The document analyzes various shots from the film Zombieland. Shot 1 establishes the post-apocalyptic setting by showing an American flag blowing in the wind next to an overturned car. Shot 2 spins the camera around to show the perspective of a character in the film. Shot 3 reveals a capitol building on fire, indicating the breakdown of law and order. The rapid transition between shots 3 and 4 creates a sense of danger and violence. Later shots use close-ups and zooms to increase tension and unsettle the audience, typical of horror films.

1. Analysis of Zombieland
Harry Brooke

2. Shot 1
The scene opens with a floor level camera angle.
The American flag on the overturned car blows
with courage and pride in the wind even though
there is a zombie breakout in the country. The use
of this camera angle shows that the the world has
turned into chaos as there is a saying “turned
upside down’ which infers something bad has
happed or is going to happen.

3. Shot 2
Then there is a flow from the first shot to this
one where the the camera spins around to the
correct way. The spinning of the camera takes
the audience into the eyes of the character in
the film. Also the buffering look on the
camera shot make it look extremely realistic as
it gives a sense that you are filming what is
going on.

4. Shot 3
As the camera fully spins around we
immediately see the overturned car on fire
and a long shot of prestigious building,
The capitol building which appears to be
on fire. Due to this building being on fire
we get a sense all law and order has gone
in America. The particular camera
movement and action in this scene makes
it look like a terrified person is passing as
the camera seems to be shaking as though
it with fear.

5. Shot 4
Firearms can be seen on the ground
through a medium camera shot but then
quickly goes to a close up shot. This is
quite a dynamic part to the film as the
transition form shot 3 to this is extremely
fast. This also gives a sense of danger and
violence.

6. Shot 5
Suddenly the camera moves towards the right
facing upwards when all of a sudden a male
zombie jumps over the car, but due to the
camera angle in this shot it makes it look as if
the zombie is flying out of the sky. This creates
a sense of fear and unease to the audience as
they think the zombie is coming for them which
is the main aim for a horror film.

7. Shot 6
In this particular scene, the camera shot is a close
up as a the zombie is almost looking into the
camera. This is done to create a sense of fear to
unsettle the audience. As it almost looks like the
zombie is going to attack them. This is typical of
a horror film as the main objective is to put fear
into the audience.

8. Shot 7
This shot is where the camera slowly zooms
out from that longshot making it feel like a
satellite has taken the picture. By zooming it
out it lets us see a large amount of earth, but
we now understand the true amount of
devastation in the world.

9. Shot 8
I comparison though there is then a long shot of the
earth which appears to be on fire almost as if it’s the
end of the world, really it is just the mass
destruction. By using a longshot it symbolizes the
vast amount of devastation that is going on on
earth.

10. Editing

11. Shot 1
This is a scene where the character Columbus is
in a lot of danger but has managed to escape it
and kill a zombie. Columbus is leaning up the
car with a sense of relief that is has survived a
very dangerous situation.

12. Shot 2
Shot 1 when Columbus is leaning up the
car then goes into a blackout and cut to
this shot where we see a figure walking
through a mass of car which is
Columbus. We see Columbus from the
direction that someone would who is
following him. This creates a feel of
suspense for the audience.

13. Shot 3
It then goes from just seeing the character
Columbus's legs to then cut to his whole body
being visible, this also makes it visible for the
audience to see his surrounding giving a sense
of relief as he doesn't’t seem to be in danger.

14. Shot 4
It then cuts from seeing Columbus to seeing a
hawk in the air. The editing make it look as if
Columbus is looking up to the sky at this bird
of prey. To see a hawk in the sky is is said to
be a messenger from the angels and signals a
time in your life when you need to focus on
hats ahead and take a leadership role. This is
very ironic as this is what Columbus does
throughout the film.

15. Shot 5
It then cuts from the hawk in the sky to see
Columbus continuing his journey into the
unknown on the highway. The angle of this
shot gives an impression that a passer by is
looking at Columbus. The edit allows the
audience to feel understand that it is a very
difficult time as he doesn't have a clue
where he is heading.

16. Shot 6
It then cut to the black van that has pulled
up and positioned so that the audience can
only see the door of the van. The edit
creates tension an a sense of the unknown as
we don’t know who is in the van a this point.

17. Shot 7
It cuts back from the black van to Columbus
hiding behind a bike aiming a shotgun at the
van. The edit makes it look as though
Columbus is aiming the gun at the audience.
This creates suspense as the audience don’t
know what is going to happen.

18. Shot 8
It then cuts to see someone getting out of the
black van that has pulled up. We can see this
person getting out of the car from he same
direction that Columbus would from behind
that small bike. The audience feel as though
they are next to Columbus waiting to see this
person.

19. Mise en Scene

20. Shot 1