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We (Emily and Clare) chose these images because we had an idea to create an apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic (as these images could either be during the film or as an explanation leading to the current situation). We can base these images onto the opening title sequence for our film from Zixie Films.  

Whilst talking about the representation shown in the combination of these pictures, we had several ideas about the reasons, as shown by the first few pictures that would lead to desertion of the “open world”.

• Over-population – not enough oxygen (also by deforestation) – combustion – oxygen mixing with carbon dioxide – carbon monoxide in atmosphere – carbon monoxide poisoning – masks etc.
• Threat of nuclear war – people are quarantined and either killed off or taken underground to form new population (possible near-Nazi totalitarian underground state?)
• Birth of new nuclear technology, to have possible positive effects on people with diseases – testing on humans – creates contagious disease – yada yada yada most people die.
• Imposing threat of global warming – new last-chance government – segregation.  
• Some people wake up from comas to find the destructed world, finding quarantine signs and body parts.

So despite our original ideas to create quirky individual films, we have taken some inspiration from The Road, Contagion and Children of Men to form ideas for post-apocalyptic films (which we actually rather like – who’da thunk it??)