Use of Camera: I really like the way the opening of this film
begins- with some long shots of a city setting. We then cut to shots at street
level and we realise that the city is empty .this makes us ask why and keeps us
interested straight away. We get a close up of a subway, when we see subways
this makes us think about New York as they are an icon for this city. We then
get a birds eye view of the city, at this point it looks extremely deserted and
run down so therefore feel like there has been a huge event that has caused the
city to be destroyed and see no signs of human life. We then get a close up of
Will Smith holding a gun, from this we can assume that he is going to be the
main character; the gun shows us that he is taking part in a war or is trying
to survive. This shows us that he may be very strong as he is able to still be
alive when there is no sign of anyone else. He has his pet dog with him, this
could be the only thing he has left that he loves and could also be a form of
protection. Will starts stumbling across many different animals in large
quantities, this is seen in many different shots: like the longshot, close ups
and even eye line match. This makes us feel as if we are him exploring the
city.
Use of sound: The film starts of very quiet and you can only hear
the sound of the birds flying above the city. You hear a sound of loud, deep
and dark music; this adds the effect that they’re building up to something
massive. As we get a large overview of the city we can also hear the faint
sound of someone screaming which can add the effect that there is something
scary or that they’re getting tortured. There is a built up in sound of the car coming
down the road, this gives the effect that they’re trying to escape or get to a
certain destination. There are lots of footsteps of animals, this makes us
think that it’s been deserted for such a long time that animals are able to
adapt to the city and make it their own habitat.
Use of titles:
Mise en Scene: The costume in which Will Smith is wearing is in a
black jacket which makes me think he is hard-core and will do anything he can
to win the war or fight against evil. He is driving in a red muscle car; the
red connotes anger which means he might be angry about what has happened. The
gun prop shows us that he is willing to kill people in order for him to
survive. The setting involves a lot of nature growing through the city, showing
that it’s either been deserted to the point where it’s growing or a great power
has caused this. We then go onto see the prop of posters saying ‘GOD STILL
LOVES US’ and ‘Do we still love GOD’. This shows us that this could have possibly
been God turning against the human race in order to make them extinct.
Editing:
What we find out about the story:
What find out about characters?
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