Synopsis
The film Shaun of the Dead is about a man named Shaun who is a appliance salesman whose life is going nowhere, his girlfriend Liz is unsatisfied with their social life, mainly because it consists only of evenings in The Winchester, Shaun's favourite pub.
He has issues with his stepfather Phillip, his flatmate Pete and a his job where his younger co-workers show him no respect. Following a broken promise to do something special for their anniversary, Liz dumps Shaun. He decides to drown his sorrows at the pub with Ed his best friend. After a night of drinking he decides to sort his life out.
This revelation comes at the same time as a uprising of the undead within London, who begin to attack and devour the living, not that the hung-over Shaun notices initially. Shaun finally realises the what's happing only after two zombies attack him in his back garden. As he finds out Pete has also become a zombie, Shaun and Ed plan to leave the house. They plan to rescue Liz, along with Shaun's mother Barbara and Phillip, who had been bitten earlier, and wait the crisis out in the Winchester. Liz's friends, David and Dianne , also come along.
During their journey, Phillip is bitten by a zombie but manages to make his peace with Shaun before turning into a zombie himself, forcing the group to abandon him and their car and go the rest of the way on foot. The remaining group find the Winchester surrounded by zombies, and they approach the pub by impersonating the zombie’s behaviour, but are then discovered after the zombies hear them talking and arguing.
Shaun draws the undead away while the others barricade themselves inside the pub. Shaun then returns to the pub thinking that he got rid of the zombie’s, but the zombie’s followed him, and soon break in. Shaun is forced to shoot his mother, who was bitten on the way to the Winchester, soon after David is pulled through a smashed window, torn apart and eaten, next up was Dianne who charges outside in a stupid attempt to save David, exposing the others to the zombies.
Ed attempts to prepare a fire, but is bitten by the zombie version of Pete, who is shot in the head by Shaun. After going into the cellar, Ed decides to stay behind while Shaun and Liz escape through the barrel lift. Shaun and Liz then prepare for one last battle against the zombie’s, but are saved by the army and others.
Six months after the zombie outbreak, Britain has returned to normal, and the remaining zombies have now become a part of everyday life, being used as cheap labour and game show participants! Shaun and Liz move in together, along with zombie version of Ed, who is kept in the garden shed, who is left chained up with Shaun and his play station.
Shots
Shots are mainly close ups of all the main characters.
This could be to reinforce the confinement of Shaun’s life, and to show how close they will be throughout the whole of the film.
There are also over the shoulder shots between Shaun and his girlfriend Liz.
There is also a significant shot of Shaun and Liz talking with Ed in the middle of them, which gives you a hint that he could be the man in the middle of the couple.
Editing
There are also a lot of straight cuts from person to person which is simple but reinforces the characters simplicity. There is also a number of tilt shots throughout the film
Mise en Scene
The mise en scene in the first scenes are of a crowded, busy pub atmosphere
There are many people in the background, glasses and smoke floating across the shots.
There are also the noises of fruit machine which Ed is always playing on.
Setting the scene
In the first two minutes we have an idea of the main conflicts in the film. Shaun is having problems with his girlfriend because of his best friend’s reliance of Shaun and reliance on the pub, which becomes an important setting later on.
The film Shaun of the Dead is about a man named Shaun who is a appliance salesman whose life is going nowhere, his girlfriend Liz is unsatisfied with their social life, mainly because it consists only of evenings in The Winchester, Shaun's favourite pub.
He has issues with his stepfather Phillip, his flatmate Pete and a his job where his younger co-workers show him no respect. Following a broken promise to do something special for their anniversary, Liz dumps Shaun. He decides to drown his sorrows at the pub with Ed his best friend. After a night of drinking he decides to sort his life out.
This revelation comes at the same time as a uprising of the undead within London, who begin to attack and devour the living, not that the hung-over Shaun notices initially. Shaun finally realises the what's happing only after two zombies attack him in his back garden. As he finds out Pete has also become a zombie, Shaun and Ed plan to leave the house. They plan to rescue Liz, along with Shaun's mother Barbara and Phillip, who had been bitten earlier, and wait the crisis out in the Winchester. Liz's friends, David and Dianne , also come along.
During their journey, Phillip is bitten by a zombie but manages to make his peace with Shaun before turning into a zombie himself, forcing the group to abandon him and their car and go the rest of the way on foot. The remaining group find the Winchester surrounded by zombies, and they approach the pub by impersonating the zombie’s behaviour, but are then discovered after the zombies hear them talking and arguing.
Shaun draws the undead away while the others barricade themselves inside the pub. Shaun then returns to the pub thinking that he got rid of the zombie’s, but the zombie’s followed him, and soon break in. Shaun is forced to shoot his mother, who was bitten on the way to the Winchester, soon after David is pulled through a smashed window, torn apart and eaten, next up was Dianne who charges outside in a stupid attempt to save David, exposing the others to the zombies.
Ed attempts to prepare a fire, but is bitten by the zombie version of Pete, who is shot in the head by Shaun. After going into the cellar, Ed decides to stay behind while Shaun and Liz escape through the barrel lift. Shaun and Liz then prepare for one last battle against the zombie’s, but are saved by the army and others.
Six months after the zombie outbreak, Britain has returned to normal, and the remaining zombies have now become a part of everyday life, being used as cheap labour and game show participants! Shaun and Liz move in together, along with zombie version of Ed, who is kept in the garden shed, who is left chained up with Shaun and his play station.
Shots
Shots are mainly close ups of all the main characters.
This could be to reinforce the confinement of Shaun’s life, and to show how close they will be throughout the whole of the film.
There are also over the shoulder shots between Shaun and his girlfriend Liz.
There is also a significant shot of Shaun and Liz talking with Ed in the middle of them, which gives you a hint that he could be the man in the middle of the couple.
Editing
There are also a lot of straight cuts from person to person which is simple but reinforces the characters simplicity. There is also a number of tilt shots throughout the film
Mise en Scene
The mise en scene in the first scenes are of a crowded, busy pub atmosphere
There are many people in the background, glasses and smoke floating across the shots.
There are also the noises of fruit machine which Ed is always playing on.
Setting the scene
In the first two minutes we have an idea of the main conflicts in the film. Shaun is having problems with his girlfriend because of his best friend’s reliance of Shaun and reliance on the pub, which becomes an important setting later on.
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