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Post by Claire de Cerises on Feb 26, 2006 5:33:54 GMT
Is it the dark? Is it the unknown? Is it the blood and gore? Or is it knowing there is something around the corner when the main character does not? Discuss various aspects that make a film scary.
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Post by sugahigh on Feb 28, 2006 22:28:57 GMT
I think that a film is scary because it plays off of typical human fears, i.e., the dark, not knowing what to expect, enclosed spaces, being 'hunted' (being stalked, someone killing people) by someone or something. Humans still have that primordial fear.
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Post by Claire de Cerises on Mar 1, 2006 3:02:41 GMT
Now the question remains, what is more scary.... implied violence or very real-like violence? (Implied violence was used more in the past. Now people expect movies to have special effects that show blood and gore).
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Post by Rowan on Mar 4, 2006 21:44:03 GMT
I think that, if done well, both implied violence and realistic violence can achieve the end the director wants them to. If the proper atmosphere and mood is set then an event that takes place off camera can be just as effective as one that the audience sees. But, if the atmosphere and mood don't work implied violence will just leave the audience wondering what happened. Conversely, if staged right, realistic violence can be terrifiying. But, if it is taken too far over the top it might end up being either Pythonesque-ly humorus our really disgusting, but not very scary.
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Post by Señorita Présidenté on Apr 19, 2006 22:20:13 GMT
By having Claire de Cerises in the main role.....
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Post by Claire de Cerises on Apr 20, 2006 4:19:04 GMT
Nice. Real nice of you, Raistlin.
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Post by Señorita Présidenté on Apr 22, 2006 23:36:16 GMT
You're welcome Claire. You scare me enough on 667; I have no idea what you're like on here.
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Post by Claire de Cerises on Apr 23, 2006 18:35:44 GMT
I scare you on 667? How so?
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Post by Señorita Présidenté on Apr 25, 2006 0:02:48 GMT
Remember when we were doing the game where you had to say: The Next Person Has A  ? and you said that "The Next Person Has A Sister," and I said that you were reading my mind. You really are psychic Claire; you just don't know it yet.  |
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Post by Claire de Cerises on Apr 25, 2006 3:50:46 GMT
Well, you know my username now is C for Clairvoyant. ;D
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Post by Señorita Présidenté on May 1, 2006 7:01:46 GMT
Yeah, I did know that. Why do people have names like that on 667?
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Post by Claire de Cerises on May 3, 2006 0:09:21 GMT
In honor of V for Vendetta. AWESOME MOVIE by the way.
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Post by Señorita Présidenté on May 4, 2006 16:24:30 GMT
Meh. Peter Jackson does better.
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Post by Claire de Cerises on May 5, 2006 0:10:05 GMT
Peter Jackson? Was he the one who filmed the LotR series?
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Post by Señorita Présidenté on May 5, 2006 7:28:09 GMT
Yes, and also King Kong.
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? and you said that "The Next Person Has A Sister," and I said that you were reading my mind. You really are psychic Claire; you just don't know it yet. 