The opening credits to World War Z is excellent to analyse, as the editing is similar to our design for our opening sequence. Below I have picked out the a few interesting parts of the credits, and looked in depth into the use of editing and focused into how we can use aspects of the this opening to generate ideas for the editing process.
One major aspect of the editing is the gradual change in pace as the opening develops. In the very beginning we see slow moving wide shot landscapes of Philadelphia to represent peace and stillness on earth. This gradually changes in speed as news and people are introduced. This can also be seen as the change in pace as the day time of days passes. The wide shots of people walking off the train for example, don't focus on one individual, rather the camera only focuses them as a group. This connotation implies that the citizens of the city are more important than the main character of the films, because they have been introduced before. It is noticed that there is an increase in pace because of the combination of diegetic, non-diegetic sound (news, music) and the use of camera. The introduction of the news reports instantly creates a sense of eeriness and the use of violent images also play a part. This indicates to the audience that there has been a negative turn of events, which therefore changes the atmosphere and mood of the opening.
One unique aspect of this opening sequence is the fact that it includes news reports which therefore makes the sequence look much more realistic. Having these reports, creates questions between the news reports and the images that are shown around the city. For our opening, this is a effective method as you can easily mark questions and place links on significant aspects of the film.
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