Director Dissections / Vol. 1 — The Cornetto Trilogy
Shaun of the Dead
2004 · Directed by Edgar Wright
Seven lenses on one film. Start with the essay, then take whichever lens matches the work you do.
The seven lenses
Each section stands alone. The essay is the argument; the rest are the working material.
The essay
The argument: why this film is a masterclass
Everyone — start hereVisual grammar
The techniques, dissected, with modern AI prompt craft
Creators and prompt writersTechnical reference
Department-by-department specs the film’s craft implies
Production crewsCreative inspiration
Mood architecture — palettes, textures, spatial poetics
Art directors and designersTraining program
Four weeks of exercises to internalize the grammar
Teams and studentsCrew roundtable
The CEMI Media crew, department by department
EveryonePodcast episode
The conversational version, hosted by Carlos Miranda Levy
ListenersEvery section of this series is analysis and commentary on a published work. No footage, stills or audio appear on these pages, and no prompt recreates the film's characters or scenes. Read the full charter