Colin, the new British zombie movie which is due to go on general cinema release in the near future cost the makers just £ 45 (no I haven’t forgotten the million part…forty-five pounds sterling) and it was filmed using two cheap video cameras. Even the Blair Witch Project which caused a flood of shaky camera movies to follow had a massive budget for such a low quality film. Colin, which is set in London, was picked up by a very interested distribution company who plan to give the movie some general exposure. As with all low budget movies the director (Marc Price) used mainly family and friends to shoot the movie but the outcome is fantastic. The budget for Colin was mainly spent for tea and coffee for the cast and crew and one crowbar which was necessary for a particular scene.

The movie was edited in the directors bedroom and he can hardly believe that “Colin” has been picked up by a distribution company. What makes the filmmaker of Colin most happy is the fact that this may give other small time movie directors the chance to get their work out to bigger audiences. Colin get its British premiere in “The Empire” cinema in Leicester Square next month and despite almost 60 movies being released every month the extra hype created around the budget cost of Colin may be a selling point that will avoid it being lost in the crowd. The rave reviews coming from Cannes lead us to believe that this will be a real fairytale ending.

So if you fancy flesh gnawing type movies then maybe Colin the zombie movie may be right up your street and you will be supporting the little guys in an industry generally driven by over budgeted drivel.