Zombie movie Colin has taken this years Cannes Film Festival by storm.
That a British independent zombie movie has got the folks at Cannes buzzing is news in itself but the fact that Marc Price, the director, made the film for only £45 makes it even more remarkable. According to the article on the Daily Mail website, he spent the budget on tea, coffee, DV tapes..and a crowbar.
Price has done a great job in marketing the movie and used the current economic climate to pitch the film based on its credit crunch busting budget and has got write ups in Metro, The Times and The Hollywood Reporter.
From a zombie movie perspective, Colin also takes an unusual route in that it covers the story from a zombies point of view. The lead character gets bitten early in the film, dies and then comes back as a zombie and the rest of the action is focused on his life as a zombie. In his review, Mike Simpson compares the performance of lead actor, Alastair Kirton, to Karloff in Frankenstein. High praise indeed!
Seeing a British independent zombie movie do well at Cannes warms the cockles of our heart (note to self: must find out what a heart cockle actually does) but it’s made even more pleasing because some of our very own SNOTD make up team worked on the project.
Michelle Webb, Lindsey Jones, Gayle Cooper and Jess Heath all contributed their time to the film and, judging by the trailer and the clip from Colin on the production company website, have created some visually stunning zombies and make up effects.
We were lucky to have Michelle and her team work with us on the first round of filming for Stag Night of the Dead. The visual effects make up on our zombies was top notch, combining newly turned zombies with full on decomposing flesh. Each zombie was different, had it’s own unique features and in some cases genuinely stomach turning gore.
Did someone mention Flappy?
If anyone is making a UK based zombie or horror film and you’re looking for visual effects make up, give these guys a call but you’d better do it quickly. With the success of Colin at Cannes and the release of SNOTD on the cards, they’re going to be even more in demand than they already are.
Web links: Michelle Webb – Visual FX Make Up | Lindsey Jones – Model Making & Special FX
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1 The Mascot // Jul 24, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Congratulations to Marc Price and all the folks involved with making ‘Colin’, The film has been picked up for distribution including a theatrical release. Not bad for a film costing a handful of beans!
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