How little tricks heighten the tension

The video above shows one of the most frightening scenes in Stanley Kubrick's version of The Shining - although I think that accolade probably goes to the woman in the bath - to find out why it is so scary, read this fascinating post.

Michael Moore hoping for a Slacker Uprising

Michael Moore has annouced plans to release his latest film as a free download (but only to residents of Canada and the US). Slacker Uprising follows the director's tour through a number of US states during the 2004 election and is intended to act as a spur to persuade younger members of the American electorate to go out and vote. It will be interesting to see if it can have the desired effect on a generation who have been labelled apathetic about politics - although personally, I think the same can said about a lot of older people too, but that goes beyond the scope of this blog.

This Weeks Question - Directing Style

Finally, I return and post something of interest. The question for this week is:

Do you think directors have a signature? Can you identify the director of a film, just by watching it, without knowing in advance who the actual director is? If you answer yes to the first two questions, do you think this is true of all directors, or just a select few?

Post your answers on your blog, but don't forget to leave a link to the post here, so any other participants can come and have a read. If you don't have a blog, just post your comments below.

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