VIDEO: £50 Zombie movie shocks Cannes
A British zombie movie has become a surprise hit a the Cannes Film Festival ... especially given it only cost £50 to make.Colin - which tells a horror story from a zombie's perspective - was shot on a home camcorder by budding Brit director Marc Price.
It starred 'actors' who volunteered through Facebook and the only money Marc shelled out, was for video tapes, tea for the crew - normally a 'low budget' movie costs around £100,000.
But despite it's budget backing Hollywood studios and movie distributers are said to be fighting over the rights to the flick which could be released worldwide.
Studio bosses say they can't understand how the movie could have been made so cheaply ... I guess they underestimate how much the average Facebook user looks like a zombie without needing any special effects.
30-year-old Marc from London said he came up with the idea for the movie while watching a few horror films late one night.
He then spent 18 months organizing a cast and crew by appealing to users of Facebook and Myspace
who could take part in the filming in London and Wales.
Crew members were asked to bring their own equipment and actors their own costumes and make-up.
After filming Marc edited the movie together using his home computer.
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ColinMovie.com
