Zombieland DVD Cover

 Semiotics

- The study of signs

-Anything which stands for 'something else'

-How we read images and pictures and also the hidden meanings.

 

Denonotation- What we see when we look at an image.

1) 4 normal people holding unusual weapons.

2) A theme park in the background.

3) They are wearing casual clothes.

4) The colour red in the Title tells us that there is evil in the film.

5) The fire and explosions in the background show us that the film is chaotic.

6) The smallest girls posture shows that she has attitude.

7) The blood on the chainsaw shows that they have been in combat a lot and it is gruesome.

 

Connotation- What we understand from this image.

1) That they need weapoms to fight.

2) Its based or they go to a theme park.

3) The Men use guns and the Women use Melee weapons.

4) They are a group of normal people.

5) The black sky shows that something catostrophic has happened and the red title is in the middle of it that shows that is the thing that has happened and it says "Zombieland".

6) The rides in the background shows that the film could be a rollercoaser.