Zombie Character
Our film opening is going to be a zom-rom-com, meaning we need to plan a look for our zombie characters. It is important we get this look correct to obtain verisimilitude. Our plan is for our zombie to have white eyes (to show they aren't alive), several wounds/cuts across the face, white face, ripped/dirty clothes and then covered in blood. This style is inspired by the zombies in Shaun of the Dead. They are all wearing normal clothing, however its all hanging off them as if it was unnatural. Looking at the close up of Nick Frost, you can see his face has been covered in white powder/paint to show the character is lifeless. We have ordered white contact lenses from amazon to create the same effect as Shaun of the Dead. We have blood capsules as well, meaning we would be able to create a similar effect to what is going on around Nick Frost's mouth.
Resources
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| My practice cuts |
Liquid latex - we ordered some to create any disfigured sections of the zombies face.
Equipment to create scars/cuts - we have been practicing creating realistic cuts. On the right is an image of some practice cuts I have done on my arm (using glue, makeup and pens).
White make-up - we have access to makeup that could be applied to the face to create the dead look.
Fake blood - could be applied to face or clothing
Contact lenses - we have ordered 2 pairs of white contact lenses.
Clothing
We haven't made any specific plans for clothing yet, however preferably baggy clothing that can be covered in blood. The point is for it to look like the zombies have been turned immediately from their normal self to a zombie, which is why they would be dressed in clothing that they would usually wear.
Walk
Once again, inspired by Shaun of the Dead. We chose to go for a slow zombie because we felt it would be easily distinguishable between the zombies and the normal characters. For example if our characters, Donnie, Fred or Mia, are running away, the comedy would be in the style of the slow walk.
Sound
Similar to the sounds above, the generic zombie noise would work well for our scene, as it has been used in several zombie movies before.
Good clear post. Try to be co nsistent tho in use of bold/pink for T, + consider where you might use hybrid/ity here too.
ReplyDeleteThe zombie pic is the sort of detail that would be useful (or a link back to this post) in later posts on zombie work.
Try to be in the habit of putting key text above a video, not below.