Comments on: GOYA Shootout For The Crew :: “Fear”

By: Mark Brown

Mark Brown — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:21:40 +0000

Ok, they may to some extent err towards the B-movie style of fear but I love the different takes and it appears to me to be something fun and not something to get to intense about.

I also love the idea of the GOYA shootout and think it’s a good way to improve technique and focus and learn off the other people around you. It might be something I’ll look into doing in the future.

By: Joe Federer

Joe Federer — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:30:07 +0000

No pupils = teh win!

But they are all such different ‘feels’ — individually, they hold something… but the better ones, I feel, are the ones that illicit something further, more creepy.

By: Joshua Fernandez

Joshua Fernandez — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:52:16 +0000

i voted c because the rest of the options can and may be seen in well maybe not normal circumstances but reasonable situations. if you’re a samaritan you may even opt to help those poor models.

try seeing a pupil-less woman whose reflection at a mirror is staring at you. darn it, why do most starring-at-you ghosts have to be this hot?!

i’m no cinematographer but i would’ve burned the background a bit to accentuate the gritty walls and used a snoot with light from below to give it more spook.

now burn that in your memory before going to bed tonight.

By: Randall Douglas

Randall Douglas — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:29:24 +0000

A and c are the only ones that do anything for me. C has me focusing on the mirror and seems kind of gimmicky as an idea. I guess I go for a because it seems truest and recalls the somber edgey mood of early zombie/horror flicks in the surreal moment before you know it’s a zombie flick.

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By: Dade Freeman

Dade Freeman — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:58:42 +0000

For me it was a choice between B & C.
I liked the lighting and fell to B.
I really liked the more creative approach of C and it would have gotten my vote if the face showed more fear or gave me the impression of fear.
eitherway – very creative shot

but B tipped it for me

well done to all contenders

By: april

april — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:44:37 +0000

picture D is really bugging me, she looks too fake for this shot, though the lighting amazing! B, is well executed. Well done

By: @davidmonnerat

@davidmonnerat — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:18:13 +0000

C, then B for me. detracting from some of the other ones were the subjects more than the execution. c was a good concept, well executed. i think b was, as well, but as some other folks said, just the cleverness of C takes it for me.

By: Joost

Joost — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:09:41 +0000

A. “The Hangover”
B. “Titanic”
C. “Mirrors”
D. “Scary Movie”

Haven’t found movie titles for the last 2 yet.

Agreed on the somewhat disappointing expressions of the models (sorry), and on the fine execution otherwise in some pictures.

I was in doubt wether to go for B or C, but I think B fitted the Theme more. If in C the reflection had a more dramatic look it would’ve won me over.

By: Mike Kang

Mike Kang — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:21:40 +0000

In horror, less is always more.