Comments on: The Thing http://qemic.com/the-thing/ Krystian Morgan's blog for video experiments. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:10:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Krystian http://qemic.com/the-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-6261 Krystian Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:19:54 +0000 http://kmogvideo.net/?p=333#comment-6261 Thanks for the feedback. I'm guessing you came from Artofthetitle.com, i completely agree about the humans being the antagonist and the creature being the catalyst, and in the interview i explain that. Of course it's subjective but my goal was to suggest what was to come, a precursor, a little foreboding image before we see the brilliant contrasting white of the snow. Opinions differ, this is mine. Thanks for visiting :) Thanks for the feedback. I’m guessing you came from Artofthetitle.com, i completely agree about the humans being the antagonist and the creature being the catalyst, and in the interview i explain that. Of course it’s subjective but my goal was to suggest what was to come, a precursor, a little foreboding image before we see the brilliant contrasting white of the snow.

Opinions differ, this is mine.

Thanks for visiting :)

]]> By: CKwon http://qemic.com/the-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-6260 CKwon Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:05:41 +0000 http://kmogvideo.net/?p=333#comment-6260 Take it with several grains of salt. I think you're off the mark. IMHO The Thing isn't about the grossness or morphology of the creature. While The Thing is a landmark for special effects of the 80s, those parts of the film are just genre tropes that advance what makes the it truly brilliant. For the majority of the film the enemy isn't some horrific creature, it's human, and that makes humans the antagonist. The Thing holds up because it ISN'T essentially a horror film. The Thing is about paranoia, isolation and how appearances can't be trusted. In that sense, it's closer to a mystery story. I once saw an interview with John Carpenter where he said there are two different kinds of scary stories. The first is pointing out into the darkness and saying, "Something terrible is out there and we have to protect ourselves from it." The other, more powerful story is pointing at ourselves and saying, "There's something terrible in here and we can't protect ourselves from it." That said, this piece work is very polished and without technical flaws. You're going places. Take it with several grains of salt.

I think you’re off the mark. IMHO The Thing isn’t about the grossness or morphology of the creature. While The Thing is a landmark for special effects of the 80s, those parts of the film are just genre tropes that advance what makes the it truly brilliant.

For the majority of the film the enemy isn’t some horrific creature, it’s human, and that makes humans the antagonist. The Thing holds up because it ISN’T essentially a horror film. The Thing is about paranoia, isolation and how appearances can’t be trusted. In that sense, it’s closer to a mystery story.

I once saw an interview with John Carpenter where he said there are two different kinds of scary stories. The first is pointing out into the darkness and saying, “Something terrible is out there and we have to protect ourselves from it.” The other, more powerful story is pointing at ourselves and saying, “There’s something terrible in here and we can’t protect ourselves from it.”

That said, this piece work is very polished and without technical flaws. You’re going places.

]]> By: adam http://qemic.com/the-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-5489 adam Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:00:20 +0000 http://kmogvideo.net/?p=333#comment-5489 Outstanding work Krystian, by far your best work. The tone and pacing are excellent and work for the story perfectly. I really love the close up footage of the insects, how on earth did you capture this. nice one, keep it up. Outstanding work Krystian, by far your best work. The tone and pacing are excellent and work for the story perfectly. I really love the close up footage of the insects, how on earth did you capture this.

nice one, keep it up.

]]> By: Victor http://qemic.com/the-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-2973 Victor Wed, 13 May 2009 01:21:25 +0000 http://kmogvideo.net/?p=333#comment-2973 This is awesome! Great job! I am a die hard fan of this film and I think John would be proud! This is awesome! Great job! I am a die hard fan of this film and I think John would be proud!

]]> By: Krystian http://qemic.com/the-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1760 Krystian Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:15:12 +0000 http://kmogvideo.net/?p=333#comment-1760 @Kath, thanks, the font is Garamond i believe, i made it all crooked and odd shaped like that as the text was supposed to be a mutt, look like it was formed from many different sources, just like the creature in the movie who absorbs an array life-forms so is a mutt in itself. :) @Kath, thanks, the font is Garamond i believe, i made it all crooked and odd shaped like that as the text was supposed to be a mutt, look like it was formed from many different sources, just like the creature in the movie who absorbs an array life-forms so is a mutt in itself. :)

]]> By: kath http://qemic.com/the-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1756 kath Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:35:29 +0000 http://kmogvideo.net/?p=333#comment-1756 this is great. I love the typeface you used. very eery this is great. I love the typeface you used. very eery

]]> By: Krystian http://qemic.com/the-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1577 Krystian Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:07:37 +0000 http://kmogvideo.net/?p=333#comment-1577 Thanks for all the comment, appreciate it! @Robert, really glad someone who's a fan of the film liked it, that's always the toughest audience i worry about :) Thanks for all the comment, appreciate it!

@Robert, really glad someone who’s a fan of the film liked it, that’s always the toughest audience i worry about :)

]]> By: Robert http://qemic.com/the-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 Robert Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:39:17 +0000 http://kmogvideo.net/?p=333#comment-1527 Tremendously strong piece! Extraordinary background imagery. Brilliant titling. And appropriately menacing soundtrack (gulp). Definitely top marks. *I'm a fan of the original film, btw. Tremendously strong piece!

Extraordinary background imagery. Brilliant titling. And appropriately menacing soundtrack (gulp).

Definitely top marks.

*I’m a fan of the original film, btw.

]]> By: David http://qemic.com/the-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1518 David Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:59:54 +0000 http://kmogvideo.net/?p=333#comment-1518 Bravo sir. Very well done. Bravo sir.

Very well done.

]]> By: kerry http://qemic.com/the-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1513 kerry Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:21:05 +0000 http://kmogvideo.net/?p=333#comment-1513 This is great! I really like how the typography sinks in the video. The images also match very well with the text and the music. (To be fair I've never seen the Thing tho). Fantastic. This is great! I really like how the typography sinks in the video. The images also match very well with the text and the music. (To be fair I’ve never seen the Thing tho). Fantastic.

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