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[jarnaez]

Sameness is what's turned me off of a lot of blogs because a lot tend to start the same way and don't really differentiate. That said it is important to stay true to what Slender Man is or else you just have something that looks like him but doesn't act like him. It's one thing to explore a different view of "why" he does what he does and how people react but the "what" is pretty well set.

A lot of the burden for originality will fall on the circumstances presented as well as the characters. We have several of people on the run but they're enjoyed because the people in them are fleshed out, and scenarios that break the mold (such as the one with man hunting people who know of SM) tend to attract more initial interest. Sometimes it seems like people think Slendy can be used for a quick scare but the ones that are viewed highly are usually in for the long haul.

[twos]

[Snippet]

I think they were used in some of the burned photos and on the drawing from the sleep deprivation.... thingy.

I still think it's more interesting, if you develop your own "Slender symbol" rather than using the operator sign. It's like shouting out "Look, I'm doing a Slender Man series!". Why not let the audience/players find out, that your symbol is a hint to slenderaction? It worked for MH, it would work for any other series.

Just my twenty doll.... two cents

[Lunasa]

Thank you guys, you've made me find my own symbol. Even if it isn't a symbol, but a clip of bird song

[SolDL]

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[Lunasa]

[5_pak]

After watching Jonclubs113 and a few other smaller side stories, I've come to hold the opinion that one thing we really need less of is static scare.

Marble Hornets did a great job with it's static and distortion. It was used less to "jump scare" you (basically an audio version of the killer popping out of the closet) and more a way to set atmosphere for the scene. It didn't scare you but it unnerved you and wore down your defenses.

A lot of new series though abuse distortion by making it the scary part of the video. You're afraid of the next loud noise or violent image transition, not what's actually on the screen.

When a series gets in the habit of doing this, I find myself just hitting the mute button and watching the actual story in peace. This is not conducive to good story-telling.

Even EMH has done this. In the scene where Jeff was talking really low to himself, I knew, from the start, that a static scare was coming because I had to keep the volume up. So I just muted my computer, watched the video, then read a transcript of what he said.

New series, if they must use static and distortion (and I'd really like to see something else now), need to learn to use it with finesse. If you can scare your audience without the static, the static doesn't have to be there or be that prominent. If you can't, you're doing it wrong.

[SolDL]

I like audio distortion when it's used in conjunction with the story. Not when there's a normal conversation going, AND THEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON shit rapes your ears. If it's, y'know, because Slendy is approaching, I'm cool with that.

[Lunasa]

I'd love to hear audio distortion that isn't static. Mix it up a little

[DMPowerade]

[SolDL]

Of course, there's always exceptions to a rule.

One thing which I think quite well demonstrates the tired old conventions of the genre, is the opening 5 episodes of EMH. They lampshade the static pretty well there.

[Lunasa]

Ok, I have a question. As I have mentioned here, I will be starting a Slenderblog next month, so I want to know something first. How important are puzzles? Do you think they are necessary or just icing if the story is good enough?


I ask this because I am not the greatest at puzzles and want to know if this will hurt the story

[Dust King]

New ideas?

[NoMoreGaems]