• My Friend and I Are Making a Zombie Movie.
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[QUOTE=KnightVista;30420212]If your still accepting ideas; I would make the zombies able to learn. In the beginning they would move slowly and not be able to access higher ground or rooms that were shut, and as they learned they would be able to open doors and climb short walls.[/QUOTE] and then soon the zombies are able to think and talk like normal human beings and then they realize that eating other people is wrong and everyone learns to live happily ever after.
[QUOTE=pie_is_good;30420244]and then soon the zombies are able to think and talk like normal human beings and then they realize that eating other people is wrong and everyone learns to live happily ever after.[/QUOTE] Brilliant thinking, but I would rather them later become physcological maniacs that can drive vehicles and use guns. Wait, what?
While you're directing just yell "PRODUCTION VALUE" all the time.
The only way to stop the zombies is to steal all Russian and American nukes and shoot them at North Korea. North Korea started the virus to kill himself with zombies, because it's Kim Jong Il's prophecy that he made up. You get the key for the American nukes from a guy named Dave. He likes to go to raves, so you kill him and some zombies at an intense rave. Nobody knows that zombies are with them, because they are all high on ecstasy. Make up your own story for the Russian guy. Finally you shoot all the nukes, but the zombies didn't die they just became radioactive mutant zombies. Also Kim Jong Il became all powerful. And the rest will be the sequel.
Follow in George Romero's footsteps and make a comment on human society while you're at it.
[QUOTE=SomTervo;30420236]no but seriously, if you're not very good actors or writers the best thing you could do is have minimal dialogue.[/QUOTE] What? No. If you have bad actors or writers, the best thing you can do is replace them. If you look stupid delivering your lines you look even stupider standing there saying nothing.
[QUOTE=Mr._N;30423920]Follow in George Romero's footsteps and make a comment on human society while you're at it.[/QUOTE] Don't follow this guy's advice.
[QUOTE=pie_is_good;30413714]How about it turns out the zombies aren't really zombies and the main characters are really zombies and they're hallucinating because that's how the virus works or something.[/QUOTE] [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K-FAhXh0i9M/TL5vSDtPtQI/AAAAAAAAD4Y/JPjbP8cLxq4/s1600/15.1[/img]
For blood effects, use chcolate syrup mixed with red dye. Don't get it on your clothes, but it looks very realistic. Also try and find some streets that cars don't drive down that much, put a couple of shopping trolleys or something from a near by store and place them in random spots, then walk down the middle of the road. It'll give off a nice vibe of isolation and being alone.
[QUOTE=Armotekma;30424744][img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K-FAhXh0i9M/TL5vSDtPtQI/AAAAAAAAD4Y/JPjbP8cLxq4/s1600/15.1[/img][/QUOTE] [img]http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/Fido%20movie%20poster.jpg[/img] [editline]13th June 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=darcy010;30424983]For blood effects, use chcolate syrup mixed with red dye. Don't get it on your clothes, but it looks very realistic. Also try and find some streets that cars don't drive down that much, put a couple of shopping trolleys or something from a near by store and place them in random spots, then walk down the middle of the road. It'll give off a nice vibe of isolation and being alone.[/QUOTE] I've kept this list saved on my iPod since I was on set my friends film helping out and the special effects guy had me run to the store to get the blood shit. Carro corn syrup (CLEAR) LIQUID coffee creamer (Not soy, real milk) Blue food colouring Red food colouring Skin colored latex base Tan\Brown clay. Worked perfectly, I couldn't find a good shot of it in the video, and I can't actually link you to it because it's been entered into film festivals so I only have a private link that I can only pass out on a resume, but it was seriously amazing gore work with such few materials
Thanks CjienX, and Pinkamina, my budget is not 8 bottles of ketchup, but I can't do anything too spectacular in the movie. And KnightVista, zombies being able to learn and use weapons is a good idea.
I actually hate it in zombie movies when the zombies learn and turn all smart and 'cunning'. The whole point of zombies is they're mindless undead that have only their basic instincts. That, and a desire to kill you, is all a zombie needs. But hey it's your movie bro.
Personally, I recommend you pick up a copy of Max Brook's The Zombie Survival Guide. If you haven't already, you can also sign up on Audible.com and get World War Z (also by Max Brooks) for free with the credits they give you on sign up.
[QUOTE=CjienX;30430081]Personally, I recommend you pick up a copy of Max Brook's The Zombie Survival Guide. If you haven't already, you can also sign up on Audible.com and get World War Z (also by Max Brooks) for free with the credits they give you on sign up.[/QUOTE] I have the book, it's how I got interested in zombies.
