The Road Analysis

Edits
In the opening scene of 'The Road', we see a graphic match. This edit shows the doors closing, making the scene look dark; when it moves to the next scene is it also dark. Additionally, there is also another graphic match in the opening scene. This shows flowers in the garden, we also see flowers on the female characters clothing. A little later in the film, we see that she is pregnant. The flowers used could connote the sense of life, the season of spring and fertility. Moreover, a jump cut is used when the child and the father is walking down the road with their trolley. This has been done to speed the action up, so that the audience isn't watching the whole of their journey.

Camera Shots
A POV shot is used when the child is looking up at a deer head on the wall. We know that this is a POV shot as the camera is slow down, indicating the height of the child. Also, there are a lot of close ups throughout the opening scene. This has been done to create tension and focus onto something significant.
A tracking shot was used too in the opening scene when the two characters were walking. This could have been done so that the audience can follow the action and that they are with them during the scene. Furthermore, a panning shot is used to show the logs in the lake, which are from the trees that had fallen. It could have been done to inform the audience on the treacherous conditions which the characters are in, and how the world is slowly falling apart.  

Sound
At the start of the opening scene, a piece of slow paced, emotive piano music is used. This could have been done so that the audience feels a sense of sympathy for the characters. This then changes into a more tension-building sound, which creates the atmosphere of mystery and the audience may wonder what will happen next. When we see the father and the son in a cave, we hear the sound of the rocks moving. This creates the effect that the earth is still moving and is still unstable.