RESURRECTING
THE
ZOMBIE
MOVIE
part
II
In
recent
years,
it
seems
to
have
been
the
Brits
responsible
for
bringing
back
the
zombie
film
with
a
vengeance,
as
illustrated
in
28
DAYS
LATER,
SHAUN
OF
THE
DEAD,
and
now,
the
thrifty
but
fantastic
COLIN
-
making
its
African
debut
at
the
South
African
HORRORFEST
an
exclusive
interview
with
Alastair
Kirton
portraying
the
title
character
in
the
highly
original
and
accomplished
UK
zombie
movie
COLIN
|
How
did
you
get
into
acting?
I
stumbled
into
acting
while
at
school.
I
was
trying
to
get
out
of
Army
Cadets
so
volunteered
for
the
school
play
and
ended
up
with
the
main
part.
I
was
terrified
but
found
it
the
most
amazing
experience.
Over
the
following
years
I
kept
acting
and
then
went
to
Drama
school
at
LAMDA
(London
Academy
of
Musical
and
Dramatic
Arts).
How
did
you
land
the
lead
role
in
Colin?
(Director)
Marc
Price
and
I
had
met
working
on
a
short
film.
We
got
on
really
well
and
had
a
lot
of
the
same
references
film-wise.
I
loved
the
way
he
worked.
It
was
really
collaborative
and
exciting.
Marc
and
I
stayed
in
touch.
We
would
hang
out
and
chat
about
film
ideas.
He
pitched
the
idea
of
COLIN
to
me
quite
early
on
in
its
development.
I
thought
it
was
a
really
bold
and
interesting
idea
and
although
I
was
a
bit
overwhelmed
to
start
off
with,
I
was
pleased
he
thought
I
could
bring
something
to
the
part
and
wanted
to
get
involved.
He
was
so
excited
bout
the
film
and
wanted
to
do
something
different,
I
couldn’t
say
“no”!
What
was
your
first
impression
of
both
the
script
and
Marc
as
a
person
and
a
director?
Marc
is
brilliant,
just
full
of
energy,
totally
in
love
with
film
and
making
movies.
The
first
script
reading
was
a
bit
odd.
Marc
just
read
it
out
to
us
in
the
pub,
describing
the
gore
and
adding
grunts
and
growls!
It
was
a
pretty
busy
pub
as
well…the
people
around
must
have
thought
we
were
pretty
odd.
The
script
was
a
starting
point.
The
story
and
sequences
were
all
there
but
the
film
evolved
in
a
lot
of
ways
while
we
were
shooting.
What
was
your
thought
process
/
technique
/
approach
when
it
came
to
the
character
of
Colin,
both
as
a
human
and
a
zombie?
It
was
kind
of
daunting
to
begin
with.
The
first
thing
I
did
was
my
Zombie
movie
homework.
Day
of
the
Dead
and
(Bub
the
Zombie)
was
a
big
influence
on
Colin.
When
it
came
to
shooting,
we
filmed
the
human
Colin
section
first.
Having
asked
a
lot
of
questions
earlier
on
about
who
he
was,
and
knowing
his
back
story
helped.
We
also
shot
some
additional
scenes
that,
while
they
didn’t
make
it
into
the
film,
helped
with
the
character
stuff.
It
also
helped
with
Zombie
Colin
as
well,
I
think.
For
the
Zombie
stuff
we
gave
ourselves
the
time
and
space
to
work
out
a
physicality
that
would
be
expressive
and
have
character.
It
was
about
trying
to
find
the
right
level
-
Marc
would
occasionally
shout
at
me
“Too
human!”.
We
wanted
Zombie
Colin
to
be
childlike
in
his
handling
of
objects
and
have
limited
field
of
hearing
and
vision
so
that
he
was
just
reacting
to
the
things
in
his
immediate
area.
It
was
fun
finding
the
moments
for
him
to
be
animal
like
as
well.
We
also
listened
to
lots
of
Joy
Division
while
shooting
around
the
house
(as
there
was
no
dialogue).
I
think
Colin
died
to
New
Dawn
Fades
and
came
back
to
Atmosphere.
How
did
all
the
actors
prepare
for
their
roles
&
how
did
all
the
make-up
FX
work?
All
the
FX
stuff
was
really
interesting.
Make-up
by
Michelle
Webb
was
amazing
and
we
tried
to
use
Colin’s
make-up
to
show
his
deterioration.
The
most
important
thing
was
for
the
Make-up
and
FX
to
help
tell
the
story.
We
didn’t
have
money
to
use,
so
all
the
effects
were
just
creativity
by
Marc
and
Leigh,
problem
solving
and
cheating.
We
would
just
use
whatever
we
could
get
our
hands
on
to
get
our
shots….
It
was
great
the
way
that
all
the
actors
who
came
down
and
got
involved,
took
the
film
seriously
while
still
having
a
good
time.
Lots
of
them
came
back
again
and
again
with
friends
and
relatives.
How
much
did
this
role
take
out
of
you,
and
how
much
did
it
make
you
grow?
Did
Colin
ever
spill
into
your
real
life?
Well,
I
was
working
on
the
film
the
best
part
of
10
months
(while
also
working
full
time!).
Days
off,
evenings,
weekends,
holidays…
so
it
was
my
life
for
a
really
long
time.
It
was
also
a
pretty
physical
shoot,
so
there
were
a
few
cuts
and
bruises
along
the
way
and
I
was
usually
covered
in
fake
blood
or
having
it
spat
in
my
face.
It
was
also
quite
scary
to
think
that
a
whole
feature
film
was
on
my
shoulders.
That
kind
of
responsibility
made
me
grow
as
an
actor
I
think.
What
are
your
favourite
zombie
movies
and
why?
Obviously,
Dawn
of
the
Dead
is
amazing
but
I
also
really
love
Day
of
the
Dead
as
well.
The
first
Zombie
movie
I
watched
was
David
Cronenburg’s
Rabid.
That
really
freaked
me
out
when
I
watched
it,
Body
Horror
and
Zombies.
I
also
think
Shaun
of
the
Dead
is
very
ace
and
I
watched
Dead
Snow
recently.
It
is
amazing
the
way
that
Zombie
movies
can
be
taken
in
so
many
different
directions.
We
wanted
to
do
something
different
with
Colin,
have
a
different
look
at
the
zombie
films
while
still
respecting
the
genre.
What
are
your
favourite
movies
in
general?
Too
many
to
mention!
Depends
on
my
mood
really
but
I
am
happy
watching
almost
anything
(not
a
fan
of
Love
Actually
though!).
Horror
wise
American
Werewolf
In
London,
Wicker
Man
(the
Original)
and
Don’t
Look
Now
spring
to
mind.
Let
the
Right
One
In
was
awesome
as
well.
I
was
over
in
Sitges
this
year
and
we
were
also
screening
at
Frightfest
in
London
as
well,
so
I’ve
managed
to
catch
up
on
lots
of
horror
films.
Definitely
a
perk
of
the
job!
(American
Werewolf
and
its
new
documentary
Beware
The
Moon
are
also
screening
at
the
2009
South
African
HORROFEST)
What's
next
for
you?
I’ll
be
working
with
Marc
again
next
year
on
Thunderchild.
The
script
is
ace
and
really
different.
I'm
hoping
to
work
on
more
films
in
the
future.
I’m
open
to
offers……
click
here
for
an
exclusive
interview
with
COLIN
director
Marc
Price
www.colinmovie.com
www.horrorfest.info
-
Paul
Blom
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