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How to be a convincing Zombie 101
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May. 11th, 2006 | 11:09 am
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Zombie Walk 2005
The School of the Un-Dead
How to be a convincing Zombie 101
1. Mastery of the blank gaze.
- Relax all the muscles of your face and de-focus your eyes. Anyone who comes into eye contact with you should see no recognition or expression in your face. Make sure that your eyes "track" as little as possible. For a test, make your “Zombie Face” and have a friend surprise you with a loud noise. You pass if your eyes don’t dart to the noise and your body doesn’t flinch. Practice in the mirror making the Zombie Face and then try to do it with your friends without cracking up!
2. The Zombie Drive
- A Zombie is essentially dead. In this state, you do not get itchy, adjust clothing, or speak coherently.
- The driving force of a Zombie’s essence is hunger. The only active parts of Zombie mental faculties involve the need to feed. Zombies do everything they do to procure food, specifically human flesh. They are drawn toward the living to eat them. I hear brains are a particularly tasty delicacy.
3. Costume
Depending on perspective, but largely accepted- zombieness occurs after death. So when you are thinking of your costume try thinking about what you might be wearing at the time of your death.
In western societies dead people are usually buried in their Sunday best. A trip to the Salvation Army or Value Village for an old suit jacket and trousers or a "churched-up" dress are classic. Perhaps you died in bed and re-animated in your pajammas. You would certainly be comfortable. Those are merely suggestions. There are more zombie permutations in the world than the ol' garden-variety Night of the Living Dead kind. Variations like, "spare change" Zombie, Santa zombie, Cher zombie, and Laura Bush zombie are endless and encouraged.
4. Make-up
My favorite costume shop is Display & Costume in Northgate. I trip there will be worth your while for makeup.
A. Get some whitening face paint or the stuff called "zombie Flesh" by Mehron.
B. black grease paint to darken your eyes and cheeks for that hollow & hungry look and eyeliner to start with. Cheap, Rite Aid variety eyeshadows and eyeliners can also get you pretty banged up looking.
C. Oatmeal and liquid latex works wonders.
D. Food coloring and corn syrup makes convincing blood, but sticky. However, it is also tasty. You may want to try chocolate syrup or caramel sauce smeared strategically in your clothes....trust me......looks dead.
E. Dont brush your hair! It looks great to tease out you hair if it is long. Sprinkle some leaves in it!
F. Don't forget to get yourself dirty! Tea and coffee stains on clothes age them well.
G. Get out there with yo bad self!
* While in public, avoid taking pictures while dressed as a Zombie. This would be a breech of character! Hand your camera off to a plain-clothed friend or “victim” to capture your most gory moments!
The School of the Un-Dead
How to be a convincing Zombie 101
1. Mastery of the blank gaze.
- Relax all the muscles of your face and de-focus your eyes. Anyone who comes into eye contact with you should see no recognition or expression in your face. Make sure that your eyes "track" as little as possible. For a test, make your “Zombie Face” and have a friend surprise you with a loud noise. You pass if your eyes don’t dart to the noise and your body doesn’t flinch. Practice in the mirror making the Zombie Face and then try to do it with your friends without cracking up!
2. The Zombie Drive
- A Zombie is essentially dead. In this state, you do not get itchy, adjust clothing, or speak coherently.
- The driving force of a Zombie’s essence is hunger. The only active parts of Zombie mental faculties involve the need to feed. Zombies do everything they do to procure food, specifically human flesh. They are drawn toward the living to eat them. I hear brains are a particularly tasty delicacy.
3. Costume
Depending on perspective, but largely accepted- zombieness occurs after death. So when you are thinking of your costume try thinking about what you might be wearing at the time of your death.
In western societies dead people are usually buried in their Sunday best. A trip to the Salvation Army or Value Village for an old suit jacket and trousers or a "churched-up" dress are classic. Perhaps you died in bed and re-animated in your pajammas. You would certainly be comfortable. Those are merely suggestions. There are more zombie permutations in the world than the ol' garden-variety Night of the Living Dead kind. Variations like, "spare change" Zombie, Santa zombie, Cher zombie, and Laura Bush zombie are endless and encouraged.
4. Make-up
My favorite costume shop is Display & Costume in Northgate. I trip there will be worth your while for makeup.
A. Get some whitening face paint or the stuff called "zombie Flesh" by Mehron.
B. black grease paint to darken your eyes and cheeks for that hollow & hungry look and eyeliner to start with. Cheap, Rite Aid variety eyeshadows and eyeliners can also get you pretty banged up looking.
C. Oatmeal and liquid latex works wonders.
D. Food coloring and corn syrup makes convincing blood, but sticky. However, it is also tasty. You may want to try chocolate syrup or caramel sauce smeared strategically in your clothes....trust me......looks dead.
E. Dont brush your hair! It looks great to tease out you hair if it is long. Sprinkle some leaves in it!
F. Don't forget to get yourself dirty! Tea and coffee stains on clothes age them well.
G. Get out there with yo bad self!
* While in public, avoid taking pictures while dressed as a Zombie. This would be a breech of character! Hand your camera off to a plain-clothed friend or “victim” to capture your most gory moments!
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date: Sep. 26th, 2005 07:50 pm (UTC)
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We also learned that a little chocolate syrup mived in makes it look less pink, and helps it dry brown.
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