking down at the chimp.
Low angles looking up showing importance
and scale, high angles looking down to
show lack of power.
Scene 1
Brief
Description:
Videos on computer screens showing, riots, fighting,
violence and abuse. A monkey is strapped to a lab table
wired to the screens. Computer blurring and mechanical
beeping follow.

3. Brief Description: Vast amounts of computers can now be seen
as well as louder scientific instruments. The
violence on the screen continues.Scene 2
Micro Technique Used: Specific Example From Text: Reference To Macro: Link To Theory:
Mise - En – Scene:
Criteria:
Settings & Props
Costume, Hair & Make Up
Facial Expressions & Body
Language
Lighting & Colour
Positioning of characters/objects within the
frame
Props and Setting: Lab/Scientific room with
monitors and TV screens, medical
table/bench.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: People in the
video have ragged, torn clothes. People are
dusty and dirty, some covered in blood.
Language: The language isn't specific,
universal screaming and shouting.
Soundscape of violence.
Lighting and Colour: Dark and monotone
colours, blurry effect of screens.
Positioning Objects/Characters:
Screens/monitors very close in and get
further away. Positioned high in the frame.
Chimp low on table. Equipment on the side.
Props and Setting: The lab signifies that
what ever is within has importance.
Screens showing something important.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: All costumes
etc. damaged and dirty to illustrate
violence and desperation.
Language: Universal/multiple languages to
show violence everywhere, globally.
Lighting and Colour: Dark to draw
attention to screens and to illustrate
secrecy. Lab could also be at night.
Positioning Objects/Characters:
Computers high shows importance, chimp
low shows lack of power. Now we see
chimp strapped down reinforcing lack of
power.
Binary oppositions between the violence,
chaos and lack of control in the videos on
the TV’s, compared to the calm and
controlled environment of the lab.
Another Binary Opposition in this scene is
the contrast between light and dark shots.
The computer screens are bright whereas
the next high, long shot of the lab offers a
contrast to this as it is dark.
Sound: Sound muffled, unclear, soundscape of
general chaos/violence. Multiple news
report sounds amongst violence. Chimp
sounding confused.
Sound is muffled and heavily mixed
showing lots happening at once, languages
show violence globally.
Sound fades and becomes quiet to
reinforce calmness.
Editing: Scene editing dark. Camera pans across the
side of the chimp. Camera zooms away
from screens, shows chimp long shot.
Dark editing draws your eye to the screens
more and the pan across the monitors is to
show how many there are.
Cinematography:
Camera Angles
Low angle looking up at computer screens.
High angles looking down at the chimp.
Camera panning.
Low angles looking up showing importance
and scale, high angles looking down to
show lack of power.

4. Brief Description: Scene 3 shows us a chimpanzee lying on a medical table with
wires and instruments connected to it. We then se the rest of
the lab which is dark and full of scientific instruments.Scene 3
Micro Technique Used: Specific Example From Text: Reference To Macro: Link To Theory:
Mise - En – Scene:
Criteria:
Settings & Props
Costume, Hair & Make Up
Facial Expressions & Body
Language
Lighting & Colour
Positioning of characters/objects within the
frame
Props and Setting: Lab/Scientific room with
monitors and TV screens, medical table/bench.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: People in the video
have ragged, torn clothes. People are dusty and
dirty, some covered in blood.
Language: The language isn't specific, universal
screaming and shouting. Soundscape of
violence.
Lighting and Colour: Dark and monotone
colours, blurry effect of screens.
Positioning Objects/Characters:
Screens/monitors very close in and get further
away. Positioned high in the frame. Chimp low
on table. Equipment on the side.
Props and Setting: The lab signifies that what
ever is within has importance. Screens showing
something important.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: All costumes etc.
damaged and dirty to illustrate violence and
desperation.
Language: Universal/multiple languages to show
violence everywhere, globally.
Lighting and Colour: Dark to draw attention to
screens and to illustrate secrecy. Lab could also
be at night.
Positioning Objects/Characters: Computers
high shows importance, chimp low shows lack of
power. Now we see chimp strapped down
reinforcing lack of power.
Binary oppositions between the violence, chaos
and lack of control in the videos on the TV’s,
compared to the calm and controlled
environment of the lab.
Another Binary Opposition in this scene is the
contrast between light and dark shots. The
computer screens are bright whereas the next
high, long shot of the lab offers a contrast to this
as it is dark.
Sound: Sound muffled, unclear, soundscape of general
chaos/violence. Multiple news report sounds
amongst violence. Computers sound very quiet.
Chimp sounding confused.
Sound is muffled and heavily mixed showing lots
happening at once, languages show violence
globally.
Sound fades and becomes quiet to reinforce
calmness.
Editing: Scene editing dark. Camera pans across the side
of the chimp. Camera zooms away from screens,
shows chimp long shot.
Dark editing draws your eye to the screens more
and the pan across the monitors is to show how
many there are.
Cinematography:
Camera Angles
Low angle looking up at computer screens. High
angles looking down at the chimp. Camera
panning. Also we now have over shoulder shot
and birds eye view shots of the chimp.
Low angles looking up showing importance and
scale, high angles looking down to show lack of
power. Over shoulder gives almost POV shot,
birds eye shows scale of lab.

