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The Last Signal
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Aim
"Are you real?" "Yeah... are you?" An original post-apocalyptic film about reaching out to others and finding your happiness.
THE LAST SIGNAL
WHAT IT IS ABOUT
The Last Signal is an original short film about finding a way out of your comfort zone, reaching out to others and pursuing your own happiness.
THE STORY
The world as we know it has ended. Petra survives alone, hiding away in her home that she's made for herself. She lacks the confidence to venture away from what she knows, her only contact with the outside world being an old radio receiving nothing but silent static.
One day, Bleiz wanders into her radio's range and makes contact with her.
Petra’s excitement is short-lived as a storm makes its way towards her and Bleiz injures himself and the radio breaks. Will Petra face her fears to save Bleiz and change her life?
The Last Signal is an important film for all of us. It asks the question: just because we have become accustomed to being lonely, does that mean we're happy? We have all felt lost and longing in the past and it had a lot of influence on us as people.
The film is an original story with a unique style combining the whimsical worlds and characters inspired by Studio Ghibli in a vast, empty, but beautiful post-apocalyptic land. Pollution caused mutations to riddle the flora and fauna, the sky to turn into a strong orange and the weather to become even more difficult to deal with than Welsh weather nowadays.
The aesthetic has a Steampunk-ness to it with some Solarpunk pieces of the set design to boot.
All wrapped around the dynamic of Petra and Bleiz, two people capable of survival alone, but only together capable of living.
THE PRODUCTION TEAM
Nox Meriil - the writer
I am passionate about stories about hope and connection. It is my goal to make films where even when the characters experience the absolute worst scenarios they can find pieces of happiness. Hopefully, that'll help people realise that they have a chance at happiness as well.
Meg Davies - the director
This film is something I've always wanted to create, about finding connection and moving past a comfort zone are such important and interesting topics to explore, and the fact we get to explore them in such a beautiful and striking setting is so exciting!
David Svorcik - the producer
From the moment I heard the idea of this story, I knew this was going to be something great and I want to make it the best it can be. The story is actually quite personal to me as I do struggle to reach out to people and bottle most of my emotions up, an unhealthy habit and something I am not alone in doing. And I truly believe that this story will speak to others and might even put some perspective on their circumstance.
Vicki Hill - the cinematographer
I'm genuinely so excited to work on this film as director of photography. It has captured my imagination unlike any other project I've worked on and I can't wait to bring the vision to life.
Patrick Flannery - Sound Supervisor
The Last Signal really took hold of my brain sonically in the second draft as I felt the themes really solidified and took root in the text. The strong themes of loneliness, safety, human connection, and nature really captured me when I began thinking about how to incorporate them into the soundscape of the film. I can't wait to make this film sound like how Petra feels and that really excites me.
and a bunch of others helping us along the way, from set designers, sound designers to VFX artists and on-set crew, all believing in the project, driven only by their passion to make something beautiful together.
THE PLAN
We have found beautiful locations in the Brecon Beacons, Welsh National Park, perfect for the story and... actually why don't you have a look yourself?
All photos courtesy of our cinematographer Vicki Hill, only a taste of what she can do.
Unfortunately, making a film, even short one, is not a cheap endeavour. All of the production team members are putting in any money we can spare but that will not be enough to make the film the greatest it can be.
This is why we are coming to you for help with the funding as it would be impossible to make this film happen without your help. It is therefore only right for us to let you know where your hard-earned money will go. Check out the pie chart below to see how the budget is split.
To show you a representation of our vision for the final aesthetic, we have put together a couple of moodboards. These stills show the atmosphere we are aiming to achieve, be this through the lighting, costume design or locations.
And lastly, a little storyboard sneak peek!
THE REWARDS
There are a plethora of rewards and perks available to anyone supporting the film! From insight to the creative process, art and concept art prints, all the way to props from the film, special credits and more! Some of the rewards are limited in number, so think fast, if you are interested!
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Thanks to the generosity of souls such as yourselves we have the chance to make something truly amazing and moving. However, we understand what it's like to be low on funds, we are students after all, so if you cannot donate then please tell your friends about the film or share it on Facebook and Instagram! Getting the word out about the film can be just as valuable as financial help. To share this page please click the buttons located at the top right of the website, just above the perks. :)
STAY UPDATED! We'll be constantly posting updates about the progress of the film here, on our Instagram @thelastsignalfilm and our Facebook page facebook.com/thelastsignalfilm, so please make sure to check up on us!
Last but not least, we’d like to thank YOU for taking the time to see what we’re up to and reading all the way down here. Hopefully, you share our belief of this being something of worth!
Feel free to ask any questions and I hope you a wonderful day!
This project successfully funded on 30th October 2019