Friday, 5 December 2014
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Updated Script
We decided to update our script for the first two minutes of our opening film as we believed our previous script was too long and we would not be able to fit everything in within the two minutes thirty we were allocated.
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Treatment #2
Two minute sequence
Title: Pandemic
Duration: 2 minutes
Summary of Sequence:
Our short sequence will start with a normal day to day life of a nurse checking on a patient (whom the audience cannot see) and bringing the patients brother, Seth, in to see him. Seth will seem agitated and stressed when he is talking to the patient and leave abruptly. When Seth visits the patient again he will strangely leave a gun and a note on his bed side. Later, our main character, Rudy, wakes up from his coma and we see him struggling to climb out of bed and is fatigued. Therefore, he shouts the nurse for maintenance and his brother. When Rudy manages to stand up, he falls and comes into contact with the note and gun his brother has left him, he reads the note. Once he has read the note he seems shocked and tries to leave his hospital room as quickly as possible, but it has been barricaded. Once to the he is on the corridor he comes into contact with a zombie and runs away, trying to push it over. The zombie chases Rudy elevator in which he uses the gun to shoot it. The zombie dies and the sequence ends with Rudy knelt in the elevator and the door closing.
Suggested elements:
- A gun
- Note
- Hospital props (i.e drip)
- Nurse clothing
- Fake blood
- Blooded clothing
Title: Pandemic
Duration: 2 minutes
Summary of Sequence:
Our short sequence will start with a normal day to day life of a nurse checking on a patient (whom the audience cannot see) and bringing the patients brother, Seth, in to see him. Seth will seem agitated and stressed when he is talking to the patient and leave abruptly. When Seth visits the patient again he will strangely leave a gun and a note on his bed side. Later, our main character, Rudy, wakes up from his coma and we see him struggling to climb out of bed and is fatigued. Therefore, he shouts the nurse for maintenance and his brother. When Rudy manages to stand up, he falls and comes into contact with the note and gun his brother has left him, he reads the note. Once he has read the note he seems shocked and tries to leave his hospital room as quickly as possible, but it has been barricaded. Once to the he is on the corridor he comes into contact with a zombie and runs away, trying to push it over. The zombie chases Rudy elevator in which he uses the gun to shoot it. The zombie dies and the sequence ends with Rudy knelt in the elevator and the door closing.
Suggested elements:
- A gun
- Note
- Hospital props (i.e drip)
- Nurse clothing
- Fake blood
- Blooded clothing
Treatment #1
Full Film
Title: Pandemic
Duration: 120 minutes
Audience:
We aim to certificate our film at a 15, therefore our main audience would be teenagers and young adults. We believe this is a suitable age rating due to the plot of our film, which some viewers under the age of 15 may not be comfortable with watching. Also, the graphics and gore in our film we believe not to be suitable for persons under the age of 15.
Distributor: Hammer Films
Film summary:
In 2014 a global outbreak of a seemingly unstoppable, viral pandemic sweeps across humanity. Converting people into monsters, known as zombies, with the tendencies of a cannibal and a craving for human flesh. Those infected with this virus cannot come back to life and remain in a reanimated state.
Four weeks after the outbreak, a lone survivor, Rudy wakes up alone oblivious as to what has been arising whilst he has been in a coma. The audience get insight into what has been happening during this time as flashbacks are shown of regular visits from Rudy's brother, Seth.
Rudy is isolated in a world full of the undead. Determined to find his brother, Rudy stumbles through the hospital to find the exit and comes to a close encounter with a zombie and manages to kill it, when exiting the hospital he is saved by a army survivor group. Knowing the group is his only chance of survival, he joins the group who agree to assist him to locate Seth. On their journey, the group come across many zombies on their journey to safety. The army group who Rudy is travelling with are trying to head to London, England, to try find a cure for the virus which has effected majority of the earth.
Throughout the film, there will be flashbacks of Rudy's life before the apocalypse to give the audience insight to why Rudy was in a coma and what if life was like. The film revolves around Rudy trying to find Seth and any friends he can contact to join his group. Rudy ends up travelling to London with the Army group where they find out that there is not a cure for the virus which has been found yet. However, Rudy does find Seth in the end of the film. The film ends with a cliff hanger, in which the audience see an extremely large amount of zombies coming for Rudy and his group while they have low supplies, to possibly connote a sequel.
Suggested Elements:
- Guns and other weapons
- Large amount of zombies
- Fake blood and flesh
- Old, worn out clothing
Title: Pandemic
Duration: 120 minutes
Audience:
We aim to certificate our film at a 15, therefore our main audience would be teenagers and young adults. We believe this is a suitable age rating due to the plot of our film, which some viewers under the age of 15 may not be comfortable with watching. Also, the graphics and gore in our film we believe not to be suitable for persons under the age of 15.
