I am not ashamed to say that being a zombie was a great experience. I loved being cold and covered in goo and waiting around for hours. Ok the waiting around for hours was the worst bit but I have to say it was worth it. I mean if these things were easy then everyone would be doing it all the time!
Godfella, this is how we got to be a zombie, seeing as everyone is so reluctant to divulge!:
First of all, years ago through meeting Simon and Edgar various Spaced forumers expressed an interest in being zombie extras in Shaun so about 3 years later when they eventually came to film it an ad was posted on this very forum for anyone who was interested to email the zombie army recruiter at the film company. So we all sent photos and details of ourselves and awaited our email back. Those who were chosen got given an audition date and went along if we could to Ealing studios where we had more pics taken and had to act like a zombie in front of a camera. This was highly embarrassing and I still cringe at the thought of it, being such a shy gal and all
. This was just to test that we COULD act in front of a camera without giggling or being silly. So when we were told we were in we got called up for various dates of filming. Obviusly this narrowed down the participants as you had to be there for 6.30 - 7.30 in London each moring so it was mainly Londoners.
So the first days of filming for most of us were the days outside the pub when the guys are trying to break into the Winchester. We all got in a queue for make-up which was great, had pale stuff put on our faces and vains painted on with veins and loads of thick fake blood. We had to hang around for hours waiting to go on set so when we eventually did it basically consisted of us gathering in front of a camera, waiting about 30 mins for the scene to be set up, shuffeling for 10 seconds during a take and then waiting 15 mins for the scene to be set up again. This was repeated about 20 times until about 8 at night when we got to go back to base, remove make up and go home and bed for another 7.30 start the next day. Although this sounds a drag, they fed us, we were treated well and it was fun being a part of it all and seeing something that everyone else would ahave to wait a year to actually see.
We did night shoots, we got picked at random to have contacts (white eyes) and be in the forground. We drank lots of tea, we occasionally said hello to Simon as he passed, we got pushed around by the assistant ADs rather than Edgar who directed the main cast most of the time. Some of us also did zombieing in the studio at Ealing where we secretly sneaked into Shaun and Eds flat set when the ADs weren't looking... I also got to be a non zombie extra and got to spend the day in a bus with Simon which was nice.. but hot. And then I got to go back and do re-shoots just a few months before the film was out to beef up the ending. Simon Pegg worked hard and so did edgar so us extras who were complaining about it being tough of that we got a rough deal are just being lame. It was bloody good fun (excuse the pun) and great to be a part of somthing like this. But it was tough and made me think that even if I WAS good at acting I wouoln't like to do it. It sooo isn't glamorous and actually can be quite boring. But it was worth it. When they advertise for extras for hot fuzz i'm jumping at the chance, not so I can be near Simon Pegg or on screen, but because it's an experience and something to tell the grandchildren! This is rare for 'fans' to be asked to be extras so snap it up when you can. Simon and Edgar are one in a million and that's why it was possible. They are just doing their job but we just did ours to help out and they appreciated it so there you go!
cheers for the replies
im sure they where just excited about meeting Simon. ive lawyas wanted to be a zombie. awell I can stll stumble around my house 
