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Jeremy Teman · April 28th, 2007, 03:05 PM

Any one watch the trailer? Well, I was watching it and about 18 seconds in I thought something looked kind of weird. Look at the animated tanks behind the heli. The one in front just glides over the top of one of the tents. Haha

Edward Carlson · April 28th, 2007, 04:45 PM

Haha. Hope they fix that for the final movie. Looks like a cool movie though.

Kyle Ross · May 1st, 2007, 12:58 PM

Wow, how do they miss that? The CG tanks look good though. Anyone know if this is still shot on miniDV camcorders? I'm pretty sure the first 28 days later was shot partially on the Canon XL1S, which I found kinda cool.

Edward Carlson · May 1st, 2007, 01:10 PM

Yes, it was shot with the XL1s, because they (DV cameras) are quicker to set up than film cameras. Closing a road in London isn't something you want to do for very long. The last scenes were shot with 35mm because they weren't short on time.

Boyd Ostroff · May 1st, 2007, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Edward Carlson

Yes, it was shot with the XL1s

Actually I believe it was the XL1, not the XL1s. See the following for all the details: http://www.theasc.com/magazine/july03/sub/index.html

Edward Carlson · May 1st, 2007, 01:20 PM

Good catch, interesting read too. You never can trust Wikipedia ;)

Matt Newcomb · May 1st, 2007, 04:57 PM

Yeah, I'm a bit sad it's not filmed on consumer video, it gave the first movie such a unique feel to it. It seems like the movies are going to be two entirely separate entities though.

Bryan Wilkat · May 8th, 2007, 07:43 PM

28 weeks later, tech specs:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463854/technical

28 DAYS later, tech specs:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289043/technical

two words why the sequel won't be like the first...

Different Directors!

Kyle Ross · May 10th, 2007, 10:13 AM

From what I've heard though, the original director is producing, and is heavily supervising the movie anyways, always being on set and etc. There is a good article about it on IGN today actually, you can check it out here.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/786/786966p1.html

Tyson Perkins · May 12th, 2007, 01:07 AM

I saw it yesterday - visually brilliant; thematically terrifying as most well executed undead films are! stayed in mind for quite some time afterwards.

Frank Granovski · May 12th, 2007, 06:01 PM

The reviews are good. I'll probably go see it within a few days.

Jeremy Teman · May 12th, 2007, 06:13 PM

Looks like they fixed the shot that was in the trailer. It actually looked much more realistic in the film and I think it may have been a completely different clip.

I thought it was good. It still had that raw sketchy type of filming to it.

So I guess they announced on February that they're making a '28 months later'

Matt Newcomb · May 13th, 2007, 02:23 AM

Just saw it and I thought it was great. It was shot to look a lot like the original, so there are several spots that look very much like video. It keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. And by the looks of it, there is most likely going to be a sequel if this done does well, although it has a lot of competition up against it with May being the big month for all the summer blockbusters.

Kyle Ross · May 13th, 2007, 10:45 PM

I really liked it too. You know, maybe I'm just clueless but I didn't see a lot from the trailer. That part that you're talking about seemed to be missing, although you do actually see the Chinook, and some tanks, that actual 3 second cut I didn't see. Plus, you know when the American sniper is pushing the car in the trailer, and he winks? I was waiting for him to wink and then... well, you know...

And I don't remember the American in charge ever saying that 'bringing families back together' bit that he says in the trailer. Again, maybe I was just too scared to pick it up ;)

Personally I liked it a whole lot more than the first, but unfortantely I read the plot of the first while looking at the canon xl1 info by mistake before I saw it, so that took away a lot of the suspense. My fave movie so far this summer!

Bryan Wilkat · May 15th, 2007, 08:45 PM

i can't say i liked it better than the first. the first had so many, well, "firsts" in it. it was really new to me, everything about it was original, a unique twist on the zombie idea(yes i know they're not technically zombies BUT they act like zombies in the sense that they're constantly trying to bite you) anyways that and the cinematography in the first one i thought was amazing.

this sequel did surprise me though, it still had the same filming style and vibe to it, and it was obvious that the first flick was an idea that was easily expandable and its hard to say whether they should have left it at one movie. i did enjoy this sequel and i rarely enjoy follow up movies. usually the writing is sort of bad and seems thrown together but this one wasn't so bad. like i was saying its an idea that you could really run with and have a lot of fun writing. i hope nothing like this ever happens for real though, heh.

anyways, considering all other flicks playing at the moment, i recommend seeing this one, it's my number one pick for the month(at the moment, i have yet to see inland empire)

