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Audio Distortion in Entry 7?
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slendywasphone
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BakuKuro wrote:

Another theory on why Brian/MG wouldn't notice the Operator seems to come from other entries. While audio is cut out in most of them, I remember one entry (can't remember the number right now, my apologies) where Slenderman opens Alex's door and moves into the room. As I recall, you couldn't hear footsteps. Given his size, this is very strange and seems to compliment his existence on another dimension.
For t hose familiar with ghost hunting, it's easy to relate Slenderman's appearance to more 'real' experiences with ghosts. The feeling of chill experienced by different people, the malfunctioning of equipment, the relationship between seemingly mundane objects (bottles of water, water in general) and the subject. It does make me wonder what Slenderman would look like on a thermal camera, if he'd even be caught on one.
Back to my theory on the Operator's silent movement -- we haven't seen the Operator with Slenderman's trademark tentacles or 'spider legs', only in a normal height and his more recognizable 7'+ height. It could be that this fits into the camera limiting theory. Perhaps the camera cannot capture things that it can't capture on this plane, I.E tentacles, spider legs, potentially grotesque face.
This could explain Slenderman's silent footfalls and odd gait. While walking on spider legs that you can't pick up in video, why would you be able to pick up sound? It's possible that Brian and Mystery Girl didn't notice the rapid approach of a startling figure because there was no sound to alert them. Maybe they were focused on something else. At the speed Slenderman is seen to move (which appears to be just under the speed of sound, as he moves incredibly quickly with no audible sonic boom) it's possible he would have been just a glimmer out of the corner of Brian's eye.
Another thing I noticed is that you can't see Mystery Girl in the back, or at least I didn't. This makes me believe she's actually on Alex's side, out of frame. And if she's anything like me, she'd be leaning against the window, maybe looking out of it while the others do their screen test, just to be quiet. She may have shifted and settled when Alex called it quits, but I don't think she would have directed her attention towards Brian at that time.
So it could be very likely that Brian was the only one capable of seeing the Operator (other than Alex, obviously). How much he saw remains to be seen, however.
Comparing this theory with other entries, most notably entry seventeen, we can also theorize that the camera is the only link between the Operator and the real world. Or it could be a matter of awareness - you're not aware of him until you are made aware of him, as in twelve when everyone was. Maybe someone pointed out the Operator and that was enough to make the others aware of him.
It could be that the Operator makes people have an aversion to seeing him. That one spot in the corner of your eye where you really don't want to look, for example, or that thing in the dark that makes you walk a bit faster but not dare look back. Maybe they were originally made aware of this by the cameraman (Seth?) noticing the Operator through the camera. Likewise, in entry 17 the stationary nature of the camera (without any swaying as if being held) makes me think that it was set up on a tripod, which explains why nobody noticed the man in a suit that stood in the window.

Wow, that rambled off a bit more than I expected.
tl;dr: Slenderman can only be observed by what seems natural on this plane; Slenderman can only be seen when you're made aware of his presence; A camera/recording device is the only reliable method of picking up Slenderman, hence Alex filming himself all the time.

Im sick of these motherfu*king Slendermen on this motherF*cking plane!!! Hehe sorry Wink

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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 5:55 pm

BakuKuro
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Im sick of these motherfu*king Slendermen on this motherF*cking plane!!! Hehe sorry Wink

I lol'd.

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:01 pm

freyathedark
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BakuKuro wrote:

Quote:

Im sick of these motherfu*king Slendermen on this motherF*cking plane!!! Hehe sorry Wink

I lol'd.

Pfffffffffffff. That was great XD

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:04 pm

That Crazy Viking
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freyathedark wrote:

BakuKuro wrote:

Quote:

Im sick of these motherfu*king Slendermen on this motherF*cking plane!!! Hehe sorry Wink

I lol'd.

Pfffffffffffff. That was great XD

Hahaha that is great.

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:42 pm

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