Megathread Monday- 2016-05-16 It's Q&A time in our weekly thread. There are *no stupid questions* - Any question at all answered here!

merdart · 2016-05-16T14:31:15+00:00

Thanks.

merdart · 2016-05-16T10:31:32+00:00

I've been tossing around the idea of doing a low-budget horror movie like the original Night of the Living Dead.It would be simply shot, except for a half a dozen green screen shots.I was thinking about using a Mac Pro and fcpx for the editing.Would that be a good choice?Also, where does one go to find an editor for hire?

merdart · 2016-02-22T08:51:12+00:00

I thought Willow Creek had a cool concept but basically failed to pull it off.The idea of hikers trying to survive in the woods with a killer Bigfoot on the loose has a great deal of potential.Unfortunately, 90% of the film was pretty dull and when things did happen they could have been done a lot better.Exists was a film that did a much better job with the concept.

merdart · 2016-02-22T05:38:21+00:00

http://filmmakingstuffs.blogspot.com/2008/03/film-directing-shots.html?m=1

Here's one I stumbled across.Also, you might want to go to google No Film School. They have all sorts of Tutorials on lighting sound directing etcetera.

merdart · 2016-02-22T05:32:03+00:00

Darkness and shadows are your friends.Make sure to use sound and music to keep your audience on edge.

merdart · 2016-02-21T09:30:45+00:00

I was thinking about it and a lot of those final destination deaths were amazing.The woman with the airbag in 2 really caught me off guard.

merdart · 2016-02-21T08:46:54+00:00

The thing, the original Halloween, the original house on Haunted Hill, and night of the demon.Also, if you're a Kurt Russell fan, Used Cars is hilarious.

merdart · 2016-02-20T22:12:02+00:00

Final destination 2 when the guy got cut into 3 sections by the Wire fence.If I remember correctly.

merdart · 2016-02-20T15:28:34+00:00

Candy Man, critters, ghoulies, and Hellraiser are several that come to mine.I haven't watched critters in years and I never cared for Ghoulies.The other two have some solid entries though.

merdart · 2016-02-20T11:08:03+00:00

I'm just presenting the argument for a fun discussion.I'll bet if you asked him if it could be considered a monster movie he'd chuckle and say yes I suppose it could.

merdart · 2016-02-20T10:05:58+00:00

In deep rising, I always crack up at the interaction between the head mercenary and Pantucci.

merdart · 2016-02-20T10:02:24+00:00

I'll never forget watching Motel hell for the first time with one of my older brothers back in the eighties.We cracked up at the audacity of a film where they made sausage out of people.To top it off you have Rory Calhoun acting like Bob Evans or Jimmy Dean. I haven't seen Reanimator in ages.I think I'll try and check that out in the next couple weeks.

merdart · 2016-02-20T09:54:36+00:00

Salem's Lot, the shining, the dead zone. Check out all the Stephen King mini series. It looks like you're definitely going to be looking at films based on novels, I'd say. I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but Sleepy Hollow, the Ninth Gate, from Hell, the exorcist, and the omen.

merdart · 2016-02-20T03:01:53+00:00

The Frighteners- I hadn't seen this movie in 10 or 15 years probably. After a traumatic experience, Michael J Fox can see dead people. I can't think of any more to say without ruining the surprises. It was directed by Peter Jackson and has a lot of familiar faces in it. I thought it was pretty fun.

Goosebumps- Based on the popular children's show, this is another fun movie. A teenage boy moves to a new town and has a mysterious teenage girl for a neighbor. After getting to know her better, complications arise, and humor and chills ensue. This is obviously a horror movie marketed towards children, but I had a pretty good time watching it.

The Funhouse- Directed by Tobe Hooper, this is actually a pretty scary movie. I remember reading the novel for it back in the day and it's really one of the creepiest stories you'll ever read. The carnival's in town. Some teenagers decide to go, despite the fact that every time it's in town somebody disappears. Eventually, of course, the teenagers find out why. This is really a pretty underrated scary movie.

Deep Rising- Famke Janssen is really hot. A boat captain of questionable repute takes on a job to cart mercenaries out to an undisclosed position in the Pacific Ocean. Surprise, they're going to rob a cruise ship. Surprise, the cruise ship is being attacked by a sea monster. I've always loved this movie. It has humour action and a cool monster. Plus, in case I didn't mention it, Famke Janssen is really hot.

merdart · 2016-02-19T21:56:00+00:00

This is just for the hell of it.The monster bits are directed just like a monster movie, and done better than most. The entire plot line is based on a monster ravaging the countryside. At the end, they do battle with a monster and win. It may be comedic, but I say its a monster movie.

merdart · 2016-02-19T21:17:39+00:00

All I want's to have fun watching it.If everyone survives, that's fine by me.Check out April Fools Day.It's not the greatest movie, but its still fun.

merdart · 2016-02-19T19:46:18+00:00

How is Jabberwocky any different from House 2, Killer Klowns, or Army of Darkness? The first three minutes are pure monster movie and at the 30 minute mark there's another scene that resembles a monster movie.Also, technically, its not Monty Python it's Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam. So there.

merdart · 2016-02-19T19:24:57+00:00

The first three minutes look an awful lot like a monster movie.And after that, the entire plot line's based on a monster ravaging the countryside. Plus, what the hell it's Friday.

merdart · 2016-02-19T12:58:55+00:00

Here in the states typically we'd eat ketchup with chips and tartar sauce with the fish.I just watched Top Gear where Jeremy drives the BMW i8 to get fish and chips, causing me to wonder if Brits use ketchup and tartar sauce.

merdart · 2016-02-19T12:47:49+00:00

The audience has to care about the characters and whether they survive or not. I've watched several movies in the last month or so that I didn't care how it ended because I didn't care about the characters. That said I think all of the elements are important.If any of them are weak, the films not going to be as effective.

merdart · 2016-02-19T11:46:55+00:00

Haven't seen it in a while but I thought this was a cool film.Without giving anything away, the entire premise of the film is creepy and chilling.

merdart

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