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wassupbro · Unfettered Joined: 13 May 2013 Posts: 367

[OT]New Operator vs. Old

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 8:23 am

Marble Hornets · Entrenched Joined: 29 Apr 2013 Posts: 946

I'm assuming it's because walking as the operator would look goofy. They got away with it in entry 14 because of the angle and 480p. In newer entries, they use the technique of panning away from it, moving it closer, and then filming it up close (entry 40, 60, 64)

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 8:50 am

Geneaux486 · I Have No Life Joined: 17 Mar 2011 Posts: 2423

Yeah, the Operator would look goofy if it moved around too much. It's creepy as an anomaly that plays off of the Uncanny Valley phenomenon, but it's very much not a mobile threat. Not in the traditional sense, anyway. It moves, we just either can't see or comprehend how it moves, and that's the way it should be.

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 10:09 am

Ristar · Decorated Joined: 22 Feb 2013 Posts: 236

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 10:51 am

Geneaux486 · I Have No Life Joined: 17 Mar 2011 Posts: 2423

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 11:00 am

BranRainey · Unfettered Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 371

IMO the Operator's movement in 1, 6, 26, and 64 has all been very effectively creepy. I don't think it's the type of movement that matters as much as the framing and atmosphere. Sometimes stillness works very well (12, 40, 46) and other times it just looks like a puppet (43, 56, 70). Other times movement looks awful too (4).

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 1:08 pm

Zarggg · Unfictologist Joined: 23 Dec 2010 Posts: 1660

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 1:48 pm

Serum · Guest

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 2:05 pm

Spritey

I dunno, I always thought he looked pretty goofy in Entry 14.

However, it's a little disappointing that every one of his appearances is exactly the same nowadays.

1) Somebody is wandering around
2) They hear a noise and turn around
3) The Operator is standing there like a scarecrow
4) They either run away, fall to the ground coughing, or both
5) Nobody speaks of the occurrence ever again

If I were the film major here (and I'm not), I'd try to find a good medium between humanlike motion and complete stillness.

In fact, for Slenderman, I'd probably use stopmotion wherever possible. That can be difficult to do with an active background though, so maybe I'd use a greenscreen for the "far away" shots.

I don't know, stopmotion just fits the Operator/Slenderman perfectly. Have you guys seen "Mama"? The ghost in that movie looks a little stupid on its own, but the way it moves is one of the most unsettling things I've ever witnessed. Someone needs to make Slenderman move like THAT.

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 4:43 pm

Djeezna · Boot Joined: 10 Aug 2012 Posts: 52

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 4:47 pm

Serum · Guest

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 5:17 pm

Bernie Buddy · Veteran Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Posts: 142

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 5:31 pm

Djeezna · Boot Joined: 10 Aug 2012 Posts: 52

You've never watched the OTHER big Slenderman mythos web serie, Serum? Slenderman had tentacles in one of the original picture, so that's where it comes from.

There's also been debates about whether or not there is a tentacle in Entry #1

Can't remember if everymanHybrid and dark harvest use tentacles.

**Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 5:38 pm

Djeezna · Boot Joined: 10 Aug 2012 Posts: 52

Good lord, I hate how the quote and edit buttons are reversed on this forum.

Double post...

abcetc · Boot Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Posts: 61

I'm thinking that Slender: The Eight Pages has had some influence on how the MH crew has decided to portray the Operator recently. This is especially obvious in entry 70; the static blip when he teleports borrows very much from S:TEP.

The most recent appearance of the Operator also resembles the S:TEP model a lot--which, incidentally, looks pretty awful, sort of like Gumby.