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[Zaden]

Distortion

[BillywithaK]

Hmn. I think you have something interesting here, but I'm not sure I agree with the no patterns. For one off the top of my head, the 'no focus/soft focus" distortion pops up around Tim/Totheark all the time. I'm also pretty sure certain sound distortions pop up when the Operator is nearby.

[Zaden]

[Zarggg]

I can agree that distortion is definitely a sign that something hinky is going on. I'm in the camp that visual tearing is the only distortion that is confirmed Operator-related, as the auditory/deblocking distortions are also commonly seen in conjunction with Masky. I just wish we had more concrete examples to pair up with. Needs more "live" Operator sightings, plz.

[Señor]

The only consistent things I've noticed are the quiet hollow tapping noise and the occasional tearing of the bottom 1/3rd of the screen, both when the Operator's near

Oh and I think the old-style 3D (red and blue) distortion has happened like twice for Masky

[Magyk]

Specifically associated with the Operator is the clear-cut visual tearing along the bottom of the video. This is largely consistent throughout the series.

[RazENyter]

It seems (I could be wrong here) that no matter what distortion there is, it always seems to be operator-related. It happens to Tim maybe because of some kind of relation to Slenderman, and Jessica due to whatever mess she's in w/ slenderman. In the end it all seems to be operator-based.

But I do agree that the visual tearing seems to be a DEFINITE sign that the operator is near.

[Zaden]

[Acora]

Personally, I subscribe to the idea that the distortion, at least most of it, is caused by electromagnetism nearby, much the same way that a car radio will turn to static momentarily when driving under powerlines. I believe that the operator emits this electromagnetism, and that it lingers in areas and on people who he has had repeated contact with (Such as the distortion when in wooded areas, and the distortion on Tim). There honestly isn't much to support this, as with most theories on this topic. However, I'd like to point out that this theory would also explain why the dog mentioned early on in the series freaks out around Slendy, as dogs do the same kind of thing when there is a coming electrical storm.

[Aperion]

The distortion really dosn't seem consistent Even when it comes to the operator In some entries it seems as though the operator's effect on the camera is proportional to proximity and other times he's right next to the camera with very little distortion.
I will agree Senor that tapping noise seems to be exclusive to the operator at least.
Also I'm not totally sure the lack of sound in entry 1 is the result of distortion it could have been a result of editing by alex.
Oh yeah maybe I'm remembering wrong but it seems many videos with the operator have a high-pitched noise in the end (like the one in entry 26) might just be my imagination.

[RazENyter]

[Philosopher Xu]

The only thing really consistent with distortion is the TTA videos - they all have distortion without exception. Perhaps distortion is more TTA related than operator related and that's a big clue about who TTA is.

[DavisJ3608]

I'm actually really digging the theory that Slenderman emits some form of electromagnetism or other high-energy frequency - one of the theories is that he's trans-dimensional or otherwise alien (thus the time-travel, teleportation, etc), so if he were, say, made of some exotic dark matter or something (or could only manifest in our dimension by ripping through spacetime, maybe) that would probably account for all sorts of oddities (audiovisual tearing, strange behavior, etc).

[IonCharge]

Maybe its just a case of "just because", the distortion may not be significant at all, but just a plot device if you will, to scare/confuse the viewer.

[Magyk]