Today’s post is yet another modern day shot re-creation and comparison to a scene that you can find in the German George Romero documentary on the Arrow MARTIN 2 Disc DVD Special Edition. Before I get into this shot, I think I should provide a little back story. A few months ago, after I had re-created so many scenes from the movie itself, I decided that I should do some behind the scenes shots and photos, I hope that you like these as much as the exact shots from the movie. I wasn’t sure if these were worth doing, but they were fun.
In this shot you can see several important people. Largest in the original picture is Christine Romero in the center with George Romero on the bullhorn behind her. Christine was known at the time as Christine Forrest because she and George were not married yet. They eventually tied the knot at the end of shooting George’s next film KNIGHTRIDERS. Christine appeared in DAWN OF THE DEAD in the TV station at the beginning of the film alongside George Romero, in the same scene, as his assistant or a producer of some sort. Her voice can also be heard in the movie as a mall announcer. She’s the voice that says: “Attention all shoppers. If you have a sweet tooth, we have a special treat for you. If your purchases in the next half hour amount to five dollars or more, we'll give you a bag of hard candy free! For the kiddies, or enjoy yourself. So hurry and do your shopping!” Christine’s behind the scenes role on DAWN OF THE DEAD was as an Assistant Director to George Romero helping him realize his vision for this film project in every way.
In these shots seen here, there is not much to match except one of those marble columns. Look just behind Christine’s head and you can see a pattern on the marble column and match it to the one in the modern day shot. A lot has changed in these shots because the ice skating rink in the mall was removed, you can see the windows looking into it and the Pup A-Go-Go store to their right in the background of the original shot. In present day, that area has stores surrounding the opening and entrance to the area that leads into the food court which replaced the old ice skating rink in 1984.
Each day this month I will be showing you something cool, rare, or even noteworthy concerning DAWN OF THE DEAD as a Christmas Present to the fans from me. I hope that you enjoy this holiday look at DAWN OF THE DEAD.
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