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Making a good Slender Man

[perspicacious_loris]

I'm doing a pale skin morphsuit, black suit, black tie, white button up shirt, and drywall stilts. Works pretty well.

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[perspicacious_loris]

[Lithp]

Any kind of perspective trick. Filming from a low angle, standing beside something, posing beside a miniature version of a larger object, filming a 1st & 2nd story window but claiming they're the same one, etc. It just becomes a question of whether you want to save money or effort.

[Eldest K]

It really can't be said enough. The less you see of Slendy when he makes an appearance, the better. Suspense is a powerful ally. Make it so he could be around the next corner, or behind the next door. Give fleeting glimpses. Use shadow and noise to alert us that our tall friend is here to pay a visit.

And above all else, don't cram him in every entry.

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[punxtr]

Have fun, good luck!

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[C.K.DexterHaven]

You could try to work with more aspects of the original mythos maybe? Or you could work with less of the cliches started by Marble Hornets and come up with some more original ideas. You could have Slender Man be very aggressive and animalistic, or maybe a more human acting master mind.

Also; try giving him another suit color besides black. Dark gray or pinstriped with a vest would be great. Or if you want to go Victorian - which I highly recommend - try a black frock coat.

As you can tell, I'm a fashion buff. Just keep these things in mind.

[Lithp]

I want to second what Dexter just said.

[rand__althor]

Slendy in a frock coat, I can see that.

Good suggestions all around. Another suggestion I would have, though this goes for filming, make sure the audience knows Slendy is there in the background. I've seen several Slendy vlogs where the camera shakes too much, or doesn't focus well enough, that the only way I know Slendy is there is because the characters are freaking out. Then just add distortion in post.

Sort of a sub-debate here is if you want your Slender Man to move around in your videos. This could be either end up well done (and creepy) or just look silly (and therefore ruin the atmosphere).

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[xemnasvii]

I used a suit and stockings.
No stilts needed, just good perspective tricks. I hunched down when I filmed him.

[Rabadash]

There are always cheap ways of getting. around budget constraints. Instead of a body suit, you could just wrap a grey shirt around your head. Always film so that the guy can stand on a box or what not. Those kind of things