A zombie screams
By Marcia E. Gawecki
Zombies and pilots are among the themes for this year’s Student Film Screenings held tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the IAF Theatre on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The much-anticipated event is free and open to the public.
Part of the zombie movie was shot next door to me in Idyllwild. I volunteered my neighbor’s house because frankly, my kitchen was a mess.
Maurice Mysenburg’s home was perfect because it was unoccupied (he lives in La Habra), it had a small Sherwood Forest in the back yard, and dark wood paneling throughout.
The script called for one actor to shoot a zombie dead against the wood paneling in the bedroom.
“I wonder if the blood will leave a stain?” asked Isaac, head of the Film Department.
Isaac and Gerald decided they needed to match the wood paneling so they could use it as an overlay. (I’m sure my neighbor, Maurice, wouldn’t want to live with zombie blood above his headboard.) As it turned out, however, they created the blood stain in post-production.
The film crew unloads all of the equipment
Outside, the film crew was unloading the lights, camera and equipment. I was just sorry that I wasn’t going to be around to watch them shoot the zombie film, “Life After Death.”
Before I left, one of the students asked to use my garden hose. I imagined that he needed it to fill up a fog machine or something.
As it turns out, he needed to hose down a zombie.
She had platinum blonde hair, and caked blood all over her face. She was a gruesome sight. And she stood there screaming. Why the zombie needed to be wet and miserable was unknown.
A zombie in full makeup
The zombie film was written by Armani, a sophomore film student at Idyllwild Arts, who insists that it’s got a decent storyline.
“It’s about a guy who convinces a girl to leave her 5-year-old brother at home so that she can go out with him,” Armani explained.
(See ‘Zombie Teen Flick” Idyllwild Me post dated April 10).
“‘It’s more about the story between the sister and brother,” Armani said.
Armani said that “Life After Death” is not autobiographical.
“My sisters didn’t leave me home alone until I was 10,” he said.
Most of the other short films, including “Wing Man” were shot in and around Idyllwild. Those who come to the Student Film Screenings tonight and Saturday night will notice many local sites.
Like all Idyllwild Arts events, the event is free and open to the public. But come early to get a good seat. For more information, contact (951) 659-2171 or visit www.idyllwildarts.org.
Copyright 2012 Idyllwild Me. All rights reserved.
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