DEPLETION
Red Spectrum Pictures
Producer: Bradley Stearn
Director: Bradley Stearn
Basic Story Line: The world’s resources are coming to a complete ‘DEPLETION’ and only few species of animals are surviving. One of the species being Homo sapiens; or in other words ‘man’. The film is set in the future in one of the few remaining towns in the world; however the town has no resources so the beings that live there rely on slaughtering each other to cherish the remains of the worlds resources, Such as water. The short film follows the life of a single man, ‘Erik Treanor’ as he tries to stay in this survival game. What’s left of the world has just gone through a highly toxic flu pandemic, which wiped out most of the remaining species. With the air being filled with highly toxic chemicals and gases, anyone who has survived the past 10 years of ‘DEPLETION’ has to wear basic survival clothes. Such as gas mask and full body chemical suits, to ensure they do not catch the remains of the flu pandemic.
Scene 1: Introduction Scene
Scene description: The first scene is set in a small dark room on the fourth floor of an abandoned warehouse. there is rubbish all over the floor. The only useful resources are a rifle on the floor and a few pieces of wood with splinters and nails sticking out of them. In this scene Erik is just waking up from a deep sleep. He has been sleeping because the day before he walked into a ‘gas zone’ without his gas mask, causing him to suffer from sever lung damaging which almost killed him. Erik is wearing a black hazmat suit, with a brown colored gas mask with a big filter to keep his respiratory system clean. An old beaten photo of what seems to be of a loved one lay next to him. As Erik wakes up, he drearily looks about the room whilst staying in his upright seated position against the wall. His first main action is the picking up of an empty can of food. He tries to drink the residue out of the can, but he does not succeed. He then picks up another can, this time a can of water, and he manages to get a diminutive amount of water. He picks up his photo and then stands up, picks up his gun, and has a long look around the room so he can get his bearings. He then slowly and cautiously walks out of the room into the next room.
Scene 2: Scanning the area
Scene description: Erik is now slowly walking about the fourth floor of the abandoned warehouse. He takes long looks out of most of the windows as he walks past them. All he would be able to see are the remains of the town he’s in, and a large amount of ozone ‘DEPLETION’ which fills the sky with polluted air and clouds. He then comes across a stair case which leads down one floor, to the third floor. He then gradually makes his way down the long narrow concrete stairs. Once on the third floor of the building, he realizes that there is nothing much different than on the fourth floor. He has a quick scan of the room to make sure there is nothing useful, such as left over water, food or weapons. He finds nothing so strolls down to the second floor. He finds that this floor is set out much differently than the other two he had just been on. This floor has a long corridor down one side of it. However all the glass in the room has been smashed and is lying all over the floor. He walks to the opposite side of the room and finds a dead body, without breathing equipment, so it’s clear why he’s dead. Erik then walks down onto the ground floor of the building to discover something quite shocking.
Scene 3: Discovery
Scene description: He turns round the corner into the last 10 steps down to the ground floor of the building, and quickly glimpses a glance of another roaming human being. He is dressed almost the same as Erik however comes across to be more aggressive. Erik quickly turns back and keeps his back straight against the wall so that the other human cannot see him. Erik waits for the man to leave the room and then carries on walking cautiously making sure he stays behind the other human whilst not making any noises by stepping on the glass which is scattered across the floor. Walking into the next room of the building, Erik comes across what seems to be a disused furnace room, with no coal available in this future world, Erik has no way of starting the furnace up for heat, so he picks up the plank of wood which lay next to the furnace and makes his way out of the small mechanical looking room.