April 28th, 2007, 03:05 PM	#1
Jeremy Teman Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: CA Posts: 41	28 Weeks Later Any one watch the trailer? Well, I was watching it and about 18 seconds in I thought something looked kind of weird. Look at the animated tanks behind the heli. The one in front just glides over the top of one of the tents. Haha

May 1st, 2007, 04:57 PM	#7
Matt Newcomb Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 212	Yeah, I'm a bit sad it's not filmed on consumer video, it gave the first movie such a unique feel to it. It seems like the movies are going to be two entirely separate entities though. __________________ Talenos Productions at http://www.talenos.com

May 13th, 2007, 02:23 AM	#13
Matt Newcomb Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 212	Just saw it and I thought it was great. It was shot to look a lot like the original, so there are several spots that look very much like video. It keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. And by the looks of it, there is most likely going to be a sequel if this done does well, although it has a lot of competition up against it with May being the big month for all the summer blockbusters. __________________ Talenos Productions at http://www.talenos.com

April 28th, 2007, 04:45 PM	#2
Edward Carlson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA, United States Posts: 807	Haha. Hope they fix that for the final movie. Looks like a cool movie though.

May 1st, 2007, 12:58 PM	#3
Kyle Ross Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, British Columbia Posts: 48	Wow, how do they miss that? The CG tanks look good though. Anyone know if this is still shot on miniDV camcorders? I'm pretty sure the first 28 days later was shot partially on the Canon XL1S, which I found kinda cool.

May 1st, 2007, 01:10 PM	#4
Edward Carlson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA, United States Posts: 807	Yes, it was shot with the XL1s, because they (DV cameras) are quicker to set up than film cameras. Closing a road in London isn't something you want to do for very long. The last scenes were shot with 35mm because they weren't short on time.

May 1st, 2007, 01:20 PM	#6
Edward Carlson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA, United States Posts: 807	Good catch, interesting read too. You never can trust Wikipedia ;)

May 8th, 2007, 07:43 PM	#8
Bryan Wilkat Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 171	28 weeks later, tech specs: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463854/technical 28 DAYS later, tech specs: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289043/technical two words why the sequel won't be like the first... Different Directors!

May 10th, 2007, 10:13 AM	#9
Kyle Ross Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, British Columbia Posts: 48	From what I've heard though, the original director is producing, and is heavily supervising the movie anyways, always being on set and etc. There is a good article about it on IGN today actually, you can check it out here. http://movies.ign.com/articles/786/786966p1.html

May 12th, 2007, 01:07 AM	#10
Tyson Perkins Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: sydney, australia Posts: 221	I saw it yesterday - visually brilliant; thematically terrifying as most well executed undead films are! stayed in mind for quite some time afterwards.

May 12th, 2007, 06:01 PM	#11
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	The reviews are good. I'll probably go see it within a few days.

May 12th, 2007, 06:13 PM	#12
Jeremy Teman Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: CA Posts: 41	Looks like they fixed the shot that was in the trailer. It actually looked much more realistic in the film and I think it may have been a completely different clip. I thought it was good. It still had that raw sketchy type of filming to it. So I guess they announced on February that they're making a '28 months later'

May 13th, 2007, 10:45 PM	#14
Kyle Ross Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, British Columbia Posts: 48	I really liked it too. You know, maybe I'm just clueless but I didn't see a lot from the trailer. That part that you're talking about seemed to be missing, although you do actually see the Chinook, and some tanks, that actual 3 second cut I didn't see. Plus, you know when the American sniper is pushing the car in the trailer, and he winks? I was waiting for him to wink and then... well, you know... And I don't remember the American in charge ever saying that 'bringing families back together' bit that he says in the trailer. Again, maybe I was just too scared to pick it up ;) Personally I liked it a whole lot more than the first, but unfortantely I read the plot of the first while looking at the canon xl1 info by mistake before I saw it, so that took away a lot of the suspense. My fave movie so far this summer!

May 15th, 2007, 08:45 PM	#15
Bryan Wilkat Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 171	i can't say i liked it better than the first. the first had so many, well, "firsts" in it. it was really new to me, everything about it was original, a unique twist on the zombie idea(yes i know they're not technically zombies BUT they act like zombies in the sense that they're constantly trying to bite you) anyways that and the cinematography in the first one i thought was amazing. this sequel did surprise me though, it still had the same filming style and vibe to it, and it was obvious that the first flick was an idea that was easily expandable and its hard to say whether they should have left it at one movie. i did enjoy this sequel and i rarely enjoy follow up movies. usually the writing is sort of bad and seems thrown together but this one wasn't so bad. like i was saying its an idea that you could really run with and have a lot of fun writing. i hope nothing like this ever happens for real though, heh. anyways, considering all other flicks playing at the moment, i recommend seeing this one, it's my number one pick for the month(at the moment, i have yet to see inland empire)