[QUOTE=pyroman16;30430500]I have the book, it's how I got interested in zombies.[/QUOTE] So why the fuck do you think letting them get weapons is a good idea? Unless you're going for comedy, don't do it. The whole point of a zombie is that it's the turtle from that elementary story. You think you can outrun and outgun them, but slow and steady with large numbers fucks you up in the long run.
[QUOTE=CjienX;30430558]So why the fuck do you think letting them get weapons is a good idea? Unless you're going for comedy, don't do it. The whole point of a zombie is that it's the turtle from that elementary story. You think you can outrun and outgun them, but slow and steady with large numbers fucks you up in the long run.[/QUOTE] I guess your right, i'll change the story line for the movie to make the zombies stupid and mindless. Also if you had seen [i]Day of the Madness[/i] there was a zombie with a gun.
Zombies with guns?? no no no this is wrong! Don't do this! the zombies should be just the classic ones. Just don't fill the movie with obvious shit and clichès.
[QUOTE=pyroman16;30430665]I guess your right, i'll change the story line for the movie to make the zombies stupid and mindless. Also if you had seen [i]Day of the Madness[/i] there was a zombie with a gun.[/QUOTE] What's your point? Give zombies weapons and nobody gives a shit if they're zombies. You might as well be making a war movie
If i made a zombie movie i'd make it that the zombies are not necessarily covered with blood and the protagonists don't kill any, because it's not that easy to just kill someone.... they just run away.
Make it Project Zomboid: The Movie. Every 3 minutes, your characters get hungry and tired, and film the people moving extremely slowly so that you can just show the film ultra-fast so that the day moves really quickly.
[QUOTE=CjienX;30423996]What? No. If you have bad actors or writers, the best thing you can do is replace them. If you look stupid delivering your lines you look even stupider standing there saying nothing.[/QUOTE] That's usually the best thing to do but I doubt these guys can easily get their hands on good actors or writers (not trying to insult you guys or anything, but delivering and writing good dialogue is hard). Bad delivery ruins the vast majority of these kind of projects for me. Obviously they're not going to be standing around doing nothing, they'll be doing shit but they'll be doing it mostly silently. If I was in the zombie apocalypse I wouldn't be too into talking and I sort of doubt there'd be anyone around me to talk to.
[QUOTE=SomTervo;30432511]That's usually the best thing to do but I doubt these guys can easily get their hands on good actors or writers (not trying to insult you guys or anything, but delivering and writing good dialogue is hard). Bad delivery ruins the vast majority of these kind of projects for me. Obviously they're not going to be standing around doing nothing, they'll be doing shit but they'll be doing it mostly silently. If I was in the zombie apocalypse I wouldn't be too into talking and I sort of doubt there'd be anyone around me to talk to.[/QUOTE] The only way I can see zero dialogue working is to do it first person style. You'd be surprised how hard it is to have good presence on the camera when you're just doing things and not saying anything.
have loads of 360 slow-mo scenes
[QUOTE=CjienX;30432817]The only way I can see zero dialogue working is to do it first person style. You'd be surprised how hard it is to have good presence on the camera when you're just doing things and not saying anything.[/QUOTE] I'm not saying zero dialogue, just not a lot. No over the top exposition, no long winded conversations about what caused the zombies, just the very occasional couple sentence exchange about grabbing guns or something (assuming there's multiple characters). So none isn't really an option, but I think minimal is a good idea.
I've had a massive four film zombie movie trilogy in my mind for years. It is to be called Gang of the Dead, and it was to be the ultimate 3-hour zombie adventure that was a hilarious satircal parody of the entire genre that was filled with laughs and a lot of action and memorable scenes, filled with outrageous plots that had nothing to do with zombies whatsoever. Such as the second movie had the Gang of the Dead fighting an enraged Santa Clause in a zombie filled mall, and the third ending with a lightsaber duel between the GotD and several zombie samurai while in zero gravity. So my advice to you would be to make something that you feel happy making, while also try to make something memorable, whether it be the amount of quality the film is for its budget, the classic one-liners, or simply how watchable the film is.
Aren't you that guy who wanted to make his own religion? Oh well, make the movie have yoshi zombies (variety of colors) and normal zombies that ride the yoshi into battle.
No goddamn running zombies, they ruin everything about zombie movies. Also no zombies with guns.
Have the virus be sexually transmitted
Don't shy away from gore, make you characters as human as possible, make them all rubbish shots, zombies are fast and relentless, and you should be fine.
[QUOTE=Angry Pineapple;30436793]Aren't you that guy who wanted to make his own religion? Oh well, make the movie have yoshi zombies (variety of colors) and normal zombies that ride the yoshi into battle.[/QUOTE] You know someone sugessted dinosaur zombies on the first page, so someone thought of your idea already. And yes, i'm that guy.
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