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are crazy, scary, and creepy.
——"The New York Times"
is not too showy and bloody, and conquers the audience with its atmosphere.
--The Chicago Tribune
's description of the evil spirit is enough to scare the audience. ——The behind-the- scenes production of
"Chicago Sun-Times" The father of the chainsaw "returns" to the classic horror film mode. The family is happily living in a new house and suddenly encounters a strange attack. It seems that there is nothing new to pay attention to in such a haunted house plot. However, when its director is James Wing, maybe we can look forward to who he is, he is indeed a low-key director, not so obvious. And since 2004, when every winter, countless horror movie fans are looking forward to the release of the new "Chainsaw" series, and even become a cultural phenomenon, people seem to rarely talk about the founder of this series, and Chinese audiences also Even fewer people know he's Asian, yes, that's him, James Wing. James Wing started his film career in 2000, and also created his own style of horror movies, when people thought that closed horror movies were all about it, he carried the "Chainsaw" (2004) series name. In the movie industry, after that, he didn't care about taking his own money in this series. In addition to writing the third script, his relationship with this series was mainly in the production. At the same time, in terms of creation, James Wing continued his exploration of horror movie style, and won the audience's further favor with "Dead Silence" (2007), which continued the mysterious style of "Chainsaw" and was more distinctive in form. In 2010, he said goodbye to the introduction of mass murderers and ancient spells. In "Hidden", he had an idea of the alien spirit in the supernatural space, and the environment of the old house has the taste of the confined space of "Chainsaw", James. ·The concept of Wen's new film is fascinating.
Judging from the third draft of the title of James Wen's new film, it seems that the filming process of the entire film is also a creative process of the director. The script was written, and filming began in Los Angeles in 2010, under the title The Further. During the filming process, it was renamed "Astral", and it was not until the film debuted at the Toronto Film Festival in 2010 that it officially got the name of "Latent" today. As for the new film, James Wen admitted that it is more orthodox in mode than the horror films he has shot before, and it is a tribute to classic horror movies. "I really wanted to make a horror movie in a classic format, like Haunted House (1963), The Innocence (1961) and The Exorcist (1973)," Win said. It's shot in a very imaginative way, it's shot like a documentary, and that's what makes it really scary. I really want to shoot a movie like this, in a controlled but documentary way of shooting to accomplish it.”. Wen further said that, in his opinion, it is very difficult for seniors to make such a film, much more difficult than making a film with a frightening and fast editing in form.
The director and the actor together create a haunted house ghost
During the shooting process, James Wen said that a wide-angle lens was specially used to create a more documentary effect. He also emphasized the importance of photography skills in setting off the atmosphere in this film. "I really like my wide-angle shots. The film was originally shot in a real house. All the furnishings are original, we didn't do special sets. And when you shoot in a space like this, it feels The space is small. So in order to open the field of view, you need to shoot it with a wide angle lens. I also specifically put the lens in front of the corner of the house and let it move with the house, so that you can see another room, see a fan of you The door to go through.". It is from such details that Wen designs, and strives to create a sense of real horror that runs through the entire film. At the same time, in this film, James Wing has also maintained his habit of doing editing by himself. In his opinion, he knows the intention of what his film is trying to express best, so he edited the film by himself, and at the same time, he also regards this as his own The self-pressure, because even the editing is done by himself, so if the film fails, you can only blame yourself. It is such a perfectionist character of perfection that James Wen has provided us with unique characteristics and quality. of horror movies, and this time, with a professional attitude, his "return" to the classic mode of horror movies is equally exciting.
In previous works by a technical director like James Wen, actors are usually not the most critical factor, and well-known actors are rarely invited to appear. It is the most powerful cast. The actor Patrick Wilson is typically not well-known, but it always makes you feel like you are looking at a familiar actor. In his acting career, he has filmed opposite scenes with many well-known actresses. He is also no stranger to horror films. In "Passengers" (2008), he is a mysterious figure associated with the plane crash; and he is better known for his encounter in "Hardfruit" (2005), where he is killed by a loli The tossing soul flew away. And the frightened wife who is with him in "Sleeve" is played by Rose Byrne. She is more familiar with horror movies. "28 Weeks Later" (2007), she is chased by zombies and runs wild, this time in In the old house to fight against the Variant Spirit, the space is small, at most running around the house, saving a lot of effort. Let's take a look at the direct "victim", the little boy who is suspected of being raised by the evil spirit. The actor is Ty Simpkins. This little actor seems to be born for the film and television industry. He started to appear on TV 3 weeks after he was born. The film and television works he has appeared in are not small, such as "War of the World" (2005), "Revolutionary Road" (2008), "Three Days of Dangerous Love" (2010), this time, he will become the key figure in the suspenseful thriller plot. , the little guy can have a good experience under the spotlight this time.
The media gives praise and the audience waits for the release
. Usually a director who has made a name for himself will also be burdened with it, but this problem does not exist at all for James Wing, who became famous with "Chainsaw" and still keeps trying new horror movies. creative ideas. Since its debut at the Toronto Film Festival, "Latent" has been widely praised by the media, and its ingenious use of sound effects and photography has been highly recognized at the technical level. Therefore, James Wen also waited with peace of mind until the first peak of horror films gathered every spring, and presented a classic haunted house horror movie to the audience, and this time, we also expect him to make some personal breakthroughs in it.
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