Filmmaker Matthias Hoene supplies us with his Top Tips on Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse...
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Last week we caught up with filmmaker Matthias Hoene to talk zombies with the director of Cockneys vs Zombies and the recent giffgaff short film #dontbescared [check out the interview here], and now Matthias has supplied us with his top tips on surviving a zombie apocalypse, along with a couple of interviews discussing his latest short...
Top Tips on Survibing a Zombie Apocalypse
- Stock up and weapon up: Grab as many weapons as possible - knives, axes, shovels, baseball bats, chainsaws and guns (with as much ammunition as possible). Think garages, sheds and hardware stores! Plus bag up utility supplies such as torches, can opener, matches and a medical kit. You’ll need to be Bear Grylls on overdrive! Remember to always keep a loaded gun with a bullet for yourself if you get bitten and need to take yourself out. Flamethrowers look good but are dangerous and slow to take out zombies so unless you want to impress the opposite sex stick to the basics.
- Raid all neighbouring houses/a shop/supermarket: Take as much water and non perishable/canned goods as possible! Plus energy bars and drinks. You’re going to be doing a lot of running… unless it's a slow moving zombies apocalypse: then you need mood stabilisers, a psychologist and self help books to make sure you stay sane and calm in face of a lifetime holed up in a shed/warehouse/science lab/trailer/supermarket.
- Stay clean: Remember to pack as many hygiene products as you can. We’re not talking a toothbrush, deodorant and aftershave (though this may help with the top tip below) but soap, hand sanitizer, baby wipes. You will occasionally have to camouflage as a zombie by rubbing their dead flesh on your own and that stuff is gooey and tough to get rid off.
- Grab a boy/girl: If you’re not with a loved one, try teaming up with a group and especially someone from the opposite sex. You never know, it may be up to you to recreate the human race…and it’ll also liven up some of those dull hours of waiting and hiding! Plus you'll need someone you can impress with your latest DIY flame thrower.
- Find a safe place: Every smart arse out there will already be running to the nearest shopping centre…think smarter. Find the most defended building you can – Government building, power stations, prisons, sea forts…you get the idea.
You can watch #dontbescared here.
Last week we caught up with filmmaker Matthias Hoene to talk zombies with the director of Cockneys vs Zombies and the recent giffgaff short film #dontbescared [check out the interview here], and now Matthias has supplied us with his top tips on surviving a zombie apocalypse, along with a couple of interviews discussing his latest short...Top Tips on Survibing a Zombie Apocalypse
- Stock up and weapon up: Grab as many weapons as possible - knives, axes, shovels, baseball bats, chainsaws and guns (with as much ammunition as possible). Think garages, sheds and hardware stores! Plus bag up utility supplies such as torches, can opener, matches and a medical kit. You’ll need to be Bear Grylls on overdrive! Remember to always keep a loaded gun with a bullet for yourself if you get bitten and need to take yourself out. Flamethrowers look good but are dangerous and slow to take out zombies so unless you want to impress the opposite sex stick to the basics.
- Raid all neighbouring houses/a shop/supermarket: Take as much water and non perishable/canned goods as possible! Plus energy bars and drinks. You’re going to be doing a lot of running… unless it's a slow moving zombies apocalypse: then you need mood stabilisers, a psychologist and self help books to make sure you stay sane and calm in face of a lifetime holed up in a shed/warehouse/science lab/trailer/supermarket.
- Stay clean: Remember to pack as many hygiene products as you can. We’re not talking a toothbrush, deodorant and aftershave (though this may help with the top tip below) but soap, hand sanitizer, baby wipes. You will occasionally have to camouflage as a zombie by rubbing their dead flesh on your own and that stuff is gooey and tough to get rid off.
- Grab a boy/girl: If you’re not with a loved one, try teaming up with a group and especially someone from the opposite sex. You never know, it may be up to you to recreate the human race…and it’ll also liven up some of those dull hours of waiting and hiding! Plus you'll need someone you can impress with your latest DIY flame thrower.
- Find a safe place: Every smart arse out there will already be running to the nearest shopping centre…think smarter. Find the most defended building you can – Government building, power stations, prisons, sea forts…you get the idea.
You can watch #dontbescared here.