Resident Evil: After Life
Enigma Code:
- why is it raining?
- Why are we being shown these red shoes?
- Why are the Umbrellas all similar colours?
- why is the girl just standing there in the rain?
- Who is this girl?
- why are the people simply walking round her?
- who is the guy we are introduced to?
- why does she attach him? / bite his neck?
- Why are the lights going out?
Action Code
- the people walking
- eye contact with man, whats about to happen?
- Slow turn on the head, whats about to happen?
- girl throwing herself at him to attack him
- Mass Hysteria of people after attack
- fast camera pan upwards
Symbolic/Semiotic Code
- Rain, sadness, like crying
- Red Shoes, danger blood
- Stripy tights, set in her ways, looking for someone to attack / straight to the point
- Red Nail varnish, emphasis on danger
- Studs on hand bag, violence
- Red Umbrella, subtle danger notations
- Red umbrella in shot again, emphasis on danger
- Blue section on dress, linking with rain / tranquillity at the start
- Red Jacket, another danger notation
- Red umbrella in shot again, emphasis of danger again
- woman wearing red in background, danger hint
- In final pan up main colours of umbrellas are blue and red, linking to the colours that she is wearing, links the two parts of the opening sequence together (peaceful start with violent ending)