I am legend Opening Sequence

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EgxgofbO0NA&feature=related
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nyNu0CDim0w&feature=related

The sequence starts off with some slow moving/static shots of a run-down manhattan, before moving into a high speed car scene, where the main character (Robert Neville) is driving him and his dog around, and is speeding through the completely deserted city.

He comes across a herd of deer, he instantly picks up his rifle and aims at the deer, the way that he does this gives the audience that this is not the first time he has tried to shoot the deer, showing some sort of history to the film, that is, although not explained there and then, is not explained later on in the film.

As the deer then run into a tunnel, which is dark and ominous, the character and his dog avoid the darkness with a sense of fear put across their faces, perhaps this film has a plot line where the characters are afraid of going into the dark.

At the end of the sequence, Robert is walking around an old run down cinema, where he spots his prey, and goes in for the kill. As he is thinking of shooting the deer, a Lioness jumps out from off shot, and kills the deer herself. Robert instantly puts his gun up to defend himself, but looks at the lion with an understanding in his eyes. A male lion, and two cubs then come out from the same direction that the Lioness came from, walking in casually, to inspect the kill.

The effects that are used here are minimal, obviously a large portion of the city has been altered to add the effect that the entire city is deserted, other than that the editing is simple, some quick cuts, and some slower cuts. Overall the editing is used in a way that fits with the action that is happening in the scene. At the beginning where there is nothing going on, the cuts are slow, moving from one to another to show the empty city, and at the end where the scene has allot going on, the cuts are allot quicker, respectfully for the action and drama.


(Analysis of both videos together as a sequence, could not find a full clip)
(Also, embedding was disabled)