Before the Dawn is a trilogy of short films inspired by the ten years between Rise of the Planet of the Apes and its sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (released worldwide in July).

 When a viral pandemic with no known cure swept the globe, only humans immune to 'Simian Flu' survived. Those who remained witnessed the destruction of society as we know it. 'The Gun' charts this devastation by tracing the journey of a shotgun, from owner to owner, in a world torn apart by the virus.

Mill colourist James Bamford worked closely with thirty-two to produce the final look and feel of the film within the grade, he comments "Will and Dylan really pulled out all the stops with this, which was shot beautifully by Ross McLennan in the US. We enhanced all of the natural tones, producing a very cinematic film with a few subtle colour changes to tell the story at its best."

You can follow the progress of each short film socially and see regular updates about the release of the full feature using the hashtag #DawnofApes.