I AM LEGEND
Film Opening Textual Analysis
Genre/hybrid genre: Action/Thriller/Post Apocalyptic The movie itself is a very good idea, Will Smith is the last man on earth supposedly and the entire movie is about Will Smith finding new species of animals and zombies and trying to survive. The movie is very well edited and uses almost perfect examples of Match on Action. Narrative: The story is told in a very smooth way, the editing and different camera shots used is almost unnoticeable unless you are a media student looking out for them.
Location: The entire movie is based in new York, you can tell as famous landmarks are shown throughot the movie, although to add to the effect of isolation the famous landmarks and either broken, damaged, or gone.
Characters: Will Smith is the main Character and he has his dog max who you build up a connection with during the film but sadly he dies saving Will Smith which adds sadness and drama to the movie as-well.
Voice Over: There is no narration but that is used to add to the impact of isolation, Will Smith usually talks to max so you can get a feeling of what h is going to do but the movie itself is very visual.
Pacing: The pace rapidly changes through the movie as the drama builds like whe will smith is in his car the pacing is very fast and match on action is used well.
On-screen graphics/captions: No text is used which is odd for a movie although is may add to the feeling od isolation as the title of the movie is only revealed at the end of the movie.
Editing & post production (can include special effects): Match on action is used alot as the entire movie has to flow very smoothly so we can see whats hapening around the main character, like when the character looks at his watch it cuts to a shot of his watch. Over the shoulder shot is used also
Music and other sound effects: Most of the movie is silent or quite to enhance the felling of isolation which links with the movie.
Camerawork: The shots change continously to make the movie run smoother. With the style of movie also it is crucial for the audience to see what is happening all around o the movie wont make sense.
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