A Wipe, in media terms

A wipe is a type of transition on screen, it moves through shots by pushing one shot out by another. This creates a smooth flow of shots that can be used as establishing shots for the opening of a film.
The example that I would draw inspiration from is in Shaun of the dead
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After the conversation with the main protagonist, the film continues to give more detail as to the location and social standard of the film using a series of shots that wipe from one to the next.

Pre-production points

Characters:

• Main protagonist - Danny Romero - Intertextualising genre directors (Danny Boyle, George A Romero)
• Love interest - Mia Jones
• Best friend - Fred East - intertextualises Fred West, a serial killer
• 3 to 4 zombies 

Extraneous points: 

• Cornetto trilogy + Shaun of the dead - Cornetto ice cream, like in Shaun of the dead
• Shallow focus (zombie eating body from far away)
• decaying title
• slow zombie movement type, unlike 28 days later

Film opening analysis of About a Boy

- Fade up

- Audio bridge to first scene

- Diegetic sound from TV 

- Bird's eye view

- Tracking shot

- Protagonist - proppian archetypes

- Rule of thirds

- Narrative enigma - not showing protagonist's face

- Intertextual reference to 'Who wants to be a millionaire'

- Camera movement and zooming, connotes tension

- Anchored tension with tense music from tv show

- His answer to the show foreshadows events - In addition he is most likely to relate to Jon Bon Jovi character, connoting comedic genre 

- Voice over - inner monologue

- Non-diegetic sound - guitar strings

- Red Bull signifies youth, not very smart

- Tea cup with saucer juxtaposes with the Red Bull because it signifies older age and sophistication

- Cigarettes - negative connotations - complex preferred reading

- Campbell's hero's journey/monomyth - all narratives center on journey and progression of protagonist

- Big book - intelligence, sophistication

- Lower case bubble font block white - connoting comedic genre

- Navy blue slacks, gry blue crew neck jumper, blue shirt, grey blue monochromatic mise-en-scene - conservative guy

- Large collection of books and LPs, electric guitar, speakers - rebellious, again connotes complex preferred reading