I Spit On Your Rave – Zombie Record Attempt
It’s 2018 – six years after a virus was released at the 2012 Olympics. Zombies dominate the earth and humankind has been mauled, torn and eaten to extinction.The problem is there’s not a lot to do now that there are no humans left to rip apart… cue the first post-apocalyptic music festival curated by the undead.
And that’s the premise for the world record attempt for the ‘most amount of zombies captured on camera’. I’ve no idea what the current world record is and this seems to be a new category but the largest gathering of zombies involved 894 participants at Monroeville Mall, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States on 29 October 2006 and I assume this is the record to beat.
The Big Chill Festival plays host to this attempt by Film4 and Warp Films on Thursday the 6th of August in London. Participants need simply purchase their ticket and be made up on the day or alternatively bring their own zombie costume and get featured on camera.
The undead in attendance will be instructed in how to move when you are dead (a useful skill) and which direction to shuffle in (not so useful but obviously important or it wouldn’t have been mentioned). Those undead not in attendance can take part in the Flickr group or on YouTube.
To find out more about the Big Chill Festival click here.
To find out more about the record breaking zombie attempt and how to take part visit the official site.
Hey, thanks for the write-up. I just thought I’d explain the “moving in the right direction” thing: this isn’t just about breaking a world record – we’re making a film! We’re hoping that all the zombies who come and take part will be extras or featured extras in the film. We’ll be posting more deets about the plot & filming plans on the site between now and August.
Oh, and the “most number of zombies captured on camera” record was broken at Gamecity in November (1,227 zombies). The bar has been set…
Thanks for keeping us updated Hilary.
ZC refuses to dress up as zombies for fear of being shot as we turn up to the office but if you need any zombie hunters for your film let us know.