1. Trailer OUTLINE
Name: Neature Walk
Genre: Action-adventure/Post-Apocalyptic/Comedy
Content: Green band splash screen.
Logo animations of film studios (20th Century Fox, Universal?) and ‘PotatoSaLAD Pictures’
Stock clips of riots usher an apocalyptic vibe. Coupled with non-diegetic ominous music (Escape by Tom
Holkenborg (Mad Max) starts at 0:55.
V.O. of exposition - ‘The M.A.D theory states that full-scale use of nuclear weapons of opposing sides
will result in complete annihilation.’
An insert shot of a sign saying ‘The end is near/neat’ – foreshadowing.
V.O. - ‘The resulting environment will be left in ruins. The ideals of the previous world will be lost.
Society will turn into chaos.’
Crescendo of the non-diegetic music (1:16).
Uplifting song? (Daydream by Günter Kallmann Chor (Starts at 0:12)) aerial establishing shot - Burnt
flower, trash,and dead Bradley with Stephen is taking his stuff (both dressed in Mad Maxy costume). Tilt
and pan up to Stephen running away, shortly before being blown up by a mine (VFX). Camera pans 90
degrees to the right and reveals the apocalyptic landscape of Skab. Matte background of image edited in
After Effects.
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V.O. - ‘To restore order in this apocalyptic wasteland it will take two unlikely heros. Those heros are…’
‘Lenny!, Rodney!’ The two… ‘heroes’ are fleeing from some undesirables (The BrainSmashers) in a
shallow focus wide shot that uses a focus pull to show the distance between the heros and the villains.
The trailer ends with a diegetic, asynchronous gunshot with a black screen. Gunshot echo fades then
dialogue ‘That’s pretty neat.’ - reverb, echo effect.
Cast: Matt - Lenny Pepperbottom - Protagonist (The Hero), Bradley - Body - Deceased,Stephen -
Rodney - (The Helper)
Plot: The Untitled Good guys commission two slightly dumb, rogue mercenary filmmakers; Lenny and
Rodney to make a nature tutorial because the members of the gang keep getting themselves killed in the
harsh environment, in very stupid ways.
The BrainSmashers™; Has control of the west outlands, at war with Untitled Gang over in the east sector.
The BrainSmashers™ come across Lenny and Rodney and discover the deal between them and The
2. Untitled Gang. They force Lenny and Rodney to create a PSA film for them as well. Lenny and Rodney
create the PSA,and they are inadvertently bogus. Leading to the end of the both factions.
