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Oct 20, 2005 4:00 PM
Posted by Richard Baguley
Movie of the Week : Zombie Attack!
Posted by Richard Baguley
 Zombie movies are harder to make than you might think. If you don’t get the makeup and atmosphere right, your dramatic story of the undead attacking can turn into a comedy. Which is why this short zombie film by Dante Della Maggiore caught my eye: it’s a nicely put together movie that presents some scary images without looking crappy and clichéd. We spoke to Dante about creating the perfect movie and the problems of working with severed heads.  Camcorderinfo.com: Why did you decide to make a zombie movie?Dante Della Maggiore: I've always been an admirer of zombie movies especially the Italian ones by Lucio Fulci. But in addition to just being a fan of scary movies, the warehouse where the video was shot was a big inspiration too. My roommates and I would always talk about how creepy and dingy the place was and that it would make the perfect setting for a horror film.
CCI: How did you put together the look of the zombies?
DDM: My friend Noel helped me with the make up aspect of the zombies. I think he did a great job and worked some crazy hours to get them to look as real as possible. I wanted the zombies to look like they had a life before they were forever the walking dead. The female zombie is meant to look like she was maybe going to prom and the guy zombie I wanted to look like he was working on a car or a possibly a mechanic.
 CCI: What did you use for fake blood?DDM: Noel and I came up with this concoction of Karo syrup, red food coloring and a little splash of dark molasses to make the blood look more believable. It's smells super sweet like you would want to put it on some waffles or pancakes. It for the most part washes out but it was hard to control and stay off the equipment. That was the end of the night ritual; sponging off the video camera, light stands, floor, walls and ourselves.
CCI: Where did you get the severed head?
DDM: That is not something that you could just pick up at some costume store. My friend Andy went to make up school and had some extra supplies laying around. We made a mold of the actors head with dental alginate (the stuff dentist use for teeth), then made a relief of that with latex, airbrushed it, made some fake arteries underneath then threw it.
 CCI: If you were to shoot the video again, is there anything you would do differently?DDM: I would probably ask more people to help me out as far as the shooting goes. It was a little frustrating directing, filming, and dodging machetes.
CCI: Any advice that you could give to aspiring filmmakers who are inspired by your work?
DDM: I guess I would have to be to just go out there and do it really. Don't think about the final outcome so much to the point that it slows down the momentum. The process is sometimes more rewarding than the actual end result.
Thanks to Dante for answering our questions! Got a suggestion for Movie of the Week? Email us here!
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