I promise I had this idea before I saw it was done in the last one. Took my old TV and put it on the floor on top of some large books. Lit with a flash lying on the floor. It really wasn't a hard shot at all.
The old one scored 6.97. Will voter fatigue make this score lower, or will they like the different take (brighter, monochrome)? It's always interesting to see what the voter thinks. What I really needed was a circa 1983 Zenith TV.
Processing is mild. Convert to B&W, S&H, color balance to green (the movie poster has a green cast), some contrast masked to Laine, resize, USM. I did have to clone out the channel which was displayed on the screen in the corner and I couldn't get it to turn off. ;)
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Classic Horror, have to give an extra point for that. I enjoy the concept, but for me it just seems to smooth running down her back and across the floor in the reflection. I think maybe its a bit too bright on her jumper.
That saying "They're heeerrreeee!" just helps to set the stage with the creep out factor of this iconic movie. The lighting is good in that the greenish cast is in line with the scene in the movie. It adds to the errie and creepy mood...a greenish ghostly light emulating from the common T.V. Pose of your model is an effective emulation of the little girl, Carol Ann, in the movie. I like how you paid attention to details in the elements of the composition. The girl is wearing a simular style P.J.'s and you even have a stuffed animal in the same position as it is in the film. The only deviations are the type of the T.V. (can't be helped as that the style and technology has advanced in the decades since the film was made), the hair of the little girl is not straight like the actress in the movie's was (really, not a detraction), and the teddy bear is not a light colored one but rather a dark colored one (a light hued one would work better for it would stand out from the shadows better). Is the composition recognizable from the movie it emulates? The answer is yes. Would is be recognizable without title benefit? Yes, I firmly believe it would. Lighting is good, composition is excellent, and details are great. Good job!
Great work :) This scene is one that sticks in my mind from movies I have seen in the past... The greenish tint seems to work ok here... Did you experiment some with blue?
They're heeere! (Poltergeist)
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