Zombies and Social Media. Make your own damn zombie movie!
Jun 13th, 2008 by Bryan White
Maybe you’ve seen the ads. There’s probably one on this page somewhere. Ryan and the Lost Zombies crew hit me up last week about their site and I loved it. I’ve been vocal about my personal burnout when it comes to zombies but let’s face it, they’re probably the easiest, most fun monster in the entire horror movie world so I’m always willing to give them a break, particularly when the idea is fresh. I recommend you take a little time to familiarize yourself with their site.
The social media bug is catching on quickly and becoming the new eCommerce with more Myspace clones than you can shake a stick at but what sets Lost Zombies apart from the pack is that not only are they creating a place for you to put up your own profile and share video with other zombie hounds, they’re crowdsourcing a zombie movie with all the submitted footage. Under the pretense that zombies are real and that there’s an outbreak in progress right now, you are invited to drop by and toss your hat in the ring. Your footage of zombie attacks could possibly wind up in their documentary.
You really don’t need a reason to throw buckets of corn syrup colored with food coloring at your buddies and make your own squibs but The Lost Zombies offers a great opportunity for aspiring filmmakers and special effects artists to get off their asses and come up with some fun footage of head shots, neck-bites and gut rips. As the zombie “thing” grows stale, The Lost Zombies are poised to breathe a little life into the beast and make it fun and innovative again.
Stop what you’re doing right now and check out their website
Hey Bryan,
To prove what a talented bunch we Cinema Suicide readers are, and to vibe off the Lost Zombies post, here’s a video I made with a library buddy for a competition to promote the value of information sharing. It’s called INFO ZOMBIES:
http://uflibraries.blip.tv/
Not sure if that adds to the idea that zombies are played out, but I thought I’d share anyway!
Hi, Sven. I’m not entirely sure what’s going on in that clip, but I’ll tell you what, I’m all about new media. In particular the recent wave of culture jamming and guerilla video thanks to the accessibility and ease of use of technology. So way to go with that clip!
We’ve been planning our own webisodic show over here, so maybe we’ll have to come up with some kind of footage for Lost Zombies.
Cheers mate! Yeah - it seemed crystal clear when we made it, but I must admit it does kinda look like a mushroom induced nightmare! I’ll submit to to Lost Zombie anyway, and see what they make of it.
A Cinema Suicide webisodic show sounds like a really cool idea - taking over the blogosphere one lumbering step at a time!