Short Zombie Video

I think there's a place for humour, it doesn't have to be all out comedy but funny things can happen or be said and I think it would fit in with the Irish dark sense of humour to laugh in the face of such tragedy.

We do this regularly with our little movie crew where I live... unfortunately that is in South Dakota, USD. I'd be happy to help with suggestions or whatever remote support I could give. I do video work for my primary hobby and some at work as well. Our first full length movie, called Death Rot, will be shot this year: http://www.facebook.com/Death.Rot

Perhaps we could put together a zombie outbreak scenario/story and we could should the story from 2 different perspectives? US and Ireland? Open to ideas....

Cool just keep me posted - this sounds like fun. We're shooting our first full length movie this summer. More of a slasher flick - no zombies but it should still be fun. It's called Death Rot: http://www.facebook.com/Death.Rot

I think the main thing would be to start hammering out story ideas.
Start/genius of the outbreak; transmission means; zombie types; how are they killed; how far in does our story start; etc.

I really think its a good idea. I've not seen anything pulled off quite like this before. I'll help write, etc as much as you want.

Other stuff we've done, mostly for LostZombies.com, semi-recently:
I Was Bit


Z in the Distance


Z in the Distance 2


Campinex anti-Zombie Medication Ad


What was that?


What have we done?


Eternal Beauty

degrassinoel wrote: »

If a scriptwriter hasnt been nailed down yet, I wouldnt mind working with someone to get a bit of headway.
I'm certainly not a pro, or even an amatuer but i have written a few short stories. Just need direction, a kick in the hole and a few heads to batten down some ideas.

So yeah.. i'm volunteering some time towards this project.. there ye go.. the only time ye'll ever see me commit to anything in black and white!

I have the announcement thread up now with an email address to send stories and scripts into. Anyone can send a script in but we may cherry pick bits and pieces from different scripts to get what we want.

New announcement for filming locations added.

I'd like to think we could do better Tom. I don't want to run down that video, they did say it was they're first attempt and it was of a good standard but I think they went a bit far with the colour correction but I'm not to gone on that look. They've washed out a lot of the colour detail and taken it to far in my opinion it has a glassy look and from what I've read "grain is good".

The story leaves a lot to be desired IMO too, much of it made no sense to me. The effects are a bit slap dash too, they lack the final bit of work to make them blend effectively because of things like not colour correcting the effects them selves to blend with the original footage. They did take a project from beginning to end though and if that's a first attempt they did a very respectable job. The composition is good and they went to the extra effort of reshooting scenes from different angles which I think adds a much more processional feel to the production.

An other thing that stood out for me was the costumes of the soldiers, they looked like they'd been broken out of the wrapper right before the shoot and even the guns themselves looked too new which made them look like toys. They looked like costumes basically they didn't looked lived in and there was no sign of stress on the costumes, props or actors.

Wish I had seen this earlier. Would have definitely written a script

Oh and can I make a suggestion? I know a lot of people don't like them, but I think movies that are filmed, looking through a handheld are often far grittier and more intense then ones that aren't. It would make it easier to film as well. Maybe It's been suggested already, haven't looked through all posts as I don't have time.

You could do the handheld camera thing from the point of view of the survivor. Like a video diary of life after Z-Day kind of thing?

It's not that I'm against the handheld look (although I don't like it's overuse), I'm just pointing out it's not as easy as it looks and comes with it's own set of problems.

Can't say what the extension would be that's up for discussion.

If you're looking for a free, handy script writing software tool checkout Celtx - it's what I use for all my stuff. It's free and works well - it is also now online based, there is a local client install that has a bit more functionality, so it is easy to share and collaborate with others.

For reference, in my experience, figure 1 minute of movie run time for each page in your script. It varies a bit but that should be close.

degrassinoel wrote: »

I'll give that a shot.. and yeah in that case, i have 3 minutes of footage done xD

Most certainly a start! And my 1 min/page thing sure isn't exact. It depends on the writer. Some put lots of notes/stage directions in. So - your exact mileage may vary.

Shane-KornSpace wrote: »

who can I send my script idea to?

boardszombieproject@gmail.com

Realistically we should probably be looking to start filming this time next year. The summer is always the best time to film due to more sun around for longer. If we tried to film this during the autumn/winter you'd have tiny windows of daylight to try and film in. Even night scenes would probably be better shot in daytime and edited to look like night time.

If we where to aim for next summer, that would give us up until new year to finalise a script and the spring to do pre-production work. Given that we're all doing this in our spare time we might need that kind of time frame. Unless we can come up with a script in the next month to make use of this years summer.