Show Interview with the maker of Paranormal Activity NL Thi Ms Arts Reporter 1 Only a f few w have had ha d the privilege to see the th e scariest movies of all time according to Bloody to-Bloody- Word-of- Word mouth has been the primary catalyst for this low budget films film's growing popularity Its It's the first movie in history to give people the I chance chance to have it released jn in their area and see it for themselves The official Web site coin com asks people to click Demand it and be linked to a means of doing just that As of the weekend of Cf Sept 9 over people are demanding the movie be shown in the Salt Lake Metro area Los Angeles leads with over New York City with over ver and Dallas with over people If i demands are made the movie will be released nationwide The movies movie's writer and director Oren Peli never had plans of becoming a filmmaker The in initial idea behind Paranormal Activity it actually arose from real life events Livi Living in quiet suburbia Peli Pelf qui quickly kly learned you become conscious conscious' of every little noise especially at night When books and other things would fall off shelves other incidents persisted as time went on Peli believed it wasn't a ghost but set up a video camera anyway to see what was going on The idea of catching something good was what inspired the idea for what could be a pretty interesting movie Paranormal Activity was photographed at Pelis Peli's home in San Diego in seven days with a crew of three including Peli himself his then-girlfriend then and andone andone andone one of his best friends If I needed neede more time I would have taken more time Peli said The special effects are limited to give a more organic and realistic f feel el to the movie and theres there's no overdone blood and gore The suspense and subtleties of the sound forces the audience to be quiet and really pay attention to every little thing Silence only emphasizes that little tap tapon tapon tapon on the wall you know is not supposed to be there said Peli There was no big film crew only the held hand-held camera which Peli used to add to the authenticity The storys story's premise is a young couple has just settled into a anew anew anew new home and is disturbed by the presence that keeps them from sleeping they set up a tripod to see wh what's t s happening In the style of ofTe The Blair Witch flitch Project this film is shot like a documentary The cast of five with the two leads debuting mostly improvises the script Peli wants to create something that people could say defined horror for their generation The way after Psycho people said they would never take another shower after Jaws and Open Water that tha they would d never again swim in inthe inthe inthe the ocean Peli says he is playing on peoples people's fears by taking the idea of incidents occurring during a very vulnerable time I figured well sleeping at home is something you cant can't really avoid said Peli Already Peli has received numerous complaints from people having difficulty sleeping after watching it Pelf Deli himself is flattered and takes it as a compliment However he doesn't want permanent medical issues to arise Its up to each individual t to td decide how well Yell they know themselves I cant can't say whether people shouldn't see it if they already have sleeping problems Peli said Though Peli never predicted the p phenomenon that's developed hes he's very pleased Seeing the film has been rewarding though he was too scared to really enjoy it while shooting Demand it youre you're in control Watch this possibly genera generation defining defining tion says is something us horror fans are lucky to experience once in a blue moon |