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Lighting in various opening sequences

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Lighting in various opening sequences

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Most post apocalyptic films use limited lighting in their films. They do this too give the audience the feel of loneliness and use the darkened lighting to compliment the characters’ emotions at the time, sad and alone.

The road (2009) is a typical example of how directors use low lighting to establish sadness in the film. Here the characters are alone and sad, and the lighting helps the audience to feel what the characters are feeling

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I am Legend varies from most other Post Apocalyptic film openings because lighting is bright in an abandoned city. The film does this by way of surprising viewers into the extent of what will happen.

I Am Legend (2007)

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Children of men (2006)Children of men uses a lighting that is neither light or dark in the opening scene. The film does this to give the audience that there is a sense of normality so they can surprise the audience the the explosion happens and the scene cuts to black.

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Wall – E (2008)Wall – E is anomaly in the post apocalyptic genre as it is aimed at children and doesn’t use any mild threat or sadness. However, the opening scenes of wall – e cleaning up an empty abandoned earth uses lighting to emphasise how empty the rrmasins of earth are and to show that wall – e is currently on his own as he clears up.

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The Book of Eli (2010)The book of Eli can perhaps be considered a stereotype for post apocalyptic lighting. The scene is under almost complete darkness to show that the earth has been hit by an apocalypse. The tint of green also gives a sense of mystery that the audience will feel

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conclusionIn conclusion, Post apocalyptic films do use different styles of lighting, but most common across the genre is the use of darkness in scenes as it compliments the distance shots often used to create and a feeling of loneliness characters feel after the disaster. Films will sometimes use darker lighting also to create a feeling of mystery to make the audience guess what will happen next