Tom Telford's Blog

 In terms of the score/soundtrack to go alongside my film, my brother is a composer and so after filming is completed, I am going to ask for his help, alongside potentially using royalty free sounds/score to build on the sense of isolation and edge that I am hoping to construct in filming. Another option that I have is to ask my friend, Albert, if I can use samples from some of his published tracks in certain sections - like the weapon building montage etc. - as I think that some of his guitar riffs encapsulate the mood I am trying to convey in my film.

Actors: The roles that I have to cast: Tash - lead girl, 18  Jake - her brother, 18 - will not feature as heavily, but will need to feature both at the beginning and the end. Two parents News reporter Extras - survivors, zombies - no more than 7, extras will never need to feature as both in a scene. In all likelihood I am going to be casting my friends from a theatre group outside of school, from school, and potentially my siblings. They are all incredibly talented and mentally I have based these characters off how I think any of them would rationally react in a situation like this in the real world. Costumes: The costumes would be very simple, and likely involve simple exercise gear and coats, of which I can supply, or actors supply their own. For the zombies, and the news reporter, these would likely be the same, and given the 'conscious zombie' approach, there will be no need for extreme, gory, makeup. Props: The only prop I have detailed in my screenplay so far is a taped u...

  NARRATIVE D1 ·                     SET UP: o    Need to introduce some concept of how the zombies have come about – virus/rising from graves – VIRUS more likely as they can be more human like in aesthetic o    Alternatively, could take a different approach in which the zombies are actually conscious and deceptive – Birdbox type inspiration – easier in terms of aesthetic because my zombies can now just look like humans o    Establishing shot – opens with a wide, low angle shot of a desolate playground (greyish filters over the shot creating apocalyptic feel) – then the lead character steps over the camera walking into the space. §   In the background – a script of a news report plays (read by someone maybe me idk) detailing the outbreak of a brain eating virus spreading rapidly from the centre of London and reaching more suburban areas of the country. §   Intercut with earlier scene...

 A lot of my filming, as is detailed in my screenplay, is going to take place on streets and given the nature of my film, they will need to be nice and quiet streets with ideally no/very few cars and people for a long enough time to get the right shots and create the isolated, desolate aesthetic that I am trying to achieve. As a result, some roads in Dulwich, as well as Herne Hill, will be the right level of quiet for this. These roads (street view and map view) are detailed below: