4) Go deeper
"What’s scary to me isn’t a ‘jump’, but something that affects you on a deeper, psychological level, altering the way you think about your life and your world.
"Something that really leaves an imprint."
5) Be careful with the casting
"We auditioned over 150 people because they’re the most important thing – they are the movie.
"If you don’t believe them as real people, you’re not going to care about them, you’re not going to connect with them and nothing else is going to matter.
"With Katie [Featherston] and Micah [Sloat] they had great instincts, and were very quick and smart as far as coming up with dialogue. There were no lines – it was all their own words."
6) Keep the budget small
"Having such a low budget really helped because I couldn’t go crazy with special effects, which I think in the end would have actually been a detriment to the movie. And I had to be creative."
"If you think about it, I was trying to be authentic to how this would be if it were true, if it were just a couple around the house with a camera."
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Agent69
Nov 24th 2009, 22:11
Paranormal Activity sucked, that is all I have to say.
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voodooray
Nov 25th 2009, 11:10
If you are watching with a good audience, you will have fun. Sit at the back and enjoy people reacting in front of you.
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JackKIng
Nov 1st 2010, 18:44
LOL! This guy directs a limp home movie that should have been shown on youtube instead of theaters, and now he acts like he's some freaking expert on horror films? This guy is destined to fade into obscurity like the hacks who made Blair WItch. A warning to all you wannabe film makers out. If you want any chance of success, listen to what this guy says -- AND DO THE TOTAL OPPOSITE!
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