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The opening title sequence of The Walking Dead establishes the post-apocalyptic setting of a deserted Atlanta through non-linear shots. It uses overhead shots of an empty freeway and deserted city streets to set the scene and raise narrative questions about what happened and where everyone went. Character introductions are framed in a way that hints at danger through broken picture frames. The sequence reinforces the themes of loneliness, devastation, panic, death and survival through its imagery and establishes the zombie genre for the show.
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1) The document discusses various technologies used during the research, planning, construction, and evaluation of a film opening title sequence (OTS).
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3) Technologies used for construction included camera equipment, a tripod, black and white effects, Audacity, editing tools like cut and opacity, and placing clips.
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- 3. The Walking Dead (continued) It mostly doesn't challenge forms and/or conventions of the genre? • Non linear is common for zombie genre • stereotypical place, a city • Same characters/people, strong, weak and young (children, women and men) • No action is happening/ special affects or dead bodies • Reinforces of the aspect of disaster/virus Present credits and the main title: • Rule of Thirds • For actors second name is in bold • Black and whit font to stand out • Main title 'Dead' and 'Walking' are much bolder
- 4. The Walking Dead (continued) Characters representations and why? • South America, middle class • Cops: Uniform, strong posture, badges, police photograph (broken frame, connote danger), 'Copper Shot' in picture of Rick in old newspaper. • Women: Happy, glad, in a broken frame(could connote danger) • Present credits and main title by: • Use of rule of thirds • Second name of each actor in bold font • Black and white to stand out • In main title 'Walking' and 'Dead' are much bolder than 'The' • Title is presented in a specific order 'The' 'Dead' 'Walking'
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- 6. Framing of character introduction (broken frame) Image is shown to be in a broken frame, this could mean that the character is in a situation of danger. Actors second name in bold font
- 7. Time lapse and birds eye view shot This main road should be jammed packed full of cars but instead it is left deserted.This could connote danger, devastation. Secondly creates the narrative enigma of 'Where did everyone go and why?'
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- 9. Bold title font The words 'Walking' and 'Dead' are in a much bolder font than 'The' Plain low key back ground