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Movie Summary: Ben is an internet slacker whose mundane world is turned upside when a zombie apocalypse threatens to impose on his reclusive lifestyle.

Ben has lost sight of what he wants in life. He grows increasingly shut-in and sleep-walks through an online existence. However, when his best friend Abbey starts dating some hot-shot real-estate agent, he gets even more depressed than usual. It's only the threat of certain doom from zombie hordes that forces Ben to wake up and take charge of his life.

Movie Style: A horror movie with a strong undercurrent of humor and some bits of drama. Like Shaun of the Dead, but not.

The horror will be driven by tension and punctuated by bloody violence against characters the audience identifies with.

The comedy style will be mostly character driven situational comedy but with some opportunities for dark humor and slapstick.

The drama will be character driven and involve the relationships of characters that the audience identifies with.

Plot: Mysterious evacuations are taking place in cities all over the world and people on the Internet think they know why. (Needs fleshing out. See Plot Point document)

Characters:

* BEN: (Ben's look is Grungy T-shirt & jeans, but almost borders on shabby-chic.)
Wants to be a creative writer, but has never gotten around to writing his groundbreaking and nobel prize winning novel. He lost his job in an electronics store and is now working as a low-rent web designer/ web admin. That allows him to stay inside all day and not interact with anyone, which has contributed to his withdrawing into the internet.
    Currently down and out but has potential to be successful. Has confidence problems but is also very witty and has a good sense of humor.

* ABBEY: (Abbey's look is arty, trendy and stylish.)
Is a student of fine arts who's passionate in everything she does. She is furious with fellow students who don't take university life seriously and with Ben who can never seem to properly get his arse in gear, neither with her or with life in general. She's level-headed and doesn't give in to pressure easily, but does have a bit of a temper.
    She has recently started dating Ethan, a more stable kind of guy with a job, a shiny white shirt and slick hair. Abbey likes that Ethan is confident and dependable, but she isn't always pleased with his tendency to be controlling.

* ETHAN: (Ethan's look is stylish, slick, business attire.)
Is a newly trained and promising real estate agent. He makes steady money because he's a good talker and knows how to convince people of things. An opportunist who sees a chance to gain and grabs it. He feels that discussing what to do is pointless when you could just go bloody do something, and why discuss anyway when everyone knows Ethan is right... right? Very self-confident normally. He's used to being in control of all situations and gets defensive when he's not seen as the leader of a group.
    Ethan has recently started dating Abbey, a passionate art student who looks very good on his arm. Ethan enjoys the challenge of dating such a passionate woman but isn't always pleased with her tendency to ignore his quite obviously correct directions.

* KELLY: (Kelly's look is feminine, flirty and bright)
Is an old friend of Abbey's and is a girl who's full of life and positivity. Whenever Abbey is fuming over something, Kelly's the one to tell her to look on the bright side of things. She's flirtatious, though she doesn't necessarily mean much by it. She's just very open. When she breaks down, that's a sign things are REALLY not good.         Kelly is a people-person and works at a coffee shop in London because she enjoys the social interaction of working with the public.

* ERIC: (Eric's look is "I don't care", T-shirt and jeans.)

Is a New Yorker with a loud mouth and attitude to spare. He is very sarcastic and has an edgy "rude American" sense of humor. Eric loves to argue with anyone he can and often finds himself involved in flame wars and controversies on the Internet. He often gets into political and philosophical debates about Liberal causes and conspiracy theories, but his real expertise is in computers and the Internet. Eric is a lazy slob to the extreme who spends much of his time playing games and surfing the net, however, his talents with computers allow him to make a good enough living as a freelance web designer.

    Eric is Ben’s best friend on the Internet and the two of them talk freely about their lives and also trade tech talk about web design and the Internet. Eric has a strong connection to Angela and is infatuated with her because she challenges him on every topic and isn't afraid of a good argument.

* ANGELA: (Angela's look is Texas, tomboy, sports gear.)

Is a college student in AUSTIN TEXAS who lives in an all-girls dorm. She’s a ballsy southern girl who plays softball, loves Jesus, and debates politics for fun. She believes strongly in her Conservative/Republican views and doesn’t take crap from anyone.

    Angela is one of Ben’s Internet pals. She also has a strong love/hate relationship with Eric because the two of them love to debate each other. Sometimes Angela will take a strong stand on a position she doesn't believe in just to argue with Eric.

    Eric and Angela have an unspoken desire to date, but both know that it's probably impossible because of the distance between them both geographically and ideologically.

* KAI: (Kai's look is utilitarian, working class, student attire.)

Is a friendly, hard working, college student in Frankfurt Germany who lives with his mother in an outpatient home for elderly people.

Kai enjoys the social aspect of the Internet and uses it as a means to get away from his demanding life of school and chores.

    Kai is one of Ben's Internet pals and is friends with Eric and Angela also.

-MOTHER: (Mother's look is utilitarian, working class, nurse attire.) 

Is a demanding nurse and businesswoman who runs an outpatient home for elderly people in Frankfurt Germany with her son KAI.

    MOTHER and KAI have a relationship that is strained and somewhat distant. Mother is very demanding of Kai and he is secretly resentful that he doesn't have more freedom like his friends on the Internet.