Genre 2

28 Days Later Analysis

The first few shots used, show a riot.  The fast pace and hand held camera shows panic and anger.  Background music and voice over is heard during this, these words are muffled which suggest that the riots are being recorded.  Also, the constant lines on the screen suggests that the clip is being recorded from another TV as this only happens then.

This shot continues to show the anger and panic of the characters that are involved with the riots.

This is the first shot we see of the monkey.  It is a mid shot and shows him/her watching the riots on different screens.  As an audience we are sympathetic for the monkey as (s)he is being forced to concentrate on something.

A pan is then used to view another camera, in this we see three masked characters who look like robbers.  We know they are in the same place as the monkey and the audience start to question whether they are there the help the monkey, or if they are going to make the problems worse for him/her.

The monkey banging on the side of the cage shows anger and stress.  This could have been caused by the flashes used by one of the 'masked' characters.  We feel sorry for this monkey as (s)he is trapped.

This female characters face is sad.  This suggests that her character is also sympathetic for the monkey and confirms that they are there the help them, instead of hurting them.  As an audience we now believe that these characters are all good and are vital in the film, as well as the monkey, due to the screen time that each has.

 This mid-shot shows a point of view shot of the monkey.  From this we know (s)he is panicked as the camera uses a fast crab to view the different screens.  As an audience we are sympathetic for the monkey as we do not know why (s)he is there, or if something is going to happen.