Wade K. Savage is a theatre and film director. His most recent short film, Hunt (2011), screened at the Bram Stoker International Film Festival. His 2010 short The Dead Wastes won the Night of Horror International Film Festival's Independent Spirit award.
He also really, really likes Fallout.
“I've been playing with the idea of doing a fan film for years,” says Savage. “But I knew if I dove into this world I'd have to make the best film I could.”
“I've loved the Fallout games since the first one, and I just knew that I could do the material justice. Fallout: New Vegas offered up some interesting characters to work with and it also helps that I just loved the game.
“Fallout: Lanius serves as a monumental change in style for me, as I've just directed a really heavy drama. I really like the idea of doing something that challenges my skills as a director and storyteller. That, and Lanius as a character is really interesting.”
Shooting out of Perth in Western Australia Fallout: Lanius is an origin story of Legate Lanius, the primary antagonist from 2010's Fallout: New Vegas, so Savage’s first step was to strike up a relationship with Obsidian.
“At the beginning of the process I contacted Chris Avellone and John Gonzalez for story notes,” says Savage. “Both of them gave me a really great insight into what kind of man Lanius was; this in turn helped me flesh him out as a character.”
Obsidian has been really supportive of the project thus far.
“Obsidian has been really supportive of the project thus far, so much so that a few designers have pledged to our film. I guess the key is being really upfront about what kind of project we are trying to create and why we are doing it. The key been making it clear that we want to produce the best fallout film there is, within the frame work we have.”
Strongman Johnny Domino.
Much of this will come down to the crew Savage has assembled, which includes original Fallout voice actor Mitch Lewis reprising his role from Fallout: New Vegas.
“Our team is all incredibly experienced,” says Savage. “I've cast strongman and martial artist Johnny Domino as Lanius, and I've cast theatre performer and Australia's Next Top Model finalist Caris Eves as Quill – a tribal girl.”
“Our cinematographers Sam Winzar and Ben Pascoe have shot on feature films, commercials and music videos. My production designer Alana Starcevich has designed everything from theatre productions to feature films. Our prop designers Jeremy Saw and Jon Tolliver have worked on projects like The Lord of the Rings and King Kong. Makeup FX artists Kate Anderson and Naomi Lynch have done extensive work in the industry, Naomi recently working on Drift with Sam Worthington.
“Our fight designer Kaneda Cruz trained in Japan and Hong Kong and was the Blue Power Ranger in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers!
“So, our team is really experienced; we just need the financial support!”
Australia's Next Top Model finalist Caris Eves.
Savage and his team have turned to crowdfunding to get the project over the line and have just about reached the halfway mark on their planned $10,000 budget. Micro-budget feature films have certainly been made for less in the past, but $10,000 does seem low for a project this ambitious. We ask Savage how much of Fallout: Lanius has to be done for nothing.
“Well, $10,000 isn't a lot of money in the film world,” he concedes. “Basically, that will cover prop construction and camera hire.”
“The reason I chose this particular story is because the events that take place are very contained. As we cover the final days of the Hidebarks, it all takes place in the foothills of Arizona. We've sourced some incredible locations to match this. Also, Legion and Tribal costuming isn't as difficult as power armour.
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“To be honest, most of us are doing this for nothing. The only costs incurred go to covering hire charges. Also, I'm shooting as little CGI as possible and trying to do things really practically. The lesser the post-production period, the lower the costs.
Fallout: Lanius is “a pure passion project”; Savage isn’t actually looking to open any real doors here.
“Well, the only real reason I want to make this is because I love Fallout,” he says. “I want to make something truly cinematic that brings this world to life.”
“I also want to offer an alternative to what Nuka Break delivers. Whilst they've gone the comedy route, I want to inject a sense of real drama back into the Fallout universe with our film. I don't look at Fallout: Lanius as a career game changer for me; it's a pure passion project. That, and I want to make something that entertains the fans and reinforces why we all love this world so much.”
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