matthewc

Hey folks, I'm a filmmaker from Vancouver, BC, Canada. I got into the DayZ mod a couple months ago, just seemed like a great concept. I also tried WarZ, but I'm not a fan of the company or their practices, and DayZ deserves the proper respect for creating this genre. While I've only dabbled in DayZ, due to my long hours in the film industry and not having a whole lot of time on my hands, the world of mistrust created by this game and the real life behavior of individuals within it really speaks volumes of story to me about humans. First off, I'm looking to gather those stories from people that border on the edge of reality, plausibility, and would be good source material for me to write into a short film. The universe is open enough that I could potentially expand it into a feature, but that is not for here or now, let's focus on the small stuff at first. I've watched a lot of DayZ short films on the internet, and while some are decent, they are lacking the production values and budget a game like this needs to be represented properly. About me, I shot a short film called "To Save One's Self" back in January 2012, and it has gone to a few film festivals across North America. My Director of Photography was a man named Peter Wilke, who worked on 2012, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, A-Team, etc. We shot this short film on the same camera they shot Captain America with. This is the trailer for it: http://youtu.be/p2Wpeb4roXM I'm working on my 2nd project as we speak, this is a web-series pilot called "Citizen", and here is some stunt footage that was thrown together for various crew to watch. We are currently editing the pilot. This is not an official trailer: I'm putting those links in there to show that I get extremely professional crew here in Vancouver, and shoot my projects as serious project, usually with 30+ crew members. Now I have a base story down for my short film, and I'm hoping to bring it in under 15 minutes. I'm working on the script but I believe it will definitely start to grow in length, and unfortunately budget. Eventually I will be starting a Kickstart campaign, but for now, I'd love to hear your stories. I want to hear about the times you made friends with a stranger, then things started to feel a bit off and you ended up killing him thinking it was a trap. Or that time you saved someone from a zombie, only to have them turn around and beam you in the head with a hammer and take all your shit. Mistrust is a huge factor in the story I'm writing, but any interesting stories would be much appreciated. Also, I'm excited to be part of such a passionate community, thanks for letting me be a part!