Research - Zombieland

Analysis of the intro to the film Zombieland:

• At 00.03 the image of a American flag shows up in focus and behind it is very out of focus, this looks like a normal american flag but the background you cant see and so the viewer is not aware of anything diferent about the film so far.
• As the back ground comes into focus the viewer then relises that the flag and camera are upsidown and so the viewer is made to ask him/herself why?
• At 00.15 the camera is turned the right way round again and pans out a little, this gives the impression that its a handheld camera and that it has just been picked up.
• The next few frames shows the handheld camera pan right and show the area, the camera shake also ads to the feel that it is a amature vidieo. This is a POV shot and the audence is asked to 'be the person holding the camera'.
• The camera is made to be looking around to give a sence of danger and that the person holding the camrea is scared.
• When the zombie jumps out it looks like it is attacking the viewer and so makes this frame scary for the viewer. 
• At 00.21 we see a gun on the floor this is important as it surgests that there will be action latter in the film also that there was people who may have been atacked recently in the area.
• The zombie burping at the end is very important to this film as the fast 40 seconds has been about action and horror, this comic moment helps to bring back the audience as this film is a comidy horror.