Based upon a true storey, this movie follows my grandfathers enlistment into the 6th reinforcements of the AIF 60th battalion in 1916. At 18 his detailed diary follows his travels to France to face the German enemy in the knowledge that the original 60th battalion was all but wiped out in the first day of the infamous Battle of Fromelles 19 July 1916 - 20 July 1916. Fromelles was the first major battle fought by Australian troops on the Western Front. The British command famously stated "it would be good for them". The movie begins with the bloodshed of this battle. Upon enlistment, he befriends an AWOL New Zealand veteran of the failed Gallipoli battle of 1915 whom has escaped his unit and travelled to Australia, changed his name and incredibly re-enlisted with the 60th AIF battalion to travel back to war. Upon arrival they soon go AWOL under the influence of the older veteran experiencing the wonders of France. Upon return they rejoin their battalion and besides a demotion to private enters the war wherein they experience many of the most telling battles. He famously "goes over the top" on his 21st birthday. The Australians famously lacked some discipline but made up for this with sheer guys and glory. One storey carried down through my family has them entering an abandoned pub (hotel) in Villers Bretonneux before further bombardmen, they search for alcohol, beer or wine in particular but can only locate french champanie, they burry a number of cases and place a sign on the mound stating "Dead Horse" so that it will not be dug up by others. This is their celebration drink should they return from the next big push over the Somme. They return few in number and drink the remains. The battle of Villers Bretonneux turns the war and for the first time the Germans are on the run. Towards the end of the war, due to low numbers of survivors, the 60th battalion is ordered to disband. Reluctantly they do due the high regard for their Australian commander. They are the only battalion to ever do so.
Its the year 2020 .In saudi-arabia the king is almost dying in his bed .He askes for his servants to bring his eldest son to him.with his final breath he s telling his son who s soon to be his succesor his final words.He tells him not to make the same mistake he did .that he must follow his heart .and bring peace and justice in the world .and that he s now going to be in control of the biggest oilfields in the world .and that it comes with great responsibility.he tells him who controls the oil controls the world and dies.
And so after a few months when he s finished mourning about his father everyday he hears his fathers last words in his mind .((follow your heart ,bring peace and justice,who controls the oil controls the world))this continues for some time .After a while he is become a great king .He befriends with a lot of other arab oil sheiks and they start their own richmansclub with once a month they are keeping a meeting .
One day they suggest to combine all their businesses together as one.They now own about 70 percent of the worlds oil.
Meanwhile the world is no longer like we know it today .A lot of people are suffering from hunger and nature disasters and wars are common in this time .But in the western countries they dont have these problems.The economy is blooming and people have it good.
The king of saudia-arabia is having dreams of his father who s is repeating his last words to him over and over.So he suggest to have a meeting with the other oil sheiks to discuss the condition of the world.
He gives a very powerfull speech in that meeting where he talks about the poor and needy.After a few more meetings they come with this one idea.
One day they decited not to sell any oil to the west anymore .the oil price hits record prices.in a press conference the king speaks to the media demanding justice and equality for everyone and that the west have to do something about the problems in the third world countries and that they should stop invading other countries or there will be no more oil for them.
Meanwhile the western world is turned into a savage world where there is no more food to find.people kill each other for scraps. Civilisaition as we know it is about to dissapear .
America plans to invade saudi-arabia and the other arab countries for the oil but on a press conference the king warns america better not to do so because they have bombs put in every oil well that if they attack them he will detonate them and they will catch fire.
After a while the west have no choice they cant exist without oil they have to give in .They do whatever the king and his companions want.They even attack countries that do wrong to their people by the order of the king.And the king rewards them with all the oil they need.
After a while the king and his companions rule the world and they bring peace and justice .
The year is 1066 and Edward the Confessor dies January 5th and Harold Godwinson(The Main Character) becomes King of the Anglo-Saxon people.
His banished brother Tostig Godwinson had recruited the most feared warrior of christendom Harald Hardrada the king of Norway, since of Harold had lost is Earl title he was out for revenge.
Rumors about an invasion from the Normans in south made Harold go there to defend his kingdom.
Battle of Fulford:
The rumors were true about an invasion, but not from south, from north.
September 20th 300 Viking Ships arrives with a total amount of 15000 fearless viking warriors and the 6.5 feet tall viking king.
The English Army was led by Edwin, Earl of Mercia and his brother Morcar, Earl of Northumbria. Harald lined his army up to oppose the Anglo-Saxons, but he knew it would take hours for all of his troops to arrive. His least experienced troops were sent to the right and his best troops on the riverbank.
