Martin Scorsese, like Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan, is a great supporter of analog film. In the 2010s, he campaigned for the long-standing company Kodak, which specializes in film and photo needs, to continue production of raw film. And since the 1970s, the director of ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ has been one of the most zealous campaigners for the preservation and restoration of film prints.
That’s why Scorsese passionately advocates continuing to shoot on film even in the digital age. Anyway, he’s not a purist! Best example: Scorsese is an outspoken fan of “Colin – Journey of the Zombie“, a 2008 zombie horror filmed on a camcorder on a budget of just £45!
Scorsese’s enthusiasm became known through an interview with in 2012. In it, he revealed that he watched the low-budget horror one night during the production of his family film “Hugo Cabret,” which celebrates the dawn of cinema.
He celebrated the efforts of director Marc Price, who worked as a one-man crew, and his approach to the zombie genre: “It was wild. The film had an energy that took the zombie idea to a new level. Really interesting filmmaking. Disturbing!”
This is “Colin”
The fact that Scorsese speaks so highly of ‘Colin’ is all the more surprising if you know his preferences within horror cinema: Like him too Revealed: Scorsese normally finds vampires much more attractive than zombies, because in his view they allow for more story variety – and because “a vampire has sexuality”.
But Scorsese isn’t the only one who believes that ‘Colin’ has taken an unusual approach to approaching the zombie genre: the film is indeed cancer. with only 48% positive reviews. But the fans that Price’s 45-pound project has gathered behind him, for example Anton Bitel of the British Film Institutehave mainly ridiculed the basic idea.
“Colin” is set during the beginning of a fatal zombie apocalypse and does not tell the story from the perspective of the people fighting for survival. Instead, the eponymous Colin (Alastair Kirton) in focus, who turns into a zombie shortly after the film begins.
He then wanders through London, which is slowly becoming populated by more and more zombies, trying to balance his enormous appetite for human flesh with his conflict-averse nature. However, this is extremely difficult given his embarrassing shoes, escalating house parties and unpredictable, brash people…
This is how “Colin” was born.
Marc Price used a decade-old camcorder to record ‘Colin’, casting people from his circle of friends and volunteers he gathered through social media in the roles. Unable to afford them, the choice fell exclusively on people interested in acting and who agreed that their only reward would be the opportunity to advertise the film in their portfolio in the future.
The shoot took place over 18 months. Price opted for the intimate story focus, as he did revealed solely because he wanted to avoid comparisons with modern, action-packed zombie spectacles. Smart decision, because otherwise he probably wouldn’t have been able to capture Scorsese’s enthusiasm.