5. Brief
Description:
The next clip from the introduction of ‘28 Days Later’ shows another angle of the
chimpanzee on the table and more computer screens as the chimp looks around.Scene 4
Micro Technique Used: Specific Example From Text: Reference To Macro: Link To Theory:
Mise - En – Scene:
Criteria:
Settings & Props
Costume, Hair & Make Up
Facial Expressions & Body
Language
Lighting & Colour
Positioning of characters/objects within the
frame
Props and Setting: Lab/Scientific room with
monitors and TV screens, medical table/bench.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: People in the video
have ragged, torn clothes. People are dusty and
dirty, some covered in blood.
Language: The language isn't specific, universal
screaming and shouting. Soundscape of
violence.
Lighting and Colour: Dark and monotone
colours, blurry effect of screens.
Positioning Objects/Characters:
Screens/monitors very close in and get further
away. Positioned high in the frame. Chimp low
on table. Equipment on the side.
Props and Setting: The lab signifies that what
ever is within has importance. Screens showing
something important.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: All costumes etc.
damaged and dirty to illustrate violence and
desperation.
Language: Universal/multiple languages to show
violence everywhere, globally.
Lighting and Colour: Dark to draw attention to
screens and to illustrate secrecy. Lab could also
be at night.
Positioning Objects/Characters: Computers
high shows importance, chimp low shows lack of
power. Now we see chimp strapped down
reinforcing lack of power.
Binary oppositions between the violence, chaos
and lack of control in the videos on the TV’s,
compared to the calm and controlled
environment of the lab.
Another Binary Opposition in this scene is the
contrast between light and dark shots. The
computer screens are bright whereas the next
high, long shot of the lab offers a contrast to this
as it is dark.
Binary opposition between being trapped and
being free, chimp tied to lab table whereas rest
of the lab is vast and open.
Sound: Sound muffled/almost silent, unclear,
soundscape of general chaos/violence. Multiple
news report sounds amongst violence. Loud
buzzing and beeping of science equipment.
Sound is muffled and heavily mixed showing lots
happening at once, languages show violence
globally.
Sound fades and becomes quiet to reinforce
calmness. Beeps reinforce lab scene.
Editing: Scene editing dark. Camera pans across the side
of the chimp.
Dark editing draws your eye to the screens
more and the pan across the monitors is to
show how many there are.
Cinematography:
Camera Angles
Low angle looking up at computer screens. High
angles looking down at the chimp. Camera
panning from right to left from eye level of the
chimp as it looks directly into the camera.
Low angles looking up showing importance and
scale, high angles looking down to show lack of
power. Camera panning shows the chimp in
center frame and blurs the background, focuses
on chimp showing its lack of freedom.

6. Brief Description: We then see a security camera/screen showing hooded figures
walking down a corridor.Scene 5
Micro Technique Used: Specific Example From Text: Reference To Macro: Link To Theory:
Mise - En – Scene:
Criteria:
Settings & Props
Costume, Hair & Make Up
Facial Expressions & Body
Language
Lighting & Colour
Positioning of characters/objects within the
frame
Props and Setting: Security camera feed in
corridor.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: Figures in the
background wearing all black clothing and
hats/masks.
Language: N/A
Lighting and Colour: Dark and monotone
colours, blurry effect of screens, green/blue
filter.
Positioning Objects/Characters: Camera up
high in the corridor and characters far away,
below it walking towards it.
Props and Setting: Security camera illustrates
some level of protection and the lab is
important so must be protected.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: Dark, black
clothing and masks hides identity of figures
portraying they shouldn't’t be there. Also
showing they are prepared.
Language: N/A
Lighting and Colour: Dark and monotone
colours, blurry effect of screens, green/blue
filter. This allows the focus to be on the figures
in the corridor. Additionally, the monotones
show us that it is just a camera feed.
Positioning Objects/Characters: The camera is
up high to get a better field of view and the
figures are below it showing that the camera is
more powerful as it sees everything.
Sound: Limited sound, occasional beeping and the
static buzz of the camera feed.
Limited sound means the focus is only on
characters in the corridor, buzzing and beeping
shows us it is live and happening now.
Editing: Scene editing dark and filtered. Dark editing draws your eye to the characters
more.
Cinematography:
Camera Angles
High angle looking down the corridor. High camera angle denotes power over those
in corridor as camera sees all. Additionally,
gives a more general view of the area so we
aren't sure what the figures are going to do.

