03-12-2010, 04:21 PM
I've been into horror films for a long time, and I usually have strong opinions about them. I'm interested in the psychology of horror films: I used to work in a brain lab (I attached a picture I took: a living, human brain. Hope it works).
More recently I left for France and decided that the type of psychology I was interested in had more to do with the stories and imagery of cinema than those of science. Science and filmmaking are pretty similar, honestly. They both involve a lot of research, a lot of gear, and hopefully something that was worth communicating after you've spent all that money.
The only difference is that in science we were dealing with money from NIH, and in filmmaking the money comes from mom and dad and a day-job. So the stakes are higher.
It's fitting that one of the first movies I happened to see when I came back to the US was Shane Carruth's Primer, which is an intellectualized thriller made by a guy who quit his engineering job, moved back home to Dallas and spent three years studying filmmaking on his own terms. The most interesting part of his $7,000 debut, Primer, is the end credit sequence, which shows a crew of six (mostly all cast members as well) and a note that thanks his parents for providing all the food. Also, it won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
My twitter name is markmuststop. I also have a website, markmuststop.com, which doesn't have anything on it. (My name is Mark)
My relationship with the horror world has changed a bit recently. I don't plan on making a horror film very soon, but I did just appear in a pilot episode for Fangoria TV reviewing a film with three other folks. I'm not entirely sure what is happening with that, but it sort of reinvigorated the idea of sharing my opinions on movies in a more official platform than NJ Diners at 2 AM.
So I came here because I wanted to talk some horror. I also want to formulate something of an idea of 'why' we love horror films and what they actually are.
Cheers,
Mark
More recently I left for France and decided that the type of psychology I was interested in had more to do with the stories and imagery of cinema than those of science. Science and filmmaking are pretty similar, honestly. They both involve a lot of research, a lot of gear, and hopefully something that was worth communicating after you've spent all that money.
The only difference is that in science we were dealing with money from NIH, and in filmmaking the money comes from mom and dad and a day-job. So the stakes are higher.
It's fitting that one of the first movies I happened to see when I came back to the US was Shane Carruth's Primer, which is an intellectualized thriller made by a guy who quit his engineering job, moved back home to Dallas and spent three years studying filmmaking on his own terms. The most interesting part of his $7,000 debut, Primer, is the end credit sequence, which shows a crew of six (mostly all cast members as well) and a note that thanks his parents for providing all the food. Also, it won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
My twitter name is markmuststop. I also have a website, markmuststop.com, which doesn't have anything on it. (My name is Mark)
My relationship with the horror world has changed a bit recently. I don't plan on making a horror film very soon, but I did just appear in a pilot episode for Fangoria TV reviewing a film with three other folks. I'm not entirely sure what is happening with that, but it sort of reinvigorated the idea of sharing my opinions on movies in a more official platform than NJ Diners at 2 AM.
So I came here because I wanted to talk some horror. I also want to formulate something of an idea of 'why' we love horror films and what they actually are.
Cheers,
Mark
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