The English struck first, advancing on the Norwegian army before it could fully deploy. Morcar's troops pushed Harald's back into the marshlands, making progress against the weaker section of the Norwegian line. However, this initial success proved insufficient for victory to the English army, as the Norwegians brought their better troops to bear upon them, still fresh against the weakened Anglo-Saxons.
The Anglo-Saxons were forced to give ground. Edwin's soldiers who were defending the bank now were cut off from the rest of the army by the marsh, so they headed back to the city to make a final stand. Within another hour, the men on the beck were forced off by the Norwegians. Outnumbered and outmaneuvered, the defenders were defeated. Edwin and Morcar however, managed to survive the fight.
The remaining men in Fulford surrendered under the promise that the victors would not loot their city. The treaty was kept, as King Harald turned his attention towards York.
The north of England fell to the invaders but word of the viking invasion travelled fast and Harold had an impossible choice to make.
Stay in south incase the Normans landed or, march north to defend what was left of his kingdom.
Marching north in 5 days the two enemies met at stamford bridge.
The battle of Stamford had begun.
Battle of Stamford:
The Vikings were at an enormous disadvantage. Their army was divided in two; with some of their troops on the west side of the River Derwent and the bulk of their army on the east side. They were not expecting English intervention, so they left their armour behind at their ships. The English army arrived and annihilated the Vikings who fought a futile defence on the west side of the river. By the time the bulk of the English army had arrived, the Vikings on the west side were either slain or fleeing across the bridge. The English advance was then delayed by the need to pass through the choke-point presented by the bridge.
A giant Norse Berserker armed with a double bladed axe held the bridge single-handedly and killed 40 englishmen after asking he's king to die on the bridge.
He was only defeated when an English soldier floated under the bridge in a half-barrel and thrust his spear through the laths in the bridge.
Whatever the delay, this had allowed the bulk of the Norse army to form a shieldwall to face the English attack.
The battle raged for hours and eventually, the Norse army began to fragment and fracture, allowing the English troops to force their way in and break up the Norwegians shield wall. Completely outflanked, and with their leaders Hardrada and Tostig killed, the Norwegian army disintegrated and was virtually annihilated.
King Harold accepted a truce with the surviving Norwegians, including Harald's son Olaf. They were allowed to leave after giving pledges not to attack England again. The losses the Norwegians had suffered were so horrific that only 24 ships from the fleet of over 300 were needed to carry the survivors away.
Battle of Hastings:
3 weeks later another battle came to England, the final battle and the end of the Anglo-Saxon era.
William relied on basic tactics with archers in the front rank weakening the enemy with arrows, followed by infantry which would engage in close combat, culminating in a cavalry charge that would break through the English forces. However, his tactics did not work as well as planned. William's army attacked the English as soon as they were ready and formed up. Norman archers shot several volleys but many of the arrows hit the shield wall and had very little effect. Believing the English to have been softened up, William ordered his infantry to attack. As the Normans charged up the hill, the English threw down whatever they could find: stones, javelins, and maces. The barrage inflicted heavy casualties among the Norman ranks, causing the lines to break up.
The infantry charge reached the English lines, where ferocious hand-to-hand fighting took place. William had expected the English to falter, but the arrow barrage had little effect and nearly all the English troops still stood, their shield wall intact. As a result William ordered his cavalry to charge far sooner than planned. Faced with a wall of axes, spears and swords, many of the horses shied away despite their careful breeding and training. After an hour of fighting, the Breton division on William's left faltered and broke completely, fleeing down the hill. Suffering heavy casualties and realising they would be quickly outflanked, the Norman and Flemish divisions retreated with the Bretons. Unable to resist the temptation, many of the English broke ranks, including hundreds of fyrdmen and Harold's brothers, Leofwyne and Gyrthe. In the following confused fighting, William's horse was killed from underneath him, and he toppled to the ground. Initially, many of William's soldiers thought that he had been killed, and an even greater rout ensued. It was only after he stood up and threw off his helmet that William was able to rally his fleeing troops.
Soon Harold fell and the Normans began their conquest of England.
