I am always here for random vampire discussion!
My opinion: Orlok is so much scarier because he’s obviously monstrous, but still needs humanity in some way. Plus, the character design is just so fantastic. The costume and makeup! Unsettling, but you can still see the traces of a person in there.
Also, the practical effects and b&w footage help Nosferatu be much more unnerving, because your brain fills in the gaps. While I am always impressed by what filmmakers can achieve with digital FX, I will always believe that practical FX have a place in horror, and just because you *can* do something digitally in post-production doesn’t mean you should.
Finally, let’s face it: Murnau had a fantastic eye for filming unsettling images.
Your comment about the “silly dissonant soundtrack” leads me to ask: have you heard Jill Tracy and the Malcontent Orchestra’s soundtrack for Nosferatu? If not, you must give it a listen.
“The Artist Marie-Suzanne Giroust” (1770) (detail) by Alexander Roslin (1718-1793).
What we interview in the Shadows
Lestat is Deacon,or is Deacon Lestat?
i woke up at 6 this morning, wrote ‘malware is like vampires’ on my notes page, then went back to sleep.
@me: what the fuck
OH MY GOD BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO INVITE IT IN. YOU HAVE TO CLICK ON THE MALWARE TO LET IT TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER
You Wouldn’t Download A Vampire
Oh Louis, you’re too beautiful to be funny. It’s not your fault. You’ve never had to compensate for anything.
Lestat (via incorrecttvcquotes)
C3 Lestat please :’D
I’ve begun a list of headcanons I have held for varyingly amounts of time that relate to my fic and it’s already gotten quite long. Here’s one of my long-held and cherished Louis head canons –
Louis cannot wink. His version is to close both eyes in the slow, satisfied manner of cats. He does not appear to realize that this is not a true wink – it delights Lestat to no end and he has never mentioned to Louis that he cannot, in fact, wink and apparently neither has anyone else.
tumblr: [pornbot x] is following you!
me, ruthlessly slamming “block user”: no they ain’t
Wow, thank you for all the things you said about writing. (Same person) I will say I do think I’m a very good writer when I really try and have good ideas, I struggle with being burned out in that class after having taken it for almost an entire school year. And thanks for the fic reccs! It’s funny how you say you have a fear of failure bc I DO TOO and struggle with it daily. I’m also an artist and question my abilities a lot. I’ve kinda out of practice and am a perfectionist so its hard. (1/2)
(2/2) And now that I think about it I might try some A/L art. I drew Armand once and it actually turned out pretty good. I always appreciate what you say. You offer extremely helpful advice (:
You’re so very welcome! (Anon refers to this post) <333
It’s great that you recognize that you are a very good writer when
you’ve got good ideas and when you try. Yes, burnout is a very real thing that can happen when doing smtg for a class for so long… both with writing and arting. Lemme tell ya, if you can push past the start-up inertia, it gets easier. There will be ebbs and flows of your writing/arting/etc. muses, that’s totes normal and fine.
(^Don’t listen to this guy, that’s a false dichotomy, Do the thing.)
I’m also an artist who’s wayyyy out of practice with drawing. I really need to take a figure drawing class and have that experience of a teacher guiding me and the inspiration of being with classmates. I don’t think I’d be at risk of burnout as much since those classes only meet 1-2x/week, thankfully.
BUT ANYWAYYYY. Here’s an old chibi Lestat I did in MS Paint, drawn with a mouse, and I purposely did it that way bc I didn’t want to take it too seriously. I could blame it on MS Paint that it has crappy lines and basic colors, and I could blame it on the mouse that the lines aren’t as smooth as they could be w/ a tablet. Despite those limitations, I think it turned out well and I really like it for what it is. It felt good just to do it.
^His expression was pretty much my own expression as I was drawing it. LOOK HE EVEN HAS VIOLET-BLUE EYES.
YES so do it! Draw the A/L fanart, and please share with us, if you feel comfortable doing so. We have an insatiable thirst for more fanart, but especially pairings like that that which don’t get as much attention.
I always appreciate what you say. You offer extremely helpful advice (:
That really means alot to me and I am so glad to help, your message really made me smile (ppl are going to think I sent this to myself! So you better come back here, off-anon, w/ your writing/fanart/ideas!) *hugs*
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