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Friday 29 November 2013

Dawn of the Dead 1979 Image Analysis 1

 


The next image takes place in the boiler room when Stephen is attacked.  The lighting is purposefully low key to make the zombie seem like an even bigger threat (due to the use of oversized shadows) and shows the theme of the fear of death/violence.

During this scene there is point of view shots from both the zombie and Stephen and uses a handheld camera to create the sense of panic. This scene also shows Stephen as largely hopeless even though he should be the stereotypical male hero due to being good looking and having a girlfriend. Yet in this scene we continue to see his weakness as he becomes panicked and shoots at shadows during the scene.

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