▁down ▁the ▁gang members ▁and ▁kill ▁them . ▁ ▁Production ▁T ucker ▁and ▁McC ork le ▁first ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁shortly ▁after ▁meeting ▁at ▁an ▁invest ment ▁bank ing ▁firm . ▁The ▁two ▁decided ▁to ▁create ▁their ▁own ▁low - bud get ▁film ▁using ▁Hi - 8 ▁and ▁M ini ▁D V ▁video ▁cam eras , ▁film ing ▁in ▁public ▁housing ▁projects ▁and ▁performing ▁editing ▁on ▁a ▁personal ▁computer . ▁McC ork le ▁also ▁taught ▁himself ▁rud iment ary ▁special ▁effects ▁techniques ▁for ▁the ▁film , ▁stating ▁that ▁" Just ▁because ▁we ' re ▁low - bud get ▁doesn ' t ▁mean ▁it ▁can ' t ▁be ▁real istic — at ▁least ▁movie - real istic ." ▁A part ▁from ▁being ▁the ▁writer , ▁director , ▁and ▁make - up ▁artist , ▁McC ork le ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁g rip ▁and ▁c ater er . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁z omb ie ▁short ▁films ▁and ▁und ead - related ▁projects ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁John athan ▁T ucker : ▁From ▁Film ▁A ctor ▁to ▁Film ▁Director ▁ ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁horror ▁films ▁Category : American ▁gang ▁films ▁Category : American ▁independent ▁films ▁Category : American ▁z omb ie ▁films ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁films ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁director ial ▁debut ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch il am ak ur ▁is ▁a ▁Village ▁in ▁K ad apa ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁And h ra ▁Pr