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A passionate fan named Tiffany enters the warehouse and spots Jake Morris. She proves her value by displaying food delivery apps and pulling out a reflector board. The director hires her immediately as an unpaid gofer. Later, the team gathers at a dining table to discuss practical effects. Elena Vasquez arrives with a thirteen-million-dollar production estimate, leaving the cash-strapped filmmakers stunned.
Tiffany rushes into the warehouse office and immediately recognizes Jake Morris. She offers to work for free, showing food apps on her phone and presenting a reflector board. The director agrees to take her on as an unpaid gofer.
Thirty minutes later, the team sits around a dining table inside the warehouse. Marcus Chen, Leo Park, and Sofia bicker over fake blood and visual details for the shoot. The director steps in and tells everyone to focus on planning the movie.
Producer Elena Vasquez walks into the meeting area and places a printed estimate onto the table. The paperwork reveals a required cost of $13,520,000 from an actual production studio. The impoverished filmmakers gaze at the multi-million dollar total in pure disbelief.
“I can be a human reflector, no pay needed!”
“All right, we need a gofer, you're in.”
“Take a look at this budget estimate from a real production house.”
“That's insane. We can't afford this.”
The episode ends with the crew frozen around the table in disbelief. They look down at the multi-million dollar budget sheet and realize they do not have the money to meet it. How will this broke team fund their zombie film when the official industry numbers are completely out of reach?