Wyrmwood: an australian zombie film, three years of fake blood, real mud,sweat and tears.

Hi all, as a few of you know I (Gav) am known to do a bit of make up effects work, well here is a tale of the biggest project I've worked on to date, a film called WYRMWOOD.

I'd just come off the back of working on a whole bunch of student films, no budgets, high hopes and  a few directors lacking in the zeal department.Then I got an email from a gentleman named Kiah Roache-Turner, I didn't know it at the time, but this guy meant business.
(here's me trying to sound professional)

 

 The crew were all gathered together by Kiah and his brother/producer, Tristan Roache-turner. I drove up to the shoot in the mountains already late at night, got lost, then when I thought I found the right house I opened the front door, lay down and crashed out.

 

luckily it was the right house, I woke up and met all the great people who were on board, and over the next 2 weekends shot what I thought was just going to be a short film, the results were great, so great that the brothers Roache-Turner decided to expand it into a feature, click HERE to see the short.

 

The brothers threw me some curve balls in the form of some effects that needed to be done, including broken wrists - 

 

 

Shooting blood at stuff -

 

 

Even got to shoot mah self

 

 

Great acting! I also got to work with the famous Zebblin "Bryan" Tilden.

 

 

 

 

 

And with the help of a few of Sydney finest make up effects people, I got to create my first full head foam latex mask!

 

 

Zombie Ian says Hi.

 

drew my own take on a comic style cover

 

 

I even got to be a zombie! make up and prosthetics made and applied by the head of make up, the wonderful Lisa Cotterill -

 

I started out on this project not knowing where it was going to take me, "just another short" I thought, but I have had an awesome time! setting utes on fire, watching hordes of undead smash people, witnessed amazing stunts, crushed heads, chopped off hands, and we all had some big belly laughs too. Best of all I got to work with a great bunch folks who after these 3 years are now mates, I have learned a so much along the way from  many people who have been generous with their time and knowledge, and met so many people who I'd work with again in a heartbeat.

 

 

Now I need to touch up on my beaty make up skills, big toim.