Train to Busan
Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Camera Movements/Angles/Shots
Movement is a major part of Train to Busan. Within the first few minutes, there are multiple instances of panning. The camera pans across a road to show a zombified deer. Another pan is used to follow a train leaving the station. The train is followed via a track and a trucking movement many times. Characters running alongside the train are also tracked. There are a lot of close ups on the character's faces, which are used to show emotion and the faces of zombified people. Shaky cam is used when the characters are running through a train car, trying to escape the zombies. In the climax of the film, an extreme close-up and tilt is used to show a zombie bite on the father.
Mise En Scene
The beginning of the movie foreshadows whats to come by having the first characters seen in the movie be wearing hazmat suits. The outfits the characters wear in the film get progressively dirtier and bloodier as they survive through waves of zombies. Props such as bats, shields, and coats are used as weapons against the zombies. Throughout the film, special effects and makeup are used to show the effect of the monsters. Zombies have their eyes glazed over via contact lenses. Gore and blood are heavily used throughout the film. Special effects are used to give infected people zombie-like skin.
Lighting
Throughout the movie, the lighting is soft lit and fluorescent. In the first scene on the train, the contrast in coloring of the lighting helps set the mood. The outside of the train is lit with cool colors to show how the city is falling apart. Inside the train, the lighting is warm colored, which contrasts the outside strongly. This lightens the mood and leads the viewer into thinking the train will be a place of safety.
Sound
Diegetic sound plays a large role in Train to Busan. The zombies detect people through sound. A ringtone is used to distract the zombies while the characters escape. A heartbeat is used to raise tension. In the end of the film, the girl sings a song to signify that she isn't a zombie, which allows her to enter the safe zone. In addition, there is also a score in the background to make the emotional moments more impactful.
Movement is a major part of Train to Busan. Within the first few minutes, there are multiple instances of panning. The camera pans across a road to show a zombified deer. Another pan is used to follow a train leaving the station. The train is followed via a track and a trucking movement many times. Characters running alongside the train are also tracked. There are a lot of close ups on the character's faces, which are used to show emotion and the faces of zombified people. Shaky cam is used when the characters are running through a train car, trying to escape the zombies. In the climax of the film, an extreme close-up and tilt is used to show a zombie bite on the father.
Mise En Scene
The beginning of the movie foreshadows whats to come by having the first characters seen in the movie be wearing hazmat suits. The outfits the characters wear in the film get progressively dirtier and bloodier as they survive through waves of zombies. Props such as bats, shields, and coats are used as weapons against the zombies. Throughout the film, special effects and makeup are used to show the effect of the monsters. Zombies have their eyes glazed over via contact lenses. Gore and blood are heavily used throughout the film. Special effects are used to give infected people zombie-like skin.
Lighting
Throughout the movie, the lighting is soft lit and fluorescent. In the first scene on the train, the contrast in coloring of the lighting helps set the mood. The outside of the train is lit with cool colors to show how the city is falling apart. Inside the train, the lighting is warm colored, which contrasts the outside strongly. This lightens the mood and leads the viewer into thinking the train will be a place of safety.
Sound
Diegetic sound plays a large role in Train to Busan. The zombies detect people through sound. A ringtone is used to distract the zombies while the characters escape. A heartbeat is used to raise tension. In the end of the film, the girl sings a song to signify that she isn't a zombie, which allows her to enter the safe zone. In addition, there is also a score in the background to make the emotional moments more impactful.
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