Perhaps a film should be scary...

With my feet still barely testing the temp of the water that is screenwriting, I have come to a conclusion (with the help of a few friends). I have decided that I will write a....wait for it...still waiting...zombie script. Oh-Ah! Big shocker. After reading through Robert McKee's Story, what would honestly be better for me to do. McKee states that we should write something that is familiar to us, and honestly, what do I know better than zombie films. Because of this type of knowledge, I should be able to construct the story in the manner in which I best see fit.

I am not going to approach this in a manner of thinking that I am going to create something that George A. Romero has not been able to do yet. I am not seeking to create a perfect zombie movie...I am seeking to create a zombie that is completely aware of itself being a zombie film. As I can see it in my head, the dialogue will be full of horror movie quotes including the all-so popular, "They're coming to get you, Barbra." I can't wait. I have been watching Shaun of the Dead at least twice a week since the beginning of this semester, and I am shaping my script to be a comedy film that happens to include zombies.

In addition to knowing zombies, I know what it is like to be a college student. Wow...there we go with the age group of my characters. For the characters, I do know that for the main group there needs to be a horror movie buff, a techie, the cute nerdy girl, the popular girl and the frat guy. These all seem like obvious choices and even so far as stereotypical, but I want this film to use these stereotypes as another level of comedy. I am having difficulty coming up with names though, so if anyone happens to read this...let me know of some ideas (I much more enjoy brainstorming in a group rather than by myself).

I do know that the beginning of the zombie apocalypse is going to be caused by a tanker truck accident on the freeway, and the bodies of those injured and deceased will be taken to the university hospital. From there the mayhem will begin.

I am working up on the opening scene right now and moving into the transition to the university hospital to witness the "rebirth". I do not have dialogue down completely yet, but there are a few lines in there to reaffirm characterization. I am concentrating right now on creating my world...funny if you think about it...I create it just to destroy it in the end.