How to make a good "Screamer" video.

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AlexConquest

Yes I understand this isn't film making as such but it is video editing.

Basically I want to know how to make a good one like the Ghost Tape http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=QfZItov1BUo *scary do not click if faint hearted*

or relaxing car drive video http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=GMgsFZ4rkEI *scary not for faint hearted*

As opposed to all the amateur stuff where it doesn't really pop out

it just dissolves into a still photo of a scary face.

Tips? How can I achieve this? :weird:
 
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I think he's trying to look for the most effective way to shoot that kind of video...in the spirit of the ones he posted and against the grain of the other type he mentioned.

And to that end...I'm not sure...I think all you really can do is create the illusion of one thing right off the bat and then switch to the other thing when they're completely engrossed in the first thing.
 
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barnaclelapse said:
I think he's trying to look for the most effective way to shoot that kind of video...in the spirit of the ones he posted and against the grain of the other type he mentioned.

And to that end...I'm not sure...I think all you really can do is create the illusion of one thing right off the bat and then switch to the other thing when they're completely engrossed in the first thing.
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Exactly.

But see if I want the ghoulish face to really pop out as opposed to just a quick transition to a photo.
 
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I don't know about the first example, but the car example, and all the others that I've seen made by the same people don't cut to a photo. At least I'm fairly certain they used a person in a mask. But at any rate, the key (as with any effects shot) is to plan it out thoroughly and then work the problem in reverse.
 
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How to do it

One of the things I noticed with those is that the first one looked like a person in a mask and what it looked like they did was shoot the background (the chair thing) and then greenscreened the masked figure running up with a low shutter speed so that when played back at 29.97 fps it appeared to be moving very fast and then just applied a simple audio effect.

Thats how I would do it anyway. ;)
 
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I'm pretty certain the first one is using speeded footage from the 1979 film "The Exorcist" laid over the shot of a room. Probably by using a keyframed mask to take out the background from the original footage.

In both of the examples the key to the scare, is the rapid/unexpected movement and the right sound effect... you'd get the same scare using a fluffy toy bunny, if you move it fast enough and it is unexpected.

You can't get the same kind of scare with a cut to a still photo, because as humans we're hard wired to react to sudden movements. It's to do with not getting eaten by predators.

ALL horror is about playing on human's hardwired reactions to the threat of potential predators.
 
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