Dangnabit, seems like Cloverfield's shaky camera work is giving people "movie sickness."
Scary movies are supposed to leave patrons feeling a bit scared and jittery, but the newest horror flick is leaving Oklahoma City-area moviegoers with a different feeling -- nausea.
Quail Springs and Crossroads mall movie theaters have posted this warning regarding the film, "Cloverfield:"
Due to the filming method used for "Cloverfield," guests viewing this film may experience side effects associated with motion sickness, similar to riding a rollercoaster.
There goes my plan to see the movie (I get seasick easily). And I really wanted to go see it, too!
Link - Thanks Tiffany!
Well, probably it's for the best, since it would've cost my wife and I something like $100 for baby sitters, tickets, popcorn and what not. That's a lot of money just go see a movie. (Don't you remember when going to the movies was affordable?)
I suppose in the mean time I have to satisfy myself with reading about it - or watching the review (ABC World News Webcast did one last week). I'll just wait for the DVD - then I can skip around to the good parts!
i sat in my seat, looking at the chair in front of me the whole time...
i thought eh, ill just look up when the camera isn't shaking, but that just never happened and it got worse every time...
the whole movie is just running around with a camera, and in my opinion, well, from what i heard not saw.. it wasn't that great of a movie anyway
[ Rant over. ]
I have not tried the sea-bands, but I heard that ginger pills work as well as Dramamine without the side effects (makes me very sleepy).
Mindy
HOWEVER - shaky cam is a BLIGHT upon cinematography. I can't agree more with 'Sue Dunham'. A movie shot from the perspective of a hand camera (like Blair witch and this movie) is understandable. But they exaddurate it SO much. youtube videos aren't as shaky! (and don't most modern digital cameras have auto stabilization?)
Its a cheap trick to make things look more *exciting* (or so they intend) and all it does it make it so you can't see what's happening.
STOP USING SHAKYCAM, MOVIE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!
I think many people are missing the point with the movie. The story is about how normal people would face their worst nightmare(s).
What I also liked about the movie, was the strange, yet accurate reactions of what people would do in after seeing a massive object come crashing down in front of them: take out their cell phones and take pictures.
IMHO, the camera itself is an integral part of the storyline and adds to the personal interaction with the film
At any rate, I'm assuming most of you who are saying that the "shakycam" is a cheap trick have not seen the movie.... it's pretty essential to cinematography and, in my opinion, adds a lot to the film. If the camera had been perfectly steady it would completely ruin the feeling of immersion that this movie quite successfully creates. And stabilization or no, there's a lot of running going on and I dare any one of you to hold a camcorder steady while running for your life.
And no, camera techniques could not have been swapped out for a suspenseful score because there is no score.
One of the main points of the film is the realism involved. The people are just average people who just happen to have the camera on. You view it as it is shot, hence there is no score whatsoever.
Anyway, theres my essay on the topic.