film making techniques: Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead  is a British comedy directed and co-written by Edgar Wright, and co-written and starring Simon Pegg.

The film was inspired by various medias such as the Spaced episode Art that Simon Pegg was in he also contributed in writing the script, the character Tim (Pegg),is under the influence of amphetamine and the playstation 2 game resident evil 2 which also consists of fighting off zombies,he hallucinates that he's fighting off a zombie invasion. After discovering a appreciation for Romero's Dead trilogy, they decided to write their own zombie movie. 

The movie production was filmed in london , at Ealing Studios, and involved production companies Working title films and StudioCanal. Many exterior shots were filmed in and around the North London areas of Crouch EndMuswell hill and Finsbury park.

The scenes filmed in and around "The Winchester Pub" were shot at The Duke Of Albany in Monson Road.

In the movie there are scenes where long shot, mid shot and close up camera angles are used to create tension e.g. 

this is a long shot to create eeriness so we can see her complete posture it leaves audience on the edge.

mid shot to show both of their reactions and face expressions.

see her again but in a long shot over Shaun's shoulder, so we know that we are all looking at her together along with the characters.creating more tension for the audience as she hasnt turned around yet.

close up to show her face reaction as it is most definatley not a normal one to scare audience aswell.

over shoulder shot to show what is happenin to Shaun at the moment.

an oblique/canted angle used to show the impact its having on Shaun, hes been thrown down violently again keeping audience on the edge of their seats.