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screenlife binge rankings so far:
searching
missing
unfriended: dark web
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megan is missing
the den
open windows
oh god Profile 2018 is just offensively bad
it's so interesting how many horror films there are with the genre. i feel like its a remnant of found footage horror films but tbh i'm not familiar enough with the history to know
it just seems like there's a very wide variety of stories you could tell, and that horror is honestly kind of an odd choice. in order to create the sense of danger, a lot of them kinda betray the genre by kidnapping or physical assault or whatever.
and its hard to see what else they could do, given the fact that if you were really worried for your safety online you could just turn it off lol. ig overall point is that i think other genres could take advantage of screenlife far better, and its interesting that it hasn't happened much
a film akin to emily is away for example could be pretty cool. even the vn is very much defined by choices, i feel like you could explore similar themes while maintaining screenlife and still pull it off without being interactive
as a method of visual storytelling i find it really enthralling tbh, and i'd love to see more of it. there's so much emotion you can display with little gestures, and theres so much characterization you can do by looking at someones computer habits/hygiene.
i respect the films that don't try to skirt around the limitations too - like not just tacking a webcam onto someones head and be like oooo isn't that so spooky when its just uninspired plot convenience lmao. i've seen so many creative shots and i wish they would lean into it more.
i also think time is really underutilized - like yeah it can be super cool to have a bunch of shit happen at once and flipping between tabs and woooah action! but also a lot of using computers is p slow and mundane and i think it'd be cool to have those moments included too, if for no other reason