The God of Destruction

The God of Destruction is the first film officially released by ShiftyPotatoes, and a fan-film of the popular BBC television series Doctor Who. Written by Alex Wilson, it was ultimately released on 28th December 2012, a week after originally planned.

Synopsis
Arriving in Mayan-era Guatemala, the Doctor and Charlie are unaware as they walk that their movements are being watched. The evil entity Que'qa commands his Mayan lackey Xa'mataxa to capture Charlie, which he does, as the Doctor continues his running through the forest without a care. Que'qa then proceeds to torture Charlie, who waits desperately for the Doctor to help.

Being the Doctor, he is bound to turn up eventually, and in due course he does. The mere sight of the Timelord sends Que'qa away until such a time as he has found a better plan, and the Doctor and Charlie rush to present-day Britain, where they are beset by Que'qa's lasers. Somehow, the Doctor finds his way onto Que'qa's ship and initiates the self-destruct mechanism. As he flies off into space, Que'qa fires laser shots at the Doctor and Charlie, mortally wounding the latter.

Being Christmas, it is fitting that Charlie dies in the Doctor's arms beneath a lit Christmas tree.

Behind the Scenes

 * The idea was first mooted in mid-November 2012. By the end of December the film was on YouTube.DoctorCharlieHaveaSticker.jpg offers Charlie a sticker.]]
 * Initial scripted scenes called for much of the action to take place within a Mayan pyramid, with the Doctor perusing artefacts as Charlie is kidnapped.
 * Director of Photography Josh Rudgard-James was scheduled to play the role of the reveller. However, he was unable to make the shoot for which the reveller appears, and so the role was recast for producer Ben Harrison.
 * The TARDIS scene was shot twice. The first take had to be scrapped because of domineering background noise interfering with the sound quality.