Distributor: Hammer Films
Film summary:
In 2014 a global outbreak of a seemingly unstoppable, viral pandemic sweeps across humanity. Converting people into monsters, known as zombies, with the tendencies of a cannibal and a craving for human flesh. Those infected with this virus cannot come back to life and remain in a reanimated state.
Four weeks after the outbreak, a lone survivor, Rudy wakes up alone oblivious as to what has been arising whilst he has been in a coma. The audience get insight into what has been happening during this time as flashbacks are shown of regular visits from Rudy's brother, Seth.
Rudy is isolated in a world full of the undead. Determined to find his brother, Rudy stumbles through the hospital to find the exit and comes to a close encounter with a zombie and manages to kill it, when exiting the hospital he is saved by a army survivor group. Knowing the group is his only chance of survival, he joins the group who agree to assist him to locate Seth. On their journey, the group come across many zombies on their journey to safety. The army group who Rudy is travelling with are trying to head to London, England, to try find a cure for the virus which has effected majority of the earth.
Throughout the film, there will be flashbacks of Rudy's life before the apocalypse to give the audience insight to why Rudy was in a coma and what if life was like. The film revolves around Rudy trying to find Seth and any friends he can contact to join his group. Rudy ends up travelling to London with the Army group where they find out that there is not a cure for the virus which has been found yet. However, Rudy does find Seth in the end of the film. The film ends with a cliff hanger, in which the audience see an extremely large amount of zombies coming for Rudy and his group while they have low supplies, to possibly connote a sequel.
Suggested Elements:
- Guns and other weapons
- Large amount of zombies
- Fake blood and flesh
- Old, worn out clothing
More Research into Locations - Post-apocalyptic Horror
Derelict/Isolated Locations
The most conventional location for a Zombie-horror film is an abandoned setting usually in a large city area to highlight the emptiness of the world during the apocalypse. Furthermore, it shows the ratio of remaining humans to zombies and highlights how they have taken over the world. Another reason derelict locations make good settings for post-apocalyptic horror films is that the silence creates a peculiar atmosphere for the audience that is intriguing.
An example of an isolated location is in the film '28 Days Later' when the main character is walking around London and there is nobody in sight.
Another conventional isolated location is abandoned houses or buildings. These are common due to the feeling of being safe and away from all of the chaos. However, they can also make characters feel unsafe if the scene is set at night time due to the unknown of what is lurking around.
Overrun Locations
Public locations are used in zombie films usually that are overrun with zombies which creates tension for the audience. Also, when a character is in danger it has the audience on the edge of their seats and characters are more likely to be in danger when in an overrun city. Overrun locations make a good setting for zombie-horror films as they create scenes with a lot of action and unease for the audience. It also compares the amount of zombies in the world with the amount of humans left in the world to connote to the audience how they have actually taken over the world and become the majority and are domineering.
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| Derelict city |
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| Scene from '28 Days Later' |
Another conventional isolated location is abandoned houses or buildings. These are common due to the feeling of being safe and away from all of the chaos. However, they can also make characters feel unsafe if the scene is set at night time due to the unknown of what is lurking around.
Overrun Locations
Public locations are used in zombie films usually that are overrun with zombies which creates tension for the audience. Also, when a character is in danger it has the audience on the edge of their seats and characters are more likely to be in danger when in an overrun city. Overrun locations make a good setting for zombie-horror films as they create scenes with a lot of action and unease for the audience. It also compares the amount of zombies in the world with the amount of humans left in the world to connote to the audience how they have actually taken over the world and become the majority and are domineering.
Research into Genre - Mise en Scene
Costumes & Make-up
Mostly all characters in apocalyptic horror films have torn and damaged clothing, some who have been close to zombies or suffered from an injury will have blood on them. In terms of makeup, zombies mainly have the most makeup put on them to make them appeal and for the audience to be convinced they are dead and rotting. Their faces are pale almost like a light grey colour to imply that they have no life. It is also common for zombies to have flesh on their face/neck and darkness around their eyes. One of the common things in zombie costume is contact lenses, which make the zombie look more gruesome and unappealing.
The photo on the left is an example of what sort of make-up look we are going to attempt on our zombie actors. This make-up look consists of a greyish face and fake blood/flesh placed around the face. We believe this is the most believable look for a zombie, also it will appeal the most to our target audience due to it not being too gruesome or too immature.
