Our Story
Colin taught us it was possible to do something exciting and new within the Zombie genre. Not only that but it can be done on a budget... and meet a worldwide audience!!!
This film takes us through 24 hours in the life of Anthony, a struggling bartender in London. He wakes up to a pretty standard day for him. He’s got a hangover. His flat mate is on his case. And of course he’s running late for work...
But all is not going to finish for Anthony as just another mundane, dreary, drab day. There’s this guy he overhears at work talking about some new virus that’s spreading through London. Two of the patrons of the bar start getting aggressive, until one falls over throwing up blood.
What does our hero decide to do? No, he doesn’t find a hatchet, stock up on shotgun shells, or even barricade his front door. Our Anthony decides to do the most rational thing in the world. He grabs a drink... then another... then another.
The next morning he has a little bit more than a hangover to contend with.
A short film, targeted at 25 minutes. This story doesn’t just rely on special effects or a horror formula to get its audience out of the chair. There are some twists that are sure to make this production move beyond a single viewing for the audience. We know that word of mouth will increase appeal beyond the initial horror enthusiasts who will be our initial target audience.
Everyone involved in the production are zombie enthusiasts. Whether it’s Vince who remembers watching the original Night of the Living Dead with his father, or Ashleigh-Jayne who sometimes has a very strange “I’m considering eating you,” look on her face after playing Dead Space until 4 in the morning, we all can’t wait to get moving on our own unique zombie movie!
Who We Are
Vince Tycer
Vince is a writer and director from California. He has had two of his plays published while he attended Cal State LA for his Bachelor’s Degree in Dramatic Writing. He also won the Cal State M.E.D.I.A award for best short screenplay. His directing credits have been primarily in theatre. He received his Master’s of Fine Arts in Direction from the University of California at Irvine.
Kim van Berkel
Kim is a Dutch Producer. She has previous experience as an Assistant Director, Sound Technician and Stage Manager for several Fringe Theatre plays performed at various small theaters in London. Kim is also currently producing a singer/songwriter's EPK video as well as a concept video to promote his new single.
Ashleigh-Jayne O’Connell
Ashleigh-Jayne has graduated from a film and broadcast production degree in December 2011. She has previously worked with Vince and Kim as a Production Assistant for the play Dr. Faustus, performed at the Rose Theatre Bankside. After finishing a film editing internship with the Guestlist Network Ashleigh-Jayne currently works as an assistant to photographer Adrian Nettleship for DIY Magazine. She has also recently started a new internship as Marketing Assistant for Smarta.
Liam Amani
Liam is a lifelong film aficionado. He used this passion for the medium to lead him to University where he graduated with a degree in film and broadcast production. This born and raised East Londoner considers himself a jack of many trades and has trained in numerous film disciplines, from scriptwriting and cinematography to light and sound design. Besides working on this film Liam also works on a new web series which is currently in pre-production.
Taskin Kenan
Taskin is a compositor who will create our SFX.
He has previously worked on John Carter and Prometheus and is currently working on the new James Bond film.
Brendan Lonergan
Brendan has over 25 years of film experience working on visual effects. He has worked on films such as Aliens 3, Braveheart, Gladiator, Lara Croft; Tomb Raider, Resident Evil and recently completed working on Prometheus and John Carter.
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The Reverend Captain Liability Eden
Make-up artist who will work together with Brendan to create our zombies.
Marco de Cristofaro
Illustrator. Marco will draw the story board of our film and a graphic novel based on the film.
What We Need & What You Get
The money will mainly go towards food expenses for our cast and crew, as we don't need any more zombies walking around the film set than is needed, and to secure certain film locations.
We also hope to cover the costs to purchase the right make-up so that The Reverend Captain Liability Eden can work his magic and create the most amazing zombies you have ever seen.
The photo included in this pitch is what he can achieve at home. Just imagine what he could create with a little bit of funding!
Any extra money that we get over beyond our target will go towards hiring better lights, post-production costs including SFX and marketing costs as we are going to send our film to several film festivals.
So what will you get in return? Aside from fulfilling your good deed for 2012 by getting us closer to making our (film) dream come through, we offer a wide range of perks for those of you who are kind enough to donate. This will range from a simple public thank you or on set exclusives to even receiving a credit as Executive Producer on the final product. You can find a full list of all the perks we’re offering in the right hand column.
Other Ways You Can Help
If you can't donate to support our production financially you can still help us out in many other ways.
It would mean a lot to us if you can share the link on Twitter, Facebook and any other social networking site that will help get our film noticed by potential financiers.
Or even just telling your family and friends about our film could lead to many great things. Every bit of support is something we are truly grateful for.
While we hope to raise a decent amount of money, we are determined to make this film no matter what!
Please keep checking this page for more updates including revealing our final film title at a later stage.
We will also introduce new cast and crew members in due course!
Illustration copyright © Marco de Cristofaro