Zombieland: Title sequence analysis

ZOMBIELAND:Title sequence analysis

THE GENRE: The opening titles of zombieland make it apparent to the viewer that the film has a comedy genre with a horror theme that runs through the core. We notice the horror element at the very beginning when a bloody faced zombie runs toward the camera. Then the zombie belches, along with narrating voice of Jesse Eisenberg who we later discover to be the main character, the viewer realizes that zombieland is comical.

The opening titles show the spreading zombie population, blood, destruction and a set of survival skills. There are a variety of different shot angles used in this title sequence including close-ups on a savage zombie face, long shots showing car crashes and extra long shots of zombie gangs. These shots put the viewer in the position of the narrator implying that the audience is there.

THE MUSIC: The song used for the opening titles is a track called For whom the bell tolls performed by Metallica. I believe the filmmakers chose this track because the viewers may associate heavy metal with danger and anarchy. I think this was a good piece of music to use with the images used.

TYPOGRAPHY:  The fonts used for the titles have a red/orange colour and are fairly simple, they almost resemble fire, which suggests ruin it could also represent the sun and our burning passion as a race. This is one of the key themes throughout the film. The smashing glass within the titles reveals that there will be some elements of action somewhere in the entirety of the film.

INFORMATION:  This title sequence is very narrative in the way that it tells the viewer exactly what will happen in the main body of the film. The opening titles show zombie attacks in a range of different situations, I feel this makes the disaster slightly more believable. Many of these frames have a comical originality again showing the genre. The slow motion shots give the violence a much lighter and less serious tone this important to set the mood.

EDITING: The style of the sequence is very modern. The transition from one frame to another shows the use of the fade edits here this has worked very well. The pace of these edit is relatively slow which goes well with the slow-motion clips.