VID: Let's Go to the Mall (Dawn of the Dead 1978)

[jetpack_monkey]

Title: Let's Go to the Mall
Source: Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Song: Robin Sparkles - Let's Go to the Mall
Warnings: Gore. Muzzle flash. Man's inhumanity to man. Man's inhumanity to zombie.

Summary: OMG! Let's, like, totally engage in a criticism of conspicuous consumption! With zombies! Totally!

Password: sparkles

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The story behind this one is short and simple, but because I'm me, I'll draw it out a bit. A couple of years ago, my friend qkellie tweeted at me "Why has no one ever set scenes from Dawn of the Dead to Robin Sparkles' Let's Go to the Mall?"

I had just ripped the movie for another project, so I thought, "Why not?"

I had some technical problems making the vid, unfortunately, and some narrative problems and some problem problems. It wasn't coming together smoothly.  So I put it aside, coming back to poke at it here and there when I felt like it.

Then #vidding chat happened. Well, more appropriately, kiki_miserychic  happened. I mentioned I had this vid half-done and she *may* have threatened my continued well-being if I didn't finish it.

I've met kiki_miserychic . I have no doubt she could pull my heart from my chest Temple of Doom style. So I planned to finish it for Club Vivid. Which I did. And you can watch it now.

Thanks to thirdblindmouse who did some beta work on it.

Comments

[kass]

This is totally adorable.

I feel weird saying that about a zombies at the mall vid, and yet, it is true. :-)

[jetpack_monkey]

I think it's kind of adorable, too. :D

Thank you!

[leanwellback]

OMFG I love you so much right now. This is amazing.

[jetpack_monkey]

Awwww. Thanks! Right back atcha.

[renenet]

Yay zombies! Yay Robin Sparkles! :D

[jetpack_monkey]

Canada didn't get the zombie apocalypse until, like, the early 1990s. :D

[thebratqueen]

It terrifies me how well you made that work.

[jetpack_monkey]

I live to terrify!

[qkellie.livejournal.com]

SQUEEEE! I can't watch at work, but I'm super excited about this. ^_^

[qkellie.livejournal.com]

I LOVE IT!!!

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

I am so glad! I couldn't have made it without your initial inspiration.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha perfect song choice with the source! This is so much fun and I love all the guns/heads blowing up the beats in the music. The last shots are just perfect especially in regard to the summary of the vid.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

I can't figure out if this is a fanvid of Robin Sparkles, or a fanvid of zombies! :-D Very amusing juxtaposition.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

Can't it be both? :D

Thanks!

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

I bullied this vid into existence. Mine is an evil laugh.

The absurdity is beautiful. I'm going to be a dick and remix this for the remake, lol. It's a thing that I do in my head to your vids.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

I give you formal permission to do that remake as long as Ving Rhames is your POV character (or not, whatever, I'm not your dad).