The props they used were wooden planks so they could board up the windows and doors to stop the living dead from getting into the house. In the trailer they also used a car, it didn't look like it was moving or not but it looked like an important shot for the film. They also use bones for the living dead as if they were eating the flesh of the bones of humans they have killed. There are wooden torches being used to ward off the living dead and a massive fire to block them off.
The film also used prosthetic make up for the living dead to make them look deformed and to make it look like their flesh is rotting. They also used make up on the survivors to make them look like they're in distress and made their clothes all torn up as if they have been grabbed by the living dead.
The shots used are mainly on the actors boarding up the windows and running, they focused on the living deads emotionless faces which made them look non-human. The body language that was used was the living dead hanging their arms.
They kept to dark lighting so the film was given more depth and atmosphere, even though it was shot in black and white it had an atmosphere which would make the viewer feel cold inside and become emotionally invested in what they were watching.
This frame shows one of the living dead entering the house through the door, his hand is placed across the frame of the door so it can't be shut fully. It shows the face in perfect clarity with shadow only covering a small portion of his face. Silhouettes of other living dead can be seen in the background but the main focus is the on that is in the centre of the shot. The camera is also filming at an askew angle which gives it a more intimidating atmosphere.
This frame shows the living dead walking through a field, the shot focuses on the living dead in the foreground but also shows that there are many more in the midground and background. It gives the viewer a feel of depth and realisation that it isn't just one or two but dozens, even hundreds of living dead trying to look for living human flesh.
This frame shows the sruvivors using fire to scare off the living dead, from the context of the trailer they are at a petrol station which explains the large spread of fire and the car. This shows the survivors are trying to defend the car at all costs. The lighting is dark because the fire is over powering the shot which is focal point of the shot. The survivors put it there so the car can be defended at all angles and the keep the living dead away.



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