Day Of The Outbreek Analysis
DAY OF THE OUTBREAK centers on a group of friends who try to survive the first day of a zombie outbreak. It’s a familiar concept, however, there still appears to be an audience who enjoys zombie films. The script is driven by the theme of survival.
One of the strengths of the script is the comparison of people, especially the teens at the youth club, to zombies before they have been infected. It’s an interesting social commentary. It’s well planted by the idea of the kids responding with “moans” like zombies.
The goal is clear and the stakes are high. There’s a solid inciting event when they discover that there are zombies. The second act is driven by their quest to survive. The third act offers a mild battle between human survivors and the zombies.
However, the concern about the script is that it, …show more content…
While at the house Zombie Dom tries to climb into the house (page 20), but later at the Youth Club they seem surprised that he’s a zombie (page 27). This should be clarified. Also, on page 7, the narrative seems to contradict its self. Lisa “notices some blood,” but the narrative then says, “She doesn’t really take any notice of it.” This sounds like a contradiction; she either noticed it or not. On page 45, Lisa and Johnny talk about Mark losing Lauren, but Mark was the cop and one wonders if they mean Steve.
The tone feels ambiguous. It feels like the tone and genre is supposed to be a dark comedy, but one isn’t sure. While comedy and humor is subjective, the script doesn’t generate any laughs. A dark comedy requires strong and witty one-liners and sardonic humor. One isn’t sure if the characters’ rather unemotional response is supposed to be satirical or not. For example, on page 19, “I’ve just hoovered the carpet,” isn’t really considered amusing. The best humor is normally organic rather than forced.
On page 24, clarify, “The group battles their way through the zombies…” Describe what this looks like
One of the strengths of the script is the comparison of people, especially the teens at the youth club, to zombies before they have been infected. It’s an interesting social commentary. It’s well planted by the idea of the kids responding with “moans” like zombies.
The goal is clear and the stakes are high. There’s a solid inciting event when they discover that there are zombies. The second act is driven by their quest to survive. The third act offers a mild battle between human survivors and the zombies.
However, the concern about the script is that it, …show more content…
While at the house Zombie Dom tries to climb into the house (page 20), but later at the Youth Club they seem surprised that he’s a zombie (page 27). This should be clarified. Also, on page 7, the narrative seems to contradict its self. Lisa “notices some blood,” but the narrative then says, “She doesn’t really take any notice of it.” This sounds like a contradiction; she either noticed it or not. On page 45, Lisa and Johnny talk about Mark losing Lauren, but Mark was the cop and one wonders if they mean Steve.
The tone feels ambiguous. It feels like the tone and genre is supposed to be a dark comedy, but one isn’t sure. While comedy and humor is subjective, the script doesn’t generate any laughs. A dark comedy requires strong and witty one-liners and sardonic humor. One isn’t sure if the characters’ rather unemotional response is supposed to be satirical or not. For example, on page 19, “I’ve just hoovered the carpet,” isn’t really considered amusing. The best humor is normally organic rather than forced.
On page 24, clarify, “The group battles their way through the zombies…” Describe what this looks like