Diary of the Dead

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Sun 03/02/2008 17:06:07

Watch it for the five minute regurgitation-slop-drinking scene!

FruitTree · Mon 04/02/2008 16:14:56

so is anyone gonna have a go at making their own lowbudget zombie short?
'cause I sure am!

back in filmschool I noticed creativity peaked when everybody brainstormed about each other's projects, not as collaborators, more like colleagues...

I'm not good at explaining these things

anyway, if other people gonna make zombie shorts maybe we should open a different thread where we can C&C eachother!

good idea, no?

edit:
we could call it the thread of the dead

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Mon 04/02/2008 23:51:18

I'm all for amateur zombiefiestas. My best friend and I keep knocking around the idea of filming a zombie flick ourselves (using our vast library of zombie knowledge

) but it always comes back to money -- of which we have little. If you can get the money or enough crazy bastards to do freebies for you (like Troma often can) then you're in business!

FruitTree · Thu 07/02/2008 00:35:49

Troma kicks ass!
but money isn't really an issue it's amazing how much one can accomplish with loads of energy a set mind and a good plan!
just look at 'worst case scenario'! http://www.gorehoundinc.com/ (even though they've run into some financial trouble still a good example of just how far positivity can reach!)

I don't know how many people saw 'a cock and bull story' (haven't seen it? buy a copy asap!) but I was thinking of transfering that amazing concept (or format) to a zombie-short!

also I was thinking, what makes a good zombie movie?

-cool zombies
-loads of gore
-kickass zombie killing weapons
-apocalyptic atmosphere (debatable though)
-spinechilling one-liners!
-out of the box filmmaking!

all these things don't call for a big budget at all!
they call for innovative thinking!

so again, anyone willing to give it a crack, I'll open a thread of the dead and we could get the creative juices flowing, help eachother along the road of our own zombie masterpieces!

I'm not sure if he's been mentioned in this thread but I just looooove Lucio Fulci! great for inspiration!

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Fri 08/02/2008 00:51:37

I don't think Worst Case Scenario will be finished at this point, which is sad. All they do is run into trouble with funding in their native country but still they don't try filming elsewhere.

Also, I just saw Die You Zombie Bastards! and it's one of those great 'bad' zombie films that truly wallows in its own horribleness! SEE a serial killer-turned superhero with a suit made of human skin (complete with a penis codpiece). HEAR sound effects re-used from public domain reels. LAUGH at a villain with a truly strange personality.

LimpingFish · Fri 08/02/2008 01:19:14

Quote from: FruitTree on Thu 07/02/2008 00:35:49
I'm not sure if he's been mentioned in this thread but I just looooove Lucio Fulci! great for inspiration!

Oh, he has.

Quote from: LimpingFish
Zombie Flesh Eaters (Italy, 1979): Responsible for kick-starting the post-Dawn Italian zombie cycle (and marketed in Europe as a "direct" sequel), this is probably my favourite from the period. It's shot well, has good zombies, and features the best Zombie vs Shark fight scene in the history of cinema!

The City of the Living Dead, The Beyond, and The House by the Cemetery are a trilogy of movies from Italian director Lucio Fulci. Although owing as much to Lovecraft as to Romero, all feature zombies and scenes of zombie attack. All three are definitely worth watching.

I always wanted to make a zombie movie(who doesn't?!). Something different though, rather than taking a leaf from the Todd Sheets Big Book of Zombie Filmmaking.

Worst Case Scenario genuinely looks like something different, but, as ProgZ has said, it seems to be stuck in development hell.

FruitTree · Sat 09/02/2008 13:08:24

I talked to Bart, one of WCS producers, while helping to move some props and there are still lots of opportunities for worst case scenario so don't give up on it yet!

jetxl · Sat 09/02/2008 17:18:42

Quote from: FruitTree on Mon 04/02/2008 16:14:56
so is anyone gonna have a go at making their own lowbudget zombie short?
'cause I sure am!

back in filmschool I noticed creativity peaked when everybody brainstormed about each other's projects, not as collaborators, more like colleagues...

I'm not good at explaining these things
anyway, if other people gonna make zombie shorts maybe we should open a different thread where we can C&C eachother!

good idea, no?

edit:
we could call it the thread of the dead

Hmm, how about we have an AGS film competition. Doesn't have to be zombies or horror. We could call it Film Something.

Mozesh · Sun 10/02/2008 00:01:46

Every day I wake up thinking, why haven't I made a zombie short yet!

I'd love to see some low-budget zombie works from people here!

Stupot · Sun 09/03/2008 01:23:51

Did anybody else see Diary... on Jonathan Ross?
It looks like a load of utter shite...
...probably still watch it, though.

jetxl · Sun 04/05/2008 00:37:57

I got around to see it.
The movie is bit low budget especially compared to Land. It lacks hordes of zombies and gore which is mandatory for a zombie flick. They visit many locations, and that's what this movie is; a collection of short events. Kind of like a road movie.
I liked it myself, but I can empathise why many people don't/won't.

Again, go read The Walking Dead.