28 Days Later - Opening Scene

In the opening scene of 28 days later naïve activists release a chimpanzee that's undergoing experiments, causing it to have a virus that causes immense rage. A man awakens 28 days later to find an abandoned world and zombie humans. The plot of a virus wiping out the human race shares many similarities in the Post apocalyptic world.
The film opens to a series of fuzzy broadcasts and news reports depicting destruction across the globe. Muffled cries and startled reporters accentuated the chaos. Erratic camera movements imply the danger in capturing the footage; there is a very real danger of getting infected. Locations shown range from third world to first world suggesting the whole world has been affected by this rather than just the UK.

As the camera pans out we are shown a research lab with chimpanzees hooked up to electrical machines with straps restraining it. Switching to an establishing shot we are then shown that there are several chimps in the same position. The lack of natural light suggests this is a top secret area, and that these experiments aren't natural to the audience. A close up shot of the chimpanzee shows the audience his frantic eyes and immediately get the idea that this is what caused the apocalyptic nature of the film and is likely to be part of the storyline because its included in the opening scene.
Even though they are warned the activists release the chimps and are immediately killed by the frntic chimps. Frantic camera movements and fast paced cuts increase the tension and action in the scene.
As the man wakes up 28 days later many different shots are used to establish that he is alone; establishing, panning, tracking, crane, long and mid shots. He is hooked up to a machine when he wakes suggesting someone tried to take care of him before the panic started. Naked? this leaves the audience extremely confused asking questions and eliciting creating intellectual puzzles the audience wish to solve. In this scene the lighting I just average everyday natural light showing everything is exactly the same except for the fact that everyone has now gone.