Learn to Play a Zombie: Workshop for Makeup, Costumes and Scare Acting
Learn zombie performance in 13 lessons: character, costume, makeup, movement, voice and safe scare acting.
BESO Berlin
Bizarre Entertainment & Scare Operations
BESO Berlin
Bizarre Entertainment & Scare Operations
Category Zombie
Rehearse a Zombie Performance: Safety and Final Project
Bring character, costume, makeup, movement, voice and scene together through a safe rehearsal process leading to your final zombie performance.
Zombie Scare Acting: Audience, Improvisation and Boundaries
Respond flexibly to different audience reactions as a zombie without losing character logic, distance or safety boundaries.
Stage Zombie Horror: Fear, Disgust and Fear of Infection
Shape zombie horror as an emotional journey through anticipation, loss of control, disgust, sympathy and shock while keeping its intensity responsible.
Stage a Zombie Scene: Props, Environment and Horde
Use safe props, storytelling zones and clear horde roles to build a zombie scene where your character truly belongs.
Develop Zombie Sounds: Voice, Breath and Silence
Give your zombie a distinctive sound signature made from breath, noises, fragments of speech and silence that is effective, character based and kind to the voice.
Learn Zombie Movement: Gait, Rhythm and Transformation
Turn your zombie's posture into a safe recognizable gait and develop a transformation with clear physical stages.
Act Like a Zombie: Posture, Facial Expression and Gaze
Turn origin, decay and character into recognizable zombie body language. Posture, hands, facial expression and gaze each tell part of the story.
Create Zombie Makeup: Skin, Wounds and Fake Blood
Develop zombie makeup that reveals your character's origin, timeline and injuries from skin color to the safe use of fake blood.
Make Your Own Zombie Costume: Clothing, Decay and Silhouette
A good zombie costume tells the story of a former life. Choose fitting clothes, develop believable wear and create a safe distinctive silhouette.
Create a Zombie Character: From Human to Horror Figure
A believable zombie was once someone. Develop a former life, turning point and performance rules with the free printable A4 character sheet.
From Zombie Type to Original Rules: Origins and Consequences
Transform inspiration from film, manga or games into an original zombie world where cause, body and behavior are consistently connected.
Zombie Types in Film, Anime, Manga, Comics and Games
Slow undead, raging infected or tragicomic everyday zombies: Each medium tells the story of the figure according to its own rules.
Welcome to the Outbreak Zone: The History of Zombies
Where do zombies come from? A journey from the Haitian roots of the myth through Romero's film zombies to modern popular culture.