The post apocalyptic series ‘’Walking Dead ‘’ has million of fans all over the world and all zombie lovers adore it!
These are some facts you should know about the series, and if you have not seen it yet you should check it out!
- The Tv series is based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard.
- The series premiered in the United States on October 31, 2010.
- The Walking Dead takes place after the onset of a worldwide zombie apocalypse.
- The series centers on sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes, who wakes up from a coma to discover this apocalypse. Imagine that?
- Some of the cast members are Andrew Lincoln,Jon Bernthal , Sarah Wayne Callies,Laurie Holden , Jeffrey DeMunn ,Steven Yeun , Chandler Riggs , Norman Reedus ,Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Michael Rooker.
- The music for the Tv series is created by Bear McCreary. He chose to use a simple, repeating motif from the strings section
- Each person that portrays a zombie in Walking Deas put through “zombie school” and is taught how to move like zombies.
- There are three levels of zombie makeup: Hero, Midground, and Deep Background. Hero zombies are featured walkers and are completely made over from head to toe. Midground zombies get highlights and shadows on the face, but do not get close enough to the camera to require full makeup. Deep background zombies often wear masks and are only meant to be used as a backdrop.
- The Walking Dead is mostly filmed in Georgia.
- The first season was filmed primary in Atlanta, though required a great deal of coordination with the city to shut down streets and parks for film.
- A lot of parodies have been created during the time of the. We have seen parodies on SNL and also on Youtube channels.
- In September 2018, AMC CEO Josh Sapan stated that they plan on continuing The Walking Dead franchise for another 10 years, including new films and TV series based on the original comic book series.
- The series has been nominated for several awards, including the Writers Guild of America Award for New Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama.
- Greg Nicotero is an executive producer and the key special effects makeup artist on the series
- There are three levels of zombie makeup. We have Hero, Midground, and Deep Background make-up zombies. Hero zombies are walkers and are completely made over from head to toe. Midground zombies get highlights and shadows on the face, but do not get close enough to the camera to require full makeup. Deep background zombies often wear masks and are only meant to be used as a backdrop.
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