An analysis of the effect of media techniques used in the opening scene of the film I am Legend

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An analysis of the effect of media techniques used in the opening scene of the film 'I am Legend'

Elisabeth Seffer

The film 'I am legend' is a science fiction/ horror and action film which was directed by Francis Lawrence and originally based on the novel written by Richard Matheson.

The film is about a doctor, called Robert Neville, who is played by Will Smith, who is one of the only survivors of a man made virus caused by a substance that was supposed to cure cancer.

The opening scene is shocking and effective as it unfolds first with the news, which shows the journalist interviewing the doctor Alice Krippen. The journalist asks the doctor if they have cured cancer and the doctor responds by saying "yes". After she claims this, the scene moves on, telling the audience that the part of the scene following is demonstrating what happens three years after the news report. An empty New York City is then revealed, suggesting that the cure has affected the population in a negative way and wiped out the human race.

In the opening scene, a lot of media techniques are used including