I Am Legend Opening Scene

In todays lesson we watched the I Am Legend opening scene and again jotted notes on the scene. I am Legend is rated a 15 due to it having lots of violent scenes throughout. For the setting I wrote down that the start was an interview room, then once the film moved from the TV scene we saw an urban empty area due to the film being post apocalyptic, we also saw in the area that there were still Christmas decorations out so it gives us a hint when everyone disappeared. The sounds in the film were very loud, before we saw the film we heard a TV report in the background as the titles were showing, once we got to the urban area we heard a lot of wind which emphasized how empty it was, it also gave a hint that it was Autumn/Winter time which was very similar to the way that the Book of Eli started. Once our main character arrived on the scene we heard him driving in a car very fast which built up tension, once the car was breaking the noise got louder and built up even more tension. At the start of the scene we watch a TV news report to give us information on what has happened in the past in which there is a female interviewer and a female "hero" which has apparently cured cancer however acts very fishy, after that scene we see a very masculine character with a pet dog which could also be considered a main character. The Book of Eli has a few similarities to I Am Legend, they both have 2 main male characters and both of their opening scenes show animals, there were also some similar camera angles/shots used such as a close up, a long shot, a crane shot, a panning shot, a tracking shot and they both show a point of view.




https://youtu.be/ksGH1NN8TBA - Opening Scene after interview, unfortunately could not embed.