Ben Aris as a zombie in 'The Plague of the Zombies'
- Made:
- 1965
A production photograph of Ben Aris as a zombie in 'The Plague of the Zombies' (1966), taken by an unknown photographer in 1965. Creating a convincing zombie required make-up that suggested rotting, splitting skin and crumbling scabs. Roy Ashton (1909-1995) discovered that a rotting skin effect could be achieved using a mixture of rubber and paper, then a careful application of cosmetics.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Roy Ashton & Phil Leakey Collection
- Object Number:
- 2000-5000/69
- type:
- photograph and gelatin silver print
- credit:
- National Media Museum, Bradford