The document provides information about how movies introduce their genre, narrative, atmosphere, and characters to audiences. It analyzes two different movie openings: one that suggests a comedy genre about a teenage character in school, signaled by a fun song, colorful foods, and a comical student ID; the other hints at a horror genre involving a zombie apocalypse, with screaming sounds, blood writing, and scenes depicting riots and the White House under attack to set a tense and fearful atmosphere. Soldiers and zombies seem to be significant characters.

1. Movie openings, the main
information told to audience,
including Genre, Narrative,
Atmosphere and Character.
BY RISHI GHETIA

2. Genre:
Colourful/interesting colours, and fun joyful song.
Person on ID- Funny looking comical character.
Great flow of sequence then at the end the
character aggressively shuts burger (makes the
sequence funny)
These features suggest that the genre is comedy.
Character: The character in the ID seems to be
the main character in the film. Appears to be a
teenager, hence the student ID card, the
teenage food, and ninja weapon; weapon also
makes the teenager look like a stereotypical
geek.
Narrative:
Based in a school, or about a Teenager; Student ID
card, the foods chosen (burger) is something teens
seem to enjoy or eat more of. The ninja weapon is
made out of foil, and suggests the character is young
and the stereotypical teenage ‘geek’.
Movie seems to be based in America, because the
foods chosen are very American, and the alien on the
card suggests America.
Atmosphere: Fun Atmosphere, happy
uplifting song, colourful foods and
plates.

3. Genre:
Blood hand writing (Gruesome Horror),
Screaming Sounds Visuals of Zombies.
Constant use of the colour red; Title/names
get sucked up (visual effects) –
representing that zombies have had their
life sucked out of them.
Character: Soldiers, are shown
continuously suggesting they may have
a significant role in the film.
Zombies have the most screenplay
proposing that the film revolves round
them.
Narrative: Dialogue between people talking about ‘Whether
it is a virus’ (suggests zombie apocalypse). Visual videos of
Riots, suggesting the world is in ruins. First scene is
Muslims praying, may be representing that Muslims are
brainless following the wrong religion, same way zombies
are brainless. Shows the white house under attack
suggesting that no one is safe. Also scenes of biological
DNA/cells suggesting that there has been a mutation or
there is a scientific explanation.
Atmosphere: Tense – Screaming and Man
Speaking (undiegetic).
Tone of speech is deep adding to tension.
Atmosphere of Fear, shows white house is under
attack (no one is safe). Use of gruesome zombie
visuals.
Showing Muslims praying adds to the fear that
religion is now the only hope (unreliable hope)