Dec 2011
Festival Postmortem
12/12/11 07:16 Filed in: Production Diary
Tonight we finally got to see what our fellow Monstrous Bodies classmates had been up to all semester. While we were immersed in the production of our own films, we all know that there were moments in which we wondered what Stommel’s other classes were creating, and, of course, if our movie was better. Now that we have had time to view each film and ask questions of the cast and crew, we can compare different aspects of each film and comment on the productions of different classes.
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Analyzing Splinter as an Allegory
09/12/11 15:39 Filed in: Horror
Splinter is a movie about four people who are stuck in a gas station with a monster made of splinters where only two escape. In spite of the odd plot, Splinter shares a great number of similarities with many horror movies; one movie in particular that Splinter shares similarities with is Paranormal Activity Three. Splinter also has a great depth of political, allegorical, and philosophical undertones.
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07/12/11 19:59 Filed in: Production Diary
The idea of constructing a horror movie, once infantile in our minds, has now matured into a brilliant combination of hard work, creativity and dedication that has culminated in the production and final tweaks of Stained Glass. The cooperative and competitive efforts between different departments of the production team have acted as the rallying force behind our class keeping the completion of our movie a high priority in our busy schedules. Read More...United We Stand, Divided We Fall
07/12/11 06:01 Filed in: Horror
Meeting a stranger with a gun while going on a road trip would be already fearful to hostages. If there is an unknown monster with spikes that can’t be killed with the gun, the situation would be more fearful that it would even scare the robber. The movie Splinter captures the attention of the audience with the ambiance of being isolated and surrounded by unknown monsters. There is nobody else on the road, and one faces an emergency situation. What can one do about it? One can either try to solve it by oneself or die alone. If the problem seems impossible for human beings to solve, the probability of “die alone” will seem greater, creating the feeling of empathy and fear. Read More...