The film is shot hand-held, which is the most normal way of shooting for beginners, especially users of this old-fashioned camera.
If handheld photography is not handled properly, it can easily cause dizziness in the audience and make them feel nauseous after watching for a while.
Therefore, today’s movies use stabilizers even when they want to simulate the realism of handheld shooting.
Stabilizing the lens has always been a difficult problem in filming. Ordinary rails need to be laid in advance, which is not practical in complex environments. Most photography still relies on the Steadicam vest, which is a heavy and complex device worn on the body to stabilize the camera lens.
It is no wonder that after some drone manufacturers developed handheld stable shooting equipment, the entire industry turned its attention to this.
There are many classic handheld shooting shots, some of which were shot entirely with handheld lenses. As for the images of this young photographer, we can only say that for a beginner, his hands are pretty steady.
The video records a scene from an unknown Miskatoc Film Festival. You can see that it has a certain sense of age. The cars on the street are not the most modern models, and people are still using flip phones and candy-bar phones. There are no smartphones.
Just when a few people wanted to see what happened next, a burst of snowflakes flew and the videotape stopped playing.
"Hey, what's the problem?"
Scott took out the tape and checked it, but couldn't find the problem.
The film ends when the opening ceremony is about to begin, which makes people look forward to the subsequent development.
“There’s nothing more behind.”
Scott checked for a long time but couldn't find the problem.
"Didn't his mother say that this videotape recorded his experience of attending the film festival? How come there is only this little content?"
Talia was puzzled.
"Yes, he also died at the film festival, so there should be a follow-up."
Scott asked suspiciously.
"Those scenes just now made people feel very uncomfortable."
Valerie was already a little sleepy. She was half lying on the bed, hugging a pillow.
"What movie?"
Wes, who was taking a break from his shift, adjusted his glasses, got down from the passenger seat, and snatched the videotape from Scott's hand.
Scott briefly talked about what happened in the movie, which made Wes laugh.
"You actually believe it?"
He didn't seem to think what the old woman said was true, but just a horror story to scare people.
"You may have been influenced by the atmosphere in the room. Looking back now, those movies may have been shoddy."
Putting the tape into the player, Wes watched the movie and shook his head.
"It's so childish. I can see that he's trying to convey a scary and weird atmosphere, but his technique is clumsy. There's only emotion but no technique."
He turned off the player with disdain.
"Let's listen to the radio."
Returning to the passenger seat, Wes turned on the car radio.
In foreign countries, the control of radio stations is not so strict, and people often set up radio stations privately to publicize their own ideas. Especially on roads like this, it is easy to search for private radio stations.
"…This is Miskatoke Voice. The film festival is coming up soon. Carter, do you have any ideas?"
"It's the film festival again. It's always the film festival. The only topic in this city is the film festival. You know, every time this happens, I will go to the supermarket in advance to stock up on some daily necessities."
“What would you buy?”
"Of course it's those little rubber umbrellas. During the film festival, the amount consumed by the entire Miskatoke is equivalent to the amount consumed by the whole country in half a year."
"If I buy some in advance and sell them later, won't I be able to make a fortune?"
"You are such a clever little fellow, haha."
"Okay, let's not talk about making money for now. Let's listen to the first song of the day. It's a song that fits the Christmas style very well, 'Red Brain Migo Freddy'."
After the two hosts on the radio finished their dirty jokes, they started playing a rather cheerful song.
Lu Ban knew very little about Christmas songs. He only knew "Merry Christmas" and at most "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence", but judging from the melody, this song should be suitable for the occasion.
You all know the Deep Ones
[Black Goat Kid, Shantak Bird, and Shoggoth]
[Night Dire and Flying Hydra]
[And Yuggoth fungi]
But do you remember?
[What is the most abominable creature among them? ]
【Red Brain Migo Freddy】
Have a sticky brain
【If you are unlucky enough to see】
[Will scream and go crazy]
But after listening to the lyrics, several people frowned.
"What song is this?"
Valerie had almost fallen asleep, but after listening to the song, she suddenly woke up a little.
"I seem to have heard this song before, but the lyrics are definitely not like this..."
Scott found it strange, too.
“Is this a random song?”
Talia didn't understand.
Lu Ban had never heard the original version, but the strange nouns in the lyrics made him feel somewhat familiar, just like the monsters he had seen in a foreign land.
Amid the joyful melody of Christmas songs, the lyrics are far from festive and even give people a creepy feeling.
"Turn off the radio, I'm not feeling well."
Valerie screamed.
"Isn't this quite atmospheric, Scott? Did you take a picture of it?"
Wes didn't seem scared at all, instead he asked Scott to record it immediately.
After the song ended, the two hosts started talking again.
The content of the conversation was quite normal compared to the songs. It was nothing more than some dirty jokes and jokes about the film festival. It was very much in line with the preferences of long-distance drivers and was sufficient as background music.
"I'm going to sleep!"
Valerie put on her headphones, curled up in her bed, wrapped herself in a light blanket, and gradually fell asleep in the shaking RV.
Talia and Scott also fell asleep quickly, and they would wake Scott up in the second half of the night to take over driving.
Lu Ban lay on the bed, thinking about the radio station, Feng Yu, and the videotape, and soon fell asleep with a slight swaying.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Ban noticed that the hypnotic shaking seemed to have stopped.
He opened his eyes slightly and saw the driver opening the door and preparing to get out. He thought it must be a shift change and closed his eyes again.
But after waiting for a while, the car did not start again.
Lu Ban opened his eyes again, and this time, he saw James and Wes smoking outside the car, while Scott was sitting in the driver's seat, checking the instruments.
At this time, a subtle sound of electric current sounded in the space.
Lu Ban heard a rustling sound of snowflakes and felt like his face was illuminated by something. Lu Ban looked over and found that someone had turned on the TV at some point.
On the television, a handheld camera showed the conditions in the auditorium.
"Hey, it's almost time to start, this is so cool, this is a great viewing platform, you can never see these from other places."
What's playing on TV seems to be the sequel to the film that just ended?