Zombies For The Sake Of It

It's been referred to and talked about for a while on the Kettle, but few people actually know what it is. I'm here to put that to rest, because I know what it is and I like to be the guy who answers the questions around here.

'Zombies For The Sake Of It' (abbreviated to ZFTSOI for sanity's sake) is the first short film currently being produced by Random Panda Productions, a close collaborator with Dead Fish. The script was written by members of RPP for personal gratification, but after some time they decided that it would be a good idea to produce it as a short film. This event actually led to the beginning of RPP. The formation of Dead Fish happened to coincide with RPP's request that I act in the film. This has possibly led to it being a collaboration between Random Panda and Dead Fish, but it's still a matter for discussion as to whether it may be considered such.

The idea is that the zombie apocalypse comes early, namely while a group of teenagers are out camping. At this point, it becomes your classic zombie thriller: people out to survive, kill zombies and just generally live life as per usual. And then there's the romantic side too. (That's what you get when someone who reads too many Jane Austen novels and Bronte Sisters books gets their teeth into scriptwriting. Sigh.) It's an interesting concept, with a bit of time travel thrown in and some paradoxes that have nothing to do with time, too. It should be a riot to film.

I suppose I shall speak often of ZFTSOI over the next few weeks, as we're supposed to start filming in four weeks or so. Until then, though, I'll leave the subject be - we may well have a number of Random Panda people joining us fairly soon.