Okay in an effort to make this blog educational we are going to do a spot of algebra. Ready?
First let me give you the variables:-
es = escalating music, u = the unknown, cs = chase scenes, t = sense of being trapped, s = shock, tl = true life, f = fantasy, a = character is alone, dr = in the dark, fs = film setting, n = number of people, sin = blood and guts and 1 = stereotypes.
Now here's the formula:-
(es+u+cs+t) squared +s+ (tl+f)/2 + (a+dr+fs)/n + sin x - 1
I'll give you a few minutes to work out the answer.....
Give in?
The answer is of course Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
WHAT! I hear you cry. Well the secret of making a scary movie has been calculated by university experts (who else?) and apparently you can find that out by using that formula. An easier way would probably have been to see which film made the most money at the box office (no formula needed).
Now where's that get rich quick formula.....
More here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3537938.stm
First let me give you the variables:-
es = escalating music, u = the unknown, cs = chase scenes, t = sense of being trapped, s = shock, tl = true life, f = fantasy, a = character is alone, dr = in the dark, fs = film setting, n = number of people, sin = blood and guts and 1 = stereotypes.
Now here's the formula:-
(es+u+cs+t) squared +s+ (tl+f)/2 + (a+dr+fs)/n + sin x - 1
I'll give you a few minutes to work out the answer.....
Give in?
The answer is of course Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
WHAT! I hear you cry. Well the secret of making a scary movie has been calculated by university experts (who else?) and apparently you can find that out by using that formula. An easier way would probably have been to see which film made the most money at the box office (no formula needed).
Now where's that get rich quick formula.....
More here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3537938.stm
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