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For the whole semester, my investigation is to make a series shots of zombie, which creating a horror atmosphere. I mainly looked at the location, setting, and composition of some zombie movies, and to find what elements are important in… Continue Reading →

Simple plan for following weeks Week 9 Shots: Dirty dishes Feet Fake blood Week 10 Shots: Zombie walking Or other ideas Week 11 Shooting or editing or looking for suitable music Week 12 Editing Week 13 Editing  

I watched Shaun of the Dead (2004) again in order to get inspiration this week. Then I found a shot of Shaun’s feet when he woke up was quite inspiring. The camera barely moved in the beginning, then Shaun’s feet… Continue Reading →

Trong and I took a series of shots during the mid-break. We did both indoors and outdoors shots. The shooting took place in Trong’s apartment and the residential areas. The place was good, it was open and quiet, which is… Continue Reading →

Indoors Fake blood Use food colouring to make fake blood Blood on the floor, wall, everywhere Close-up, medium shot Handprints Bloody handprints on the wall, the mirror, and so on. Can also appear outdoors, like an  empty bus or tram… Continue Reading →

The clip of the vacant London in 28 Days Later (2002) is quite typical. It demonstrates the abnormal condition of the city clearly. The street was empty and in a mess. Rather than showing a quiet street at night, showing… Continue Reading →

For my investigation. I want to make a series shots of zombie. I’m going to explore what elements zombie movies contain and how to achieve them. I was inspired by a movie called Contracted. It is a story telling a… Continue Reading →

Indoors Fake blood Use food colouring to make fake blood Handprint Bloody handprints on the wall, the mirror, and so on. Hand A close shot of a shaking hand on the floor. Leg A close shot of someone’s leg dragging… Continue Reading →

Zombie film: Location A quite street near my home, no car passing by. The car park of Deakin University, which is large and quiet. A train station looks like the image below. Fake blood Making fake blood to make the… Continue Reading →

Zombie No people/main character Quiet and dark street (still shot) Dragging leg (tracking shot) POV to create nervous feelings Close shot of somebody’s head (tracking shot) Shadow