The Title

After much deliberation, we have finally chosen the name 'Genesis' as the title of our film. 'Genesis' is the first book in the bible, detailing both the creation of earth and all those that dwell upon it, as well as what is called 'the fall' where human's fall from grace.
              We believe this ties in with our plot for a number of reasons, the first being the concept of creationism. In our opening, there is a scene where a hooded figure explains how he planned to and successfully infected members of the public with a strain of virus, designed to strip them of their humanity. This in turn would lead to an extinction of the human population and from them would rise a new species of zombie like beings - the creation of a new race. This ties in with the creation story of genesis.

            As well as the creation story, genesis also includes the story of how human's fell from god's favour and became impure. This relates to the virus' creator's avid belief that human beings are tainted and therefore deserve to be punished, although in our narrative the punishment is an infection, rather than being forced from 'The Garden of Eden'.
   The final reason for choosing this title is because of the connotations such a name holds, rather than the obvious denotations. Most zombie films have names that are obvious to what the genre is, for example; 'Zombieland'. Ours is somewhat atypical in the fact that it is not so blatantly put, and this should help to inform the audience that it is not a typical zombie film. Although it still retains many conventions shared by other's in this genre, it is not so heavily reliant on pure gore and we have put more emphasis on a more intriguing back story and narrative. By using a name such as 'Genesis,' which gives a sense of complexity and adds some mystery, we believe it helps to convey this fact and should draw in a wider audience - those who would like to see stronger plots in this genre, as well as the usual zombie fans.