Learn to make a zombie Bashny.Net

Layer by layer
The transformation into a zombie - the work is not easy. AMC said that the actor had to sit for hours in a chair during makeup. In addition, often have to wear special prostheses.





Think thin
"Our zombies are usually tall, thin and have a very peaky, but the main key to success is to choose a suitable, a charismatic person" - said Greg Nicotero.



Different kind
Nicotero says that when the actor zombie returned the next day to shoot, it works every time with different make-up artists. "We send the actors each time to a different makeup artists to slightly change their appearance».



Zombies number 372
In those days, when the need to shoot hundreds of zombies, Greg Nicotero and his team have to show up at work at dawn, so that all the actors looked "terribly" good.



Levels "decomposition»
Nicotero says that there was much debate about what should look like a zombie. Solution: make them widely. "We decided to make them visually interesting and varied" - he said. "To some of them look more" fresh ", while others, on the contrary, we expand. This makes it possible to show how the zombies vary with time ».



In any light
During filming, there was constant darkness, so Nicotero and his team had to ensure that the zombies looked good throughout the day.



Make-up, please
Filming in Atlanta means hot weather. Greg Nicotero says that due to this temperature, one of the challenges is to maintain the "ugly" kind of zombie. This means that he and his colleagues "are constantly running around with make-up».



The final result
"I do not know if you can find anywhere in the world over the best zombie" - says writer and director Frank Darabont series.