‘Shaun of the Dead’ Photo-a-day / Shoot Day 34 / June 19th, 2003

‘Shaun of the Dead’ Photo-a-day / Shoot Day 33 / June 19th, 2003

And so we shoot the beginning of the end in The Winchester. In all my films, the lead character is the focus of every scene and in every scene and you very rarely have time without them.

‘Shaun of the Dead’ Photo-a-day / Shoot Day 33 / June 19th, 2003

In ‘Hot Fuzz’, it’s only the first two murders that don’t feature Nicholas Angel. In ‘Scott Pilgrim’ there is only one short scene with Knives that doesn’t feature Scott. And in this, after seventy minutes of Simon Pegg leading every scene, you have one in the pub where Shaun is AWOL. Where did our hero go?

It made for a different energy on set too. And a rare lie in for Simon.

‘Shaun of the Dead’ Photo-a-day / Shoot Day 33 / June 19th, 2003

  • AmberGrindstaff

    looking clueless without their leader

  • Maximilian

    I love that approach because it actually feels like he’s leading them, rather than just happening to be in front. They definitely feel more vulnerable here.