We decided we didn't want a huge team. This reason behind this was the more people there were involved the more likely people would let the three of us down or cause more hassle than what was needed. Also the small team gave the feel of a low budget film, which essentially we were.
We all wanted to film a little so we decided that we could all take turns. We also had help off a friend of the group, Jack Wright. After the first time we filmed we then decided that the camera work was best done by both Liam and Jack so we decided to give the roles of camera people to them.
The make up for the first lot of filming was done by our friends Molly Glave and Sam Houseago, although I gave them the idea of how to do it from a video I saw on the internet. Another role adjustment which was made after the first lot of filming was those who did the make up. This was because the make up wasn't how we expected it to be when we watched the footage back. We then opted to go for a simpler style of make up which was done by both myself and Jack. Our new make up choice looked more real and as if the zombie was dead and unlike the first look it didn't look like we were trying to parody a zombie film.
Originally me and Jack were supposed to both act as the couple but this was changed on set as it didn't feel as if there was a believable chemistry going on. After talking about what we could do we decided to have Jack and Liam switch roles. With Liam acting as the boyfriend the chemistry was more believable.
We decided to cast Laura as the zombie as from the start we all wanted to have a small role in our production. We came up with the idea of all having a part in our film from famous directors like Wes Craven who sometimes has a cameo role in his films.
As a group we gave the role of the writer to Liam, this was because between the three of us he was the more creative when it came to that subject. This is also the reason we designated the role of being the composer to him as well.
With the editing we decided to split this role between us, this was because we could use and combine our individual strengths at editing opposed to just having one person do all the work.
Here is an easy to read list of the final roles:
Faye Slater: Actress, Editor, Make Up Artist
Liam Owen: Actor, Camera Person, Writer, Composer and Editor
Laura Sheasby: Actress, Editor, Make Up Assistant
Jack Wright: Actor, Camera Person, Make Up Artist
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