28 Days Later (2002)
Directed by Danny Boyle
Horror/Sci-Fi Thriller
Camera - The camera stays in the same positioning throughout the opening which allows the graphics to merge in and out. The cameras stillness and the theme of blood could be symbolic to the state your body is in once dead which is chilling for the audience.
Editing - The editing is slow which contrapuntal to the pace and intensity of the music. The use of graphics and the spreading of blood could be symbolic to the spread of infection which is what the film is based around. The director has used the idea of blood throughout the film and this effects the audience from using this theme feel on edge and intense.
Sound - The scene opens with screeching violins which is symbolic to the protagonist's emotional state. The music the director has chosen has a eerie feel to it which is a common convention in a horror or thriller film.
Mise-en-scene - There are several images of blood shown in the opening which again reflects on the horror conventions and gives the audience an insight that the film will be gory and plays on the idea of death and torment. Special effects are shown creating the effect of cells and how they are mutating is eerie and makes the audience question and become on edge. The use of medical references also could tell us this is a science fiction film too. The titles are in a random arrangement which also makes the audience feel this strange layout is unnatural.
