This one looks pretty good. Gamma burst from a dying star takes out everything. Global EMP. Suburban survival ensues.

 

Trailers here: (I liked 2 better).

http://www.remnants-movie.com/v2/trailer1.html

http://www.remnants-movie.com/v2/trailer2.html

 

 

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In the tranquil suburb of Excalibur Estates, ART, his wife GWEN, and their CHILDREN lead contented lives. Art cajoles with his neighbors,MERL and LANCE, then spends another quiet evening with his close-knit and loving family. They don’t notice news reports about an odd cosmic anomaly – an unusually bright star and a series of impending gamma-ray flares. Despite these strange warnings, Art prepares for another day at work.At the office, the routines of daily life are interrupted when breaking news broadcasts a government press conference. Authorities describe recent cosmic activity from a type of super-dense star that has released a burst of gamma rays. This massive electromagnetic storm is heading toward Earth and will affect every part of the planet – disrupting electricity grids, cell phones, and every other modern convenience. As the government declares martial law in urban areas, requests to remain calm go unheeded as everyone in Art’s office panics and flees to get back home before the gamma rays cripple

the planet’s infrastructure. Art and Gwen struggle to get through the dangerously gridlocked traffic to reunite at home. When the catastrophe hits, there is little outward effect – the skies light up as the electricity and all communications are disabled indefinitely. Art and his family provide emotional support to one another, wondering what it is that is happening – some sort of end times? No one knows, but they are resolved to stick together as a family and a community.

 

The residents of Excalibur Estates awake to a very different world. As they survey their neighborhood, they learn that they must survive in a simpler lifestyle than they’d previously enjoyed. Merl, a former military man who has been prepared for such an event, is stocked up with supplies. The neighborhood falls into contentious chaos, conflicts arising particularly from the antisocial MORRIS. Art becomes an unexpected peacemaker as he takes a stand and gives an impassioned speech – imploring his peers to take charge of this situation and band together to turn their community into one that thrives despite this adversity. Art’s leadership inspires the residents of Excalibur to brainstorm, discuss how to manage their resources, and create their own list of rules for maintaining law and order in a world where those systems have disappeared. The development buzzes with activity as they pool their skills and supplies, create stockpiles of food to be rationed, work out hunting and gardening systems, develop a defensive perimeter. Soon, they’re having fun and bonding in ways they never did when they were reliant on mindless entertainment – now they’re enjoying each other’s company in a more pure way than ever before.

 

Their peace is disrupted when they find that Morris has been stealing food. According to their rules, Morris is imprisoned. When he tries to escape, his sentence is lengthened. Meanwhile, Art, Lance, and Merl see a box of Red Cross supplies dropped a few miles away. They arm themselves and venture out. They are ambushed by THUGS but manage to escape, now aware that other neighborhoods haven’t fared as well. When Morris is released, he tries to attack Art’s family. Restraining his desire to kill Morris, Art banishes him from the community. The maligned Morris wanders to another town, run by THUGS. He negotiates his own survival by telling them about the wealth of supplies within Excalibur. These lowlifes send spies, which alerts Art, Merl, Lance, and the others to the possibility of attack. As Morris deceptively fuels the flames of hatred, the thugs arm themselves with makeshift weapons and launch a brutal invasion of Excalibur. Residents fight back to defend the prosperity they’ve built with their own blood, sweat, and tears. As the two villages clash, many good people are lost in the bloody, intense suburban war.

This one looks pretty good. Gamma burst from a dying star takes out everything. Global EMP. Suburban survival ensues.

 

Trailers here: (I liked 2 better).

http://www.remnants-movie.com/v2/trailer1.html

http://www.remnants-movie.com/v2/trailer2.html

 

 

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In the tranquil suburb of Excalibur Estates, ART, his wife GWEN, and their CHILDREN lead contented lives. Art cajoles with his neighbors,MERL and LANCE, then spends another quiet evening with his close-knit and loving family. They don’t notice news reports about an odd cosmic anomaly – an unusually bright star and a series of impending gamma-ray flares. Despite these strange warnings, Art prepares for another day at work.At the office, the routines of daily life are interrupted when breaking news broadcasts a government press conference. Authorities describe recent cosmic activity from a type of super-dense star that has released a burst of gamma rays. This massive electromagnetic storm is heading toward Earth and will affect every part of the planet – disrupting electricity grids, cell phones, and every other modern convenience. As the government declares martial law in urban areas, requests to remain calm go unheeded as everyone in Art’s office panics and flees to get back home before the gamma rays cripple

the planet’s infrastructure. Art and Gwen struggle to get through the dangerously gridlocked traffic to reunite at home. When the catastrophe hits, there is little outward effect – the skies light up as the electricity and all communications are disabled indefinitely. Art and his family provide emotional support to one another, wondering what it is that is happening – some sort of end times? No one knows, but they are resolved to stick together as a family and a community.

