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The day I took a bullet to the head
Words: Bridget CormackProducer: Louise Starkey
The Weekend Australian Review's Bridget Cormack joined the Wyrmwood: Apocalypse cast to see what it takes to make a low-budget Aussie horror film.
Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner
Director and producer
It's being shot on a property 54km north of Sydney.
About 60 people are in the daily cast and crew, including actors Luke McKenzie and Shantae Barnes-Cowan.
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse's predecessor was “the most pirated film in the world” at one point and reached No. 1 on US Netflix.
Bridget Cormack
Review's Deputy Editor
The experience gave Cormack the chance to follow in the footsteps of Luke, who plays special forces soldier Rhys.
Cormack discovered the living dead's costumes were made from pre-loved op-shop and department store clothes.
Pretty good for someone with zero acting experience, hey?
Video: Nicholas Adams-DzierzbaPhotography: Jane Dempster

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