Bootstrapping Uncontained & Reimagining Zombie Cinema with Morley Nelson

And the other thing that really struck me about this film, since I'm gushing-

[laughs]

... is some of the visual composition.

Uh, you mentioned earlier the wide shots and lingering on those wide shots for as long as possible, and I think that was a really wise call because your eye for composition is noteworthy.

And I'm curious-

Thank you

... what the storyboards were because, uh...

And there's one shot, and I can't tell you the context of this shot, so you have to see the movie and you'll see it when I, when I describe around it, you'll know what I'm talking about.

There is some deeply devastating action happening in the background, and just a shot of a rope in the foreground, and the rope is in focus, and the rest of the action in the background is, is slightly out of focus just due to the nature of the lens you're using.

And I think it's just such a good visual representation of not only the circumstances laid out literally right in front of you, but also what I imagine those circumstances would feel like, uh, in the moment as the characters, just a little bit fuzzy and out of focus because of how traumatic it is.

It's just such a good visual metaphor, uh, and it's so beautiful to look at, and it's so heartbreakingly devastating for me personally and the type of horror that I'm interested in.

So I just have to, I have to gush about this, but-

Thank you

...

I guess this is a long-winded way of asking you, were there specific visual influences that we didn't talk about yet in the, in the, in your composition or, or on you as a director, and what was your philosophy with some of your composition work?

So that's, so that's very astute of you to capture that.

So, yeah, and thank you for catching that.

Um, and thank you for the compliment.

And thank you for saying so.

[laughs]

[laughs] Well, it's true, 'cause I think, you know, a lot of people enjoy movies, and I think the majority of people probably enjoy movies and they don't know why.

Mm-hmm.

Right? Like, they don't know what to put their finger on and what, you know, what made the secret sauce so good or whatever.

And so the few that do, it, it's very, it feels great to be able to discuss it, right?

Yeah.

And the other thing that really struck me about this film, since I'm gushing-

[laughs]

... is some of the visual composition.

Uh, you mentioned earlier the wide shots and lingering on those wide shots for as long as possible, and I think that was a really wise call because your eye for composition is noteworthy.

And I'm curious-

Thank you

... what the storyboards were because, uh...

And there's one shot, and I can't tell you the context of this shot, so you have to see the movie and you'll see it when I, when I describe around it, you'll know what I'm talking about.

There is some deeply devastating action happening in the background, and just a shot of a rope in the foreground, and the rope is in focus, and the rest of the action in the background is, is slightly out of focus just due to the nature of the lens you're using.

And I think it's just such a good visual representation of not only the circumstances laid out literally right in front of you, but also what I imagine those circumstances would feel like, uh, in the moment as the characters, just a little bit fuzzy and out of focus because of how traumatic it is.

It's just such a good visual metaphor, uh, and it's so beautiful to look at, and it's so heartbreakingly devastating for me personally and the type of horror that I'm interested in.

So I just have to, I have to gush about this, but-

Thank you

...

I guess this is a long-winded way of asking you, were there specific visual influences that we didn't talk about yet in the, in the, in your composition or, or on you as a director, and what was your philosophy with some of your composition work?

So that's, so that's very astute of you to capture that.

So, yeah, and thank you for catching that.

Um, and thank you for the compliment.

And thank you for saying so.

[laughs]

[laughs] Well, it's true, 'cause I think, you know, a lot of people enjoy movies, and I think the majority of people probably enjoy movies and they don't know why.

Mm-hmm.

Right? Like, they don't know what to put their finger on and what, you know, what made the secret sauce so good or whatever.

And so the few that do, it, it's very, it feels great to be able to discuss it, right?

Yeah.