 

The residents of Excalibur Estates awake to a very different world. As they survey their neighborhood, they learn that they must survive in a simpler lifestyle than they’d previously enjoyed. Merl, a former military man who has been prepared for such an event, is stocked up with supplies. The neighborhood falls into contentious chaos, conflicts arising particularly from the antisocial MORRIS. Art becomes an unexpected peacemaker as he takes a stand and gives an impassioned speech – imploring his peers to take charge of this situation and band together to turn their community into one that thrives despite this adversity. Art’s leadership inspires the residents of Excalibur to brainstorm, discuss how to manage their resources, and create their own list of rules for maintaining law and order in a world where those systems have disappeared. The development buzzes with activity as they pool their skills and supplies, create stockpiles of food to be rationed, work out hunting and gardening systems, develop a defensive perimeter. Soon, they’re having fun and bonding in ways they never did when they were reliant on mindless entertainment – now they’re enjoying each other’s company in a more pure way than ever before.

 

Their peace is disrupted when they find that Morris has been stealing food. According to their rules, Morris is imprisoned. When he tries to escape, his sentence is lengthened. Meanwhile, Art, Lance, and Merl see a box of Red Cross supplies dropped a few miles away. They arm themselves and venture out. They are ambushed by THUGS but manage to escape, now aware that other neighborhoods haven’t fared as well. When Morris is released, he tries to attack Art’s family. Restraining his desire to kill Morris, Art banishes him from the community. The maligned Morris wanders to another town, run by THUGS. He negotiates his own survival by telling them about the wealth of supplies within Excalibur. These lowlifes send spies, which alerts Art, Merl, Lance, and the others to the possibility of attack. As Morris deceptively fuels the flames of hatred, the thugs arm themselves with makeshift weapons and launch a brutal invasion of Excalibur. Residents fight back to defend the prosperity they’ve built with their own blood, sweat, and tears. As the two villages clash, many good people are lost in the bloody, intense suburban war.

 

 

Oh man.. great concept but this is what happens when B movies get HD video cameras

Mockumentaries/POV-heavy films are all the rage (even still). Decent looking trailers, liking the use of the always epic Adago in D Minor

 

I know any work of fiction requires a suspension of one's disbelief, but movies like this, like 2012, just prey on the tidal wave of fear... I know, I know, its just a work of fiction and doesn't need to have its footing in any type of reality-- just saying. And yes, I've wrote this quick post while listening to Adagio in D Minor, and its made it feel like an epic journey :icon_exclaim:

this looks a lot more realistic than "2012" that's for sure. Mark, did you have a hand in this?

it's right up your alley

Oh man.. great concept but this is what happens when B movies get HD video cameras

 

I'm curious as to your objections?

 

The movie business is going away from the 500 million films like Avatar. More and more films will be coming out of independent film houses like the guys who did Skyline for 10 million dollars.

 

Sure, Hollywood will continue to pump out big budget movies like Terminator Salvation(200 mil) but I'd rather watch movies like Moon(5 mil) or Primer($7,000.00).

this looks a lot more realistic than "2012" that's for sure. Mark, did you have a hand in this?

it's right up your alley

 

Actually, in one of my early drafts years back for my short story "One Man's Treasure", Earth was "decivilized" by a gamma blast but I took that away in a later version. I've run the concept through a few times and it's so severe that it's tough to work with afterward.

I'm curious as to your objections?

 

The movie business is going away from the 500 million films like Avatar. More and more films will be coming out of independent film houses like the guys who did Skyline for 10 million dollars.

 

Sure, Hollywood will continue to pump out big budget movies like Terminator Salvation(200 mil) but I'd rather watch movies like Moon(5 mil) or Primer($7,000.00).

 

 

I dont need huge budgets or brand name actors.. But from watching those trailers the way the movie is shot makes it seem fake despite the HD cameras. It could also be bad acting but the scene with the woman brushing the daughters hair or the tooth brushing scene seem very fake and staged...almost amatuerish. Get a quality director and this could be a great movie.

 

There are lots of low budget movies that are shot better than this. I thought district 9 was awesome.