Story

While editing the footage we brainstormed to come with what the actually story for the film would be. We settled on a lone traveler going through these deserted towns trying to find other living contact, whilst battling zombies. There would be some kind of secret to why he has survived and what has happened to the rest of the human race and this would be revealed throughout the film. We came up with the name of 'Immunity' for the film as he has some kind of immunity to this disease. We took ideas from The Road, 28 days later and I am Legend when coming up with ideas for shooting the film, we particularly liked the news scenes from 28 days later and I am Legend and decided to use a similar sort of shot in our opening.

Music

We weren't sure on what kind of music to use on the film and we tried some different generic suspense music on the start to see how it sounded. We felt that for the opening it wasn't right so while driving round to shoot the clips Robbie put some Slipknot on. While listening to the album Prelude 3.0 came on and Kyle suggested that this would sound good for the film. We all listened and decided it sounded right. We will contact Slipknot to see if we can use the track if not we will edit it or find a cover which we can use.

Filming
We went to some of the locations we got shots from and began to film them for our opening. We went to the area with the hills backdrop and to the run down pub, Robbie took photos of us doing this.

Me and Cameron discussed how we were going to shoot from the trees, we took two panning shots one going from left to right and the reverse.

 Cameron could set up the camera very quickly because of the prelim exercise we had done earlier     on, we used the tripod so we could keep the shot steady.

We found this building and decided to get a shot because we thought it could work in a similar way to the car dealership. We got a panning shot of it so we could get the old dead trees in the background.

We then moved onto the pub where we set up the camera in the front so we could get a shot of the broken window, we would then go round to the back where we could shoot from there to.

While filming the pub we decide to take some of the old pieces of wood from round the corner and take them round the back to add to the background. 

Possible shots

Before filming we decided we need to have a look round the town and surrounding areas to see which parts looked like they had been hit by an an apocalypse. We did this so we did not waste time when we had all the equipment ready going to areas that would not fit in with the rest of the shots. We took a few photos and we thought these were the best ones


Shot 1-Abandoned Car dealership

We thought this shot looked right with it being boarded up it shows that it has been abandoned for quite some time, also all the cars have gone from the lot. In the opening it could be shown as some kind of fortress for survivors as it is quite large and looks protected with all of the wood around it.


Shot 2 Run down pub (Behind)

This shot shows the back off the pub and it has been smashed in, it also shows a lot of rubbish around that place so it looks like someone has been there recently. I think this shot could work as somewhere that has been destroyed by the zombies as they break in and try to find food. 

Shot 3-Run down pub (front)- 

This shot is from the same pub but from a different position, I think we could pan round the building and show it all from different angles. I think the smashed window looks very good for the movie as again it looks like something has tried to break in. 

Shot 4-Hills background

We thought this shot of the hills looked quite creepy and it could go into the film with a dark effect on it.  

Research 2

After discussion we decided to go with the zombie apocalypse film as we felt we could make it look more realistic than the rest of the ideas. After this I decided to do a bit of research into some films of the same genre.

Day of the Dead

I felt that the titles shown in this didn't go with what they were filming at all, using a bright red on in contrast of the colors in the background looked very out of place. However the filming itself worked very well, moving the camera faster and slower with the added suspense music on the background showed us straightaway that the film was going to be a thriller. The quick changes in between clips and enhanced sounds of things like flies definitely added that bit of fear for the viewer.

I Am Legend

The I am Legend opening is a lot more slower paced than the previous clip. It starts off with a news reported asking a scientist about a new miracle cure. It is obvious that this is a flashback and something has gone wrong with the cure just from knowing what kind of genre it is and trailers watched previously. I think an opening like this definitely works better than going straight into the action as it makes the viewer want to know whats gone wrong and makes it a little more interesting.


28 Days Later
This film opened in the same way as I Am Legend by showing a news style TV programme,  however this one is just a compilation of riots and violence. As the camera zooms out from the television it shows a chimp strapped down being shown to watch this broadcast. As this is going on some masked intruders have broken into the laboratory while this is going on. I like the style in which this is filmed as it starts out with some action but it gives nothing away so early on in the film.

Shaun of the Dead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZmjsWAfn14

Although this is a parody it still has the classic aspects of an apocalyptic zombie film. As it opens it shows regular people doing the mundane things in life and making them look as if they are already zombies. When the mane character opens it shows him moaning and in the shadows but it turns out hes just got up and hes yawning. The music is upbeat but still has a creepy feel to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uUHamXmUAI

Zombieland
This film is much like Shaun of the dead in that it is a parody of the zombie film genre however its opening is very different. Straight away you get into the film as a woman smashes through a car window. It shows a variety of different professions getting attacked by zombies. I think the rock track on the background gets the viewer into the film straightaway and you know its going to be an action packed watch

First ideas-
As a group we brainstormed to come up with some peliminary ideas for our film opening here were our best ones-

• A group of teenagers find a mysterious bag full money that has been left in the woods by a group of gangsters after a robbery. The opening would show the lead actor bring the bag into his school and show it off to his friends. The next sequence would show how the gangsters want the bag back and what they are willing to do to get it. This would be an action comedy.
• Another idea was to show how a homeless man went from being a multi-millionaire to what he is now. It would mostly be shot in flashbacks to show the big houses and fancy cars he used to own. After that we would show the main character in casinos and bookies to show he lost his fortune. 
• Our next idea was a parent going missing in the supermarket (thought to be kidnapped) and leaving their child alone. This would break the stereotypes of the normal genre and would be the opposite to a film like Taken. It would be a tear jerking thriller that followed the child as they tried to find their missing parent. 
• This idea was about role reversal, it would show a group of old people bullying a group of hooded teens by throwing things about them and shouting abuse. It would also show some of the elderly people vandalizing public property by spraying it with graffiti. This would be a parody of the films like Kidulthood and Adulthood. 
• Our final idea was that of an apocalypse, leaving a sole survivor going with the stereotypes of I am Legend and 28 days later. We would film in the early hours of the morning to give the effect that everyone has disappeared.

We would continue brainstorming and decide which idea is the most feasible with the resources we had. 

Group Roles
As a group we had to decide who was going to do what for the film, Cameron had previously done some editing and on the preliminary excise he stood out as being the best man for the job. Robbie worked the best when using the camera so he was given the role of camera man, I gave the most instructions so I chose to be director and Kyle had a passion to act in the film so he was chose to be our star.

• Calum Crummett-Director
• Cameron Fairburn-Editor 
• Robbie Coppack-Cameraman
• Kyle Bennett-Actor