7. Brief
Description:
The figures get closer and closer to the camera and then place a cup or can over it
to prevent it from recording them.Scene 6
Micro Technique Used: Specific Example From Text: Reference To Macro: Link To Theory:
Mise - En – Scene:
Criteria:
Settings & Props
Costume, Hair & Make Up
Facial Expressions & Body
Language
Lighting & Colour
Positioning of characters/objects within the frame
Props and Setting: Security camera feed in
corridor. Tin can/cup.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: Figures in the
background wearing all black clothing and
hats/masks.
Language: N/A
Lighting and Colour: Dark and monotone colours,
blurry effect of screens, green/blue filter.
Positioning Objects/Characters: Camera up high
in the corridor and characters far away, below it
walking towards it.
Props and Setting: Security camera illustrates
some level of protection and the lab is important
so must be protected. Can coming over the
camera illustrates they are professionals, don’t
want the cameras to see what they are doing.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: Dark, black clothing
and masks hides identity of figures portraying
they shouldn't’t be there. Also showing they are
prepared.
Language: N/A
Lighting and Colour: Dark and monotone colours,
blurry effect of screens, green/blue filter. This
allows the focus to be on the figures in the
corridor. Additionally, the monotones show us
that it is just a camera feed.
Positioning Objects/Characters: The camera is up
high to get a better field of view and the figures
are below it showing that the camera is more
powerful as it sees everything.
Sound: Limited sound, occasional beeping and the static
buzz of the camera feed.
Limited sound means the focus is only on
characters in the corridor, buzzing and beeping
shows us it is live and happening now.
Editing: Scene editing dark and filtered. Dark editing draws your eye to the characters
more.
Cinematography:
Camera Angles
High angle looking down the corridor. High camera angle denotes power over those in
corridor as camera sees all. Additionally, gives a
more general view of the area so we aren't sure
what the figures are going to do. The high camera
angle shows the cameras power but when the can
turns the screen black it loses all of tis power.

8. Brief
Description:
The characters then peer through the class in a door to observe the chimps in
the cages. Then they try and free them from captivity by entering the lab.Scene 7
Micro Technique Used: Specific Example From Text: Reference To Macro: Link To Theory:
Mise - En – Scene:
Criteria:
Settings & Props
Costume, Hair & Make Up
Facial Expressions & Body
Language
Lighting & Colour
Positioning of characters/objects within the
frame
Props and Setting: Security camera feed in
corridor. Large double doors.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: Figures in the
background wearing all black clothing and
hats/masks.
Language: N/A
Lighting and Colour: Dark and monotone
colours, blurry effect of screens, green/blue
filter.
Positioning Objects/Characters: Camera at eye
level looking through cage at large double
doors.
Props and Setting: Large double doors with
lock leading to the lab, the lock illustrates they
are not meant to be open.
Costume, Hair and Makeup: Dark, black
clothing and masks hides identity of figures
portraying they shouldn't’t be there. Also
showing they are prepared.
Language: N/A
Lighting and Colour: Light reflects off of the
window frame drawing our eye to the masked
figure peering through it. Colours are dark
around the border of the screen drawing our
focus inwards.
Positioning Objects/Characters: The camera is
at eye level to show greater show the
positioning of the character at the window.
Also the cage the camera looks through
illustrates the cages the chimps are in.
Sound: Loud sounds of rattling cages and the chimps
screaming and shouting.
This illustrates that the chimps are aware of
the intruders presence and are distressed.
They are also frustrated as they want to be free
of the cages.
Editing: Scene editing dark and filtered. Dark editing draws your eye to the characters
more.
Cinematography:
Camera Angles
Eye level/POV shots. The POV shots through the cage show us what
its like to be trapped like the chimps. The eye
level shot simply gives us a clearer view of the
characters looking through the window.