Decay(2012)720P-H2ZZ Productions

Decay(2012)720P-H2ZZ Productions



Format : MPEG-4
File size : 4.32 GiB
Duration : 1h 16mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 8 118 Kbps

Video
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Bit rate : 7 904 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 640 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.000
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Standard : NTSC
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.402

Audio
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Codec ID : 40
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 157 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 257 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Language : English



Made by physicists, it is set at the Large Hadron Collider, and centres around zombies created by exposure to the newly-discovered Higgs boson. Writer and director Luke Thompson, a University of Manchester Ph.D. student, originally conceived the idea in February 2010, after joking that the tunnels under CERN would be ideal for a zombie film. With a budget of approximately £2000 and a regular cast and crew of only 20, the team built a camera shoulder-mount from copper pipes, made fake blood from golden syrup, and scavenged props from dumpsters. It was shot on borrowed digital SLRs including the Canon 5D Mark 2: consumer cameras which have recently been used to shoot parts of movies such as Iron Man 2, Black Swan and the season 6 finale of TV series House. Editing and digital effects were done on a home computer with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.

The film follows a small group of students(played by physicists) after a disastrous malfunction in the worlds biggest particle accelerator. As they try desperately to escape from the underground maintenance tunnels, they are hunted by the remains of a maintenance team, who have become less than human. With the recent coverage of the discovery of the Higgs boson at the LHC at CERN, the film appeals to a wide-ranging, science-savvy audience, as well as to zombie enthusiasts as a new approach to the genre. Creative Commons is a growing and innovative culture, and this adds to the films appeal. CERN is the European Organisation for Nuclear Research and is the worlds largest particle physics laboratory, employing around 4000 international scientists and hosting many more visiting lecturers and guests.

The Higgs boson is a sub-atomic particle thought to be responsible for giving other particles mass. There is absolutely no evidence that it is harmful in any way. CERN and the LHC have been enjoying much media attention in the last few years, and physics is very much in vogue thanks to popular figures such as Brian Cox.



There has been a publicity campaign via Twitter, Facebook and the films website, and there has been much coverage on various online science and news sites such as wired.com. There has been cross-promotion with the Antarctic horror film South of Sanity, featured in BBC news broadcasts, and the trailer has received over 138K views on Youtube to date.

This film has not been authorized or endorsed by CERN


Crew

Written and Directed By Luke Thompson
Produced By Michael Mazur
Produced By Luke Thompson
Produced By Burton De Wilde
Co-Directed By Michael Mazur
Line Producer Ellie Davies
Assistant Director Clara Nellist
Stunt/Fight Coordinator Hugo Day
1st Assistant Camera Joseph McCartin
Director of Photography Burton De Wilde
Production Designer Johannes Ebke
Visual Effects By Luke Thompson
Edited By Burton De Wilde
Makeup Artist Rob Cantrill
Original Music By Tom McLaughlan
Special Effects Hugo Day
Foley and Sound Design Frank Allen-Battensby
Sound Design Luke Thompson
Sound Design Alex Clarkson
Associate Producer Clara Nellist
Associate Producer Zoe Hatherell
Technical Advisor Sam Tygier
Poster Design Vashti Gwynn
Lead Production Assistant Lee Allison
Web Design Tim Brooks

Cast

Amy Zoë Hatherell
Connor Tom Procter
James Stewart Martin-Haugh
Kate Sara Mahmoud
Matt William P.Martin
Director General Eduard Friesen
Dr Niven Kurt Rinnert
Lisa Jenn Strauss



DECAY is a zombie film made and set at the LHC, by physics PhD students. It is avaliable for free online, under a Creative Commons license.

The film is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial/CC-BY-NC, which means you can freely copy, share and re-use the film however you like. You must however credit us, and cannot make money with the film or any project which uses the film. The credit should be ‘“Decay” by H2ZZ Productions’ or similar. If it is online, a link to this site would be much appreciated!

Thanks for downloading, and we hope you enjoy the film!


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2523692/

The Decay Team
www.DecayFilm.com
@DecayFilm