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Filming Dates Wednesday 21st November- Opening Shot Tuesday 27th November- Ryan   Scenes Part 1 of the Chase Scene Escape from the threat by Car Friday 30th November- Ryan  Scenes Exploration Scenes Arriving Home (Boot of Car) Tuesday 4th December- Ella Scenes Map Scene Dialogue before sleeping Friday 7th December- Zombie Scenes Part 2 of Chase Scene Extra Environmental shots with Zombies Tuesday 11th December- Ryan Scenes Waking Up Driving Off Friday 14th December- Ryan/Zombie/Ella Scenes Final Fight Scene Extra Shots if needed Prague (17th-22nd)- Dream Sequence  Locations 21st- HOME 27th- ABANDONED CARE HOME/COUNTRY ROADS 30th- FIELDS/ARBURY 4th- COUNTRY ROADS/ABANDONED CARE HOME 7th- ABANDONED CARE HOME/BRIDGE-FIELDS 11th- ABANDONED CARE HOME/COUNTRY ROADS 14th- ABANDONED CARE HOME

Fragments-Filming Plan Opening-00:20 (1) Infected Scene (Quiet)-000:55 (2) Driving Away-1:45 (3) Scavenging-2:20 (4) Arrives 'home'-2:55 (5) Dream Sequence-03:30 (6) Fight Scene-4:30 (7) Ending-05:00 (8) 1. A slow, steady zoom into either a radio or a TV screen, speaking of/showing an 'event' that brought the world to destruction. This is shown in a pitch black room with either a single spotlight lighting the area, or simply the TV screen switching on allowing for light. 2. Environmental shots followed by the protagonist searching the environment with screams in the distance. This is followed by Ryan finding a zombie that he once knew before the virus spread. 3.  After the character jumps in his car, we see quick close ups of him starting it up and driving away from the location. We see him holding an area of his body that is bleeding, showing how he is in need of bandages/aid. 4. This short sequence slows down the film slightly before speeding

Fragments-Changes in the Plot So far, there have been a few changes from my original idea for my short film that have been altered/scrapped completely due to casting changes, location changes, and the realisation that they may be too tricky to shoot.  To begin with, I decided to change the person who was playing the main charcater as I knew the originals timetable would not match up with mine. Therefore, making it difficult for us to film for long periods of time. I decided to chnage this to a male character, played by a closer friend who I know I can meet up with far easier. Because of this chnage, I decided to scrap the fight scene I originally planned for the nd if the scene and turned it into more of an escape style scene with a lot of tension through a large, isolated environment. In addition, I was planning to use the original actresses house to film in or by, so the ‘base’ that the Milan character will return to later in the film is less of a home now and more of a sa

Important Details Title Ideas ( The underlined words represent the starting word that I’ve branched off from for Title ideas. The bold words represent my favourite choices) Memories — Remnants — Fragments — Echoes Of _______—Before the ________ Zombie —Infected—Infestation— Horde —Scavenger— Alone —Solo—Solus—Isolated—Remains—Last—Outlasted Abandoned — Desolate —Ancient—Haunted Dystopia —Hell—Afterlife—Crisis—Nuclear—Inferno—Atomic— Virus Final Title -Fragments Detailed Flashback Scenes  ( As a larg e portion of the narrative to the film revolves around flashbacks to a world before as well as hallucinations surrounding a lost loved one, these are the draft ideas for what short scenes will take place among the survival-style plot.) Hallucinations   -Several shots of ‘B’ in the opening escape scene (Hidden) -Hidden among other shots through the scavenging and driving sequences. -Only include dialogue once reaching the ‘home’ location and throug

Short Film-Advanced Plot (Changing the main character to Jake Worley as my timetable compared to India's does not match up well. This will result in some changes to scenes to suit the film and actor better.) Basic Plot 2 The film opens with either a TV or a radio giving a broadcast of some form of global event. The protagonist (A) can be seen collecting resources before realising there is a zombie nearby. After attempting to sneak out the abandoned building he is in, he can be seen sprinting away from the threat running behind him out of focus. He leaps into his car and speeds away down a long empty road, constantly glancing at his mirrors. He is dazed and confused, and collects resources on his way to a location he doesn't quite remember. During the journey, we see flashbacks of him scavenging and exploring the desolate world, running from other threats. Once home (Sanctuary), he finds bandages to heal his wounds as we view images of the world before whatever &#

Short Film Planning Basic Ideas/Themes Dystopian Setting                                                                                         Genre -Sci-Fi/Thriller Post Apocalyptic world Devoid of human life  Abandoned Strcutures Isolated Filming locations Dark and Emotional storyline Would love to include: -A car chase/stealing scene -A realistic fight scene -Flashbacks of the world before the event (Prague) -An opening which jumps straight into the action + And also doesn't include the character waking up. Basic Plot The protagonist (A) can be seen speeding down a long empty road, constantly glancing at her mirrors. She is dazed and confused, and collects resources on her way to a location she doesn't quite remember. During her journey, we see flashbacks of how the car was stolen from the 2nd character who plays a scavenger (B), who was also able to give 'A' memory loss after trying to fight her off. It is not fully explained at thi