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Voiceover - final draft

This is the final draft of the voiceover to go in my opening sequence. I 've used mainly short and sharp sentences to add effect and make it seem dramatic, I intend to have long pauses to create some tension. Also add some audio effects to make it seem like a radio broadcast.

*breathes out*

My name is Martin Johnson.

Two years today the first outbreak of the kilo-virus was recorded.

Since then death, destruction and chaos consumed out planet

Humanity, lost.

Civilisation, turned to rubble and ruin.

 

Those left believe God is cleansing the Earth, but instead of a flood he sent a killer virus,

Rather than building an ark, he granted us immunity. 

Some thank God for blessing their souls

Others cursed him for abducting their family and burning their worlds.

Every man now lives for himself, all alone

I won’t give up hope, our lives are meant for more than scavenging and death

 I believe we were spared for a purpose

We just have to find out what purpose

So I’m broadcasting this.  To any fellow immunes.

 

You are not alone.

Character

Name: Martin Johnson

Aged:  28

Profession: Police Officer in London

History: Dad was a commander in the army. Both parents died in a car accident when he was 5, was raised by his Aunt. Left School at 17 and joined the Police academy. Joined the police force at 20 is now an assistant chief Constable. Got Married last year.

Hobbies: Takes part in the London marathon every year. Does boxing and combat sports. Travels a lot with his wife. Has a passion for American muscle cars.

Current situation: Lost his Aunt during the virus outbreak, travelled around Britain alone though, bumped into several groups of people. Has returned to childhood town in hope of finding his wife.

Audience Research

Audience Research Feedback

From my audience research I received lots of positive feedback about my idea. They said that I was introducing a strong sense of setting and I was hinting at, but not giving away the storyline. However they did say that the introduction of a character is very important in an opening. This is why I decided to add the clip at the beginning where the characters hand and mouth are seen; I feel this will add a stronger presence to the character. They all agreed that post-apocalyptic fiction is aimed at a younger audience mainly teenagers, so I know my products aimed at the right section of the market. They also said they would expect to see action in a post-apocalyptic opening, which I haven't included in my opening but will definitely be in the rest of the film.

Research and developing my ideas

Looking at different post-apocalyptic short films and scenes to see how they have shown setting. This will help with my own film ideas and ideas about props and camera angles.