http://mitchmclachlan.com/2009/01/horror-as-a-model-for-indie-film/ Web Project Management Blog Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://mitchmclachlan.com/2009/01/horror-as-a-model-for-indie-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4 C-Check Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:45:00 +0000 http://mitchmclachlan.com/2009/01/horror-as-a-model-for-indie-film/#comment-4 I hear what you're saying about the horror genre, both in terms of it as a model and in not getting much enjoyment out of it... but that aside... I hear, also, you saying that indie filmmakers can learn from that perhaps... but I feel lost on how, or, more specifically, on how whether or not a film is "indie" has anything to do with using the construct of how horror uses the human psyche as a vehicle for sales... In fact, in some ways that sounds more like a bent perfectly fit for Hollywood--using our own subconscious to drive us to their movies... dialog to follow, hopefully? I hear what you’re saying about the horror genre, both in terms of it as a model and in not getting much enjoyment out of it… but that aside… I hear, also, you saying that indie filmmakers can learn from that perhaps… but I feel lost on how, or, more specifically, on how whether or not a film is “indie” has anything to do with using the construct of how horror uses the human psyche as a vehicle for sales… In fact, in some ways that sounds more like a bent perfectly fit for Hollywood–using our own subconscious to drive us to their movies… dialog to follow, hopefully?

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