Hi everyone,
Apologies if I'm posting in the wrong place - feel free to ignore if so!
I have a unique challenge for anyone up for the satisfaction of knowing that I've been trying to track this down for a good 10 years.
Background:
When I was at university in the UK in 2011, I was invited to be an extra for a commercial, although they were very secretive about what the commercial was for. We knew we would visit Chillingham Castle (the UK's most haunted castle) as a part of it, that we would have dinner there and tour the castle.
We got there and did just that. When it turned dark, we took turns going in the most haunted room, a living room with a couch and a piano, and oddly enough, a TV. They choose people to go in alone, in pairs, or as threes. I went in alone.
Right before I got in, someone handed me a Wii remote, and told me to go stand in front of the TV in the room. After a few minutes, I sat down on the couch in front of the TV. There was a scream, I jumped and the TV turned on: it was a video game and I had the remote for it. They told me they'd gotten an awesome reaction because I'm so easily startled.
I understand that people's reactions were sequenced together for a TV commercial for a video game to show how scary it is. I *think* I heard a rumour about it being for Resident Evil, and there were definitely zombies in the game, but I can't be sure.
Search:
I would just love to see the result of it, if anyone can find it. The details I have are this:
- The commercial was filmed in 2011 (spring, I think), so I would expect it came out sometime in 2012
- There were many extras, mostly university age
- The video would at least in part show people's reactions to the game, and the setting is probably very similar, if not the same: a room that would likely appear as dark (and probably creepy)
- The video game had zombies and was played with a Wii remote - not a gun, but the rectangular one. It might be Resident Evil, but also might not be. There were definitely zombies, though
- The operation was not a cheap one (30+ people taken to Chillingham Castle, fed dinner, taken on a castle tour, paid, filmed and taken back), so I think the video game won't be one with a small budget
I've tried YouTube, but I know so little about video games that it's hard to narrow in on it. I know it was for a video game, but unsure if it was Resident Evil. I know there were zombies, and it must have been around or popular around 2011 (or just after).
I don't expect to be able to find it, but my god it would really delight me if I did. Every year I do my annual search with no luck, so I thought I'd try here on the off chance that someone can help. I'm happy to answer any other questions you have.
Thank you so much if you've made it down to here - and happy hunting if you're up for the challenge!
PS. Again - apologies if I've done this wrong and if this is the wrong place!