The first is "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World" (2010) The film is the story of a young man, Scott Pilgrim, who must defeat seven evil exes in order to win the heart of the new girl in town, Ramona Flowers. The link that this film has to my own is the video-game "vibe" that it gives off. The whole film is full of over-the-top fight scenes, with combo-meters and coins appearing rather often. I've included the idea of "Lives" being used up whenever the character does something negative towards their health.
The second film I have taken some inspiration from is "Crank" (2006) The Anti-hero, Chev Chelios, is a hitman who is given a lethal mix of chemicals which will kill him if he doesn't get a near-constant supply of adrenaline. He tries everything from cocaine, to having sexual intercourse in a crowded market. Although my film doesn't contain anything quite so drastic, I have created a homage to the film with my own unexpected actions. (See "Issues with props" post)
The final movie which has definitely had an influence on y own production is "Resident Evil" (2002) Based on a videogame, the plot follows the releasing of the "T-virus" into an underground facility by a rogue agent at the "Umbrella corporation". The virus turns the scientists from the facility into flesh-eating zombies, which must be destroyed. My own film has a twisted medical company using citizens as their guinea-pigs to test their chemicals, and the main character eventually ends up becoming a sub-human creature.
Despite the four year gap between each film, they all offer something which I have managed to use for my own production as a sort of collaboration.
-Dan
