The document outlines a plan for a student group's horror open topic short film (OTS) assignment. The group will create a zombie film told in a nonlinear narrative with symbolism showing the spread of the virus. Their main idea is to film a series of news reports jumping across time to show the outbreak and transformation of people into zombies. They will also show the virus spreading and infecting people from different perspectives using handheld camerawork.

1. Sam Qureshi

2. Purpose
To explore ideas for our horror OTS as part of our
coursework.

3. Plan for our ideas

4. What is the basis for our
OTS
 We plan to film a zombie OTS.
 We have decided to make the OTS non-linear with
using symbolism to show the spread and
development of the virus/fungus between the non-
linear shots.
There is another PowerPoint for our other ideas
which is on Vampires (as part of the Gothic
subgenre)

5. Ideas
1. To film a series of news reports that jump across time, showing in
the first scene about mysterious disappearances across the
country, to where people are getting attacked violent maniacs (the
zombies) on the streets, and to the final scene where the
Anchorman becomes a zombie. Throughout the OTS we could
show the virus growing/spreading/developing between each of the
time-jump cuts. We could use silence at the end to signify death.
THIS IS OUR MAIN IDEA!
2. By showing the spread of a deadly virus or a fungus infection, and
then showing that spread onto people, eventually turning them into
zombies. It could then show them attacking people. During some
of these shots we could use a handheld camera to show the
people running away from the zombies from their own perspective.

6. How did we develop our
ideas
 Through developing a plan in the form of a spider
diagram.
 By watching horror films to get an idea of what our
horror OTS could be like.
 By using the other assignments as a planning tool
to get us to this stage, and to give us a basis for
what our horror OTS could be like.