Zombie Filmmaking – Got Gore?
One of the key features in any good zombie film is the gore. Sanj here once again – i.e. the zombie in the propeller beanie. When I think back on Night of the Living Dead, I …
Dear Zombies Meets the New York Comic Con
The For Zombies concept was hatched during a conversation back in July – the beers that afternoon had a hand in it, I’m sure. On another whim, we’re launching a new line of zombie webisodes. Dear Zombies takes aim directly …
Zombies are Thankful, Too
It’s Thanksgiving once again – time for humans, well – American ones anyway, to gather around their dinner tables, be thankful and then gorge themselves on turkey and other sundry items. We undead look upon this …
Behind the Green Screen Part 1
After finishing “First Aid for Zombies” I began to have visions that involved a disembodied head. And not just one that floated around, but one that talked and said silly things. Little did I know that …
Behind the Green Screen Part II
Our early green screen efforts were less than desired and never made it into our finalized productions. While we were able to remove the overall green screen background in PowerDirector 9, we were left with …
Behind the Green Screen Part III
In the first two parts of this series, we walked you through how we set up a makeshift green screen studio and do simple keying and editing. In our prior Dear Zombies releases we were able to …
A Very Zombie Christmas
Once again, the holidays are upon us and it’s time for a very zombie Christmas. The horde gets into the swing of things with a song. It is a little known fact that zombies are quite …
Cocktails for Zombies
Christmas is behind us and New Year’s Eve ahead. The horde takes a reprieve from caroling and turns their attention to party preparations and cocktails. It’s a little-known fact that despite our undead state, zombies still enjoy …
Don’t Make Eye Contact Part I: Zombies Go Shopping
Rewind to December 18, 2011. John and I had decided to make a Christmas video called A Very Zombie Christmas and film ourselves “singing” in zombie makeup and Santa hats. We set up the green screen in my basement, …
Don’t Make Eye Contact Part II – Zombies In Philly
“Look daddy, clowns!” shouted the little kid to his dad as John and I shambled past them outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Sigh. And we’d spent a good hour slathering on our makeup. Of course, the …