Makeup for the main characters can vary depending on their situation and how they have survived. For the survivors who have had a rough time and have come across many zombie attacks, they will usually be filthy, covered in blood and have ripped clothing. Those who have found a safe place and are fortunate to have found running water, will be clean, may have bruises from previous zombie fights, but may still wear ripped clothing as they may not have spares to change into if it is ruined.
The photo on the right is an example of what our survivors will look like. They are not clean and look like they have had a rough time during the apocalypse. They also have blood on them to imply they often come into contact with zombies.
Location & Props
Zombie films are normally set in derelict, isolated locations to show the audience how alone the characters are. Also, the isolation not only shows the empty world, but also how vulnerable the characters due to the overrun zombie world with not much hope of safety.
Props in zombie-apocalypse films are mainly weapons to keep the survivors safe. This is also to show how unsafe the world actually is and helps the characters feel less scared. Furthermore, when the plot is focused on a family or someone who has lost their close family/friends they may have photographs that are often focused on throughout the film to show the great significance they have to the remaining characters. Also, to outline the loss of many people during the film. Other props may include religious props such as the Bible which greatly contrasts the whole idea of the film, as the dead have come back to life which seems unreal and not an act of God. The Bible may be used throughout zombie horror films to show characters still have hope that one day the world will return to its normal self, and also to pray to God for their safety.
Mostly all characters in apocalyptic horror films have torn and damaged clothing, some who have been close to zombies or suffered from an injury will have blood on them. In terms of makeup, zombies mainly have the most makeup put on them to make them appeal and for the audience to be convinced they are dead and rotting. Their faces are pale almost like a light grey colour to imply that they have no life. It is also common for zombies to have flesh on their face/neck and darkness around their eyes. One of the common things in zombie costume is contact lenses, which make the zombie look more gruesome and unappealing.
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| Zombie make-up close up taken from 'The Walking Dead' |
Makeup for the main characters can vary depending on their situation and how they have survived. For the survivors who have had a rough time and have come across many zombie attacks, they will usually be filthy, covered in blood and have ripped clothing. Those who have found a safe place and are fortunate to have found running water, will be clean, may have bruises from previous zombie fights, but may still wear ripped clothing as they may not have spares to change into if it is ruined.
The photo on the right is an example of what our survivors will look like. They are not clean and look like they have had a rough time during the apocalypse. They also have blood on them to imply they often come into contact with zombies.
Location & Props
Zombie films are normally set in derelict, isolated locations to show the audience how alone the characters are. Also, the isolation not only shows the empty world, but also how vulnerable the characters due to the overrun zombie world with not much hope of safety.
Props in zombie-apocalypse films are mainly weapons to keep the survivors safe. This is also to show how unsafe the world actually is and helps the characters feel less scared. Furthermore, when the plot is focused on a family or someone who has lost their close family/friends they may have photographs that are often focused on throughout the film to show the great significance they have to the remaining characters. Also, to outline the loss of many people during the film. Other props may include religious props such as the Bible which greatly contrasts the whole idea of the film, as the dead have come back to life which seems unreal and not an act of God. The Bible may be used throughout zombie horror films to show characters still have hope that one day the world will return to its normal self, and also to pray to God for their safety.
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| Example of weapons used in zombie films |
Research into Genre - Story line
Story line
Conventional story lines within the post apocalyptic genre tend to have similarities. Story lines tend to consist of a main focus on either a survival group or individual who are searching for lost family/friends and trying their best to survive. The main similarity is that the conventional story line of a zombie-horror is one of two plots;
1. The film will start pre-apocalyptic where everything is normal. The story line will then lead up to how the apocalypse will begin, normally focusing on one particular family or individual and following their route to survival and all the obstacles they may try to overcome on their way.
2. The film starts already during the apocalypse with the world overrun with zombies. The overall plot focus is usually on an individual who has so far managed to survive the apocalypse. This individual may then find a survival group and join them to hopefully find safety.
Conventional story lines within the post apocalyptic genre tend to have similarities. Story lines tend to consist of a main focus on either a survival group or individual who are searching for lost family/friends and trying their best to survive. The main similarity is that the conventional story line of a zombie-horror is one of two plots;
1. The film will start pre-apocalyptic where everything is normal. The story line will then lead up to how the apocalypse will begin, normally focusing on one particular family or individual and following their route to survival and all the obstacles they may try to overcome on their way.
2. The film starts already during the apocalypse with the world overrun with zombies. The overall plot focus is usually on an individual who has so far managed to survive the apocalypse. This individual may then find a survival group and join them to hopefully find safety.
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