Assignment 10 - Analysing OTS

Ashley Goodall

The Walking Dead

Its a Non-Linear OTS:

• To introduce the theme of zombies and disaster in Atlanta

• To symbolize themes: loneliness, devastation, panic, death, survival

• Introduce the characters

The OTS prepares for the film by:

• Establishing the sub genre (zombie)

• Establishing the setting (Atlanta)

• Establish the themes

• Creates Narrative Enigma:

• What happened? (disaster happened)

• Where did everyone go? (city is left deserted)

• How will they overcome this level disaster?

The Walking Dead (continued)

It mostly doesn't challenge forms and/or conventions of the genre?•

Non linear is common for zombie genre

• stereotypical place, a city

• Same characters/people, strong, weak and young (children, women and men)

• No action is happening/ special affects or dead bodies

• Reinforces of the aspect of disaster/virusPresent credits and the main title:

• Rule of Thirds

• For actors second name is in bold

• Black and whit font to stand out

• Main title 'Dead' and 'Walking' are much bolder

The Walking Dead (continued)

Characters representations and why?

• South America, middle class

• Cops: Uniform, strong posture, badges, police photograph (broken frame, connote danger), 'Copper Shot' in picture of Rick in old newspaper.

• Women: Happy, glad, in a broken frame(could connote danger)

• Present credits and main title by:

• Use of rule of thirds

• Second name of each actor in bold font

• Black and white to stand out

• In main title 'Walking' and 'Dead' are much bolder than 'The'

• Title is presented in a specific order 'The' 'Dead' 'Walking'

Rule of Thirds to establish setting and

credits

Empty freeway towards the city but jammed packet and

deserted coming away from the city. The people must of been escaping from

an unknown disaster

Main setting shown in the background

Framing of character introduction (broken frame)

Image is shown to be in a broken frame,

this could mean that the character is in a situation of danger.

Actors second name in bold font

Time lapse and birds eye view shot

This main road should be jammed packed full of cars but instead it is left deserted. This

could connote danger, devastation.

Secondly creates the narrative enigma of 'Where did everyone go and why?'

Use of Props used to create theme of disaster

Name of the executive producer is in a much bolder font than the title name

Destroyed/ rotten bus is clearly shown to show that a diaster

has taken place

Bold title font

The words 'Walking' and 'Dead' are in a

much bolder font than 'The'

Plain low key back ground