I-Skinamarink kufana nephupho elibi elivukayo. Ifilimu ezwa sengathi ithuthelwe empilweni yakho njengekhasethi ye-VHS eqalekisiwe, igcona izethameli ngezithombe ezigqamile, amazwi ahlabayo asabekayo, nemibono yakudala eyethusa ngendlela emangalisayo.

Ifilimu ethusayo yokuhlola - akuyona indaba eqondile ababukeli abaningi abazoyisebenzisela yona - kodwa ngendawo efanele (ama-headphones egumbini elimnyama), uzothuthelwa endaweni epholile ecwile emoyeni.

Kule filimu, izingane ezimbili zivuka phakathi kwamabili zithole uyise engekho, namafasitela nezicabha zendlu yazo anyamalele. Lapho benquma ukulinda abantu abadala babuye, bayabona ukuthi ababodwa, futhi izwi elizwakala njengengane libancenga.

Ngikhulume naye I-SkinamarinkUmbhali/umqondisi u-Kyle Edward Ball mayelana nefilimu, ukwenza amaphupho amabi, nokuthi wasiqamba kanjani isici sakhe sokuqala.

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UKelly McNeely: Ngiyaqonda ukuthi unayo isiteshi se-YouTube, yebo, nokuthi uhlobo athuthukile I-Skinamarink kusuka kwifilimu yakho emfushane, Ngemuva. Ungakwazi ukukhuluma kancane ngesinqumo sokuthuthukisa lokho kube ifilimu yobude besici nokuthi leyo nqubo yayinjani? Ngiyaqonda ukuthi nawe wenze i-crowdfunding. 

UKyle Edward Ball: Yebo, ngokuqinisekile. Ngakho-ke, eminyakeni embalwa edlule bengifuna ukwenza ifilimu yobude besici, kodwa ngacabanga ukuthi kufanele ngihlole isitayela sami, umbono wami, umqondo, imizwa yami, kokuthile okungafuneki kangako njengefilimu emfushane. Ngenza kanjalo Ngemuva,ngiyithandile indlela okwenzeka ngayo. Ngiyithumele kumafestivali ambalwa, okuhlanganisa ne-Fantasia, ayizange ingene. Kodwa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iphumelele kimi, ngezwa ukuhlola kuyasebenza futhi ngakwazi ukuphrinta kube isici. 

Ngakho-ke ekuqaleni kwalolu bhubhane, ngathi, kulungile ngizokuzama lokhu, mhlawumbe ngiqale ukubhala. Futhi ngabhala iskripthi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, waqala ukufaka isicelo sezibonelelo, njll. Angizange ngithole noma iyiphi izibonelelo, ngakho-ke kushintshelwe ekubeni yi-crowdfunding. Nginomngane wami osondelene kakhulu owake wafaka imali ngempumelelo ngaphambili, igama lakhe u-Anthony, wenza idokhumentari ehlonishwayo ebizwa ngokuthi Umugqa ye-Telus Story Hive. Futhi ngakho wangisiza ngalokho.

Ngizuze ngempumelelo imali eyanele, futhi uma ngithi i-crowdfund, njengokuthi, kusukela ekuhambeni, ngangazi ukuthi kuzoba isabelomali esincane, akunjalo? Ngibhale yonke into ukuze isebenze ngaphakathi kwesabelomali esincane, esincane, esincane, indawo eyodwa, blah, blah, blah. I-crowdfunded ngempumelelo, yahlanganisa iqembu elincane kakhulu elisebenzayo, mina kuphela, i-DOP yami kanye nomsizi wami womqondisi, futhi okunye kungumlando.

UKelly McNeely: Futhi ungene kanjani kuleso sitayela esithile sokwenza ifilimu? Yilolo hlobo lwesitayela sokuhlola, akuyona into ovame ukuyibona. Yini ekulethe kuleyo ndlela yesitayela? 

UKyle Edward Ball: Kwenzeka ngephutha. Ngakho ngaphambili Ngemuva nakho konke, ngiqale isiteshi se-YouTube esibizwa ngama-Bitesized Nightmares. Futhi umqondo wawuwukuthi, abantu babephawula ngamaphupho amabi ababenawo, futhi ngangiwasungula kabusha. 

Bengilokhu ngikhangwa indlela endala yokwenza ifilimu. Ngakho-ke 70s, 60s, 50s, ukubuyela emuva yonke indlela eya ku-Universal Horror, futhi bengihlale ngicabanga, ngifisa sengathi ngingenza amamuvi abukeka futhi azizwe kanjalo. 

Futhi, ngesikhathi sokuqhubeka kochungechunge lwami lwe-YouTube, ngoba angikwazi ukuqasha abalingisi abangochwepheshe, angikwazi ukwenza lokhu, angikwazi ukwenza lokho, bekufanele ngenze amaqhinga amaningi mayelana nokusho isenzo, okusho ukuba khona, I-POV, ukuxoxa indaba ngaphandle kwabalingisi. Noma ngezinye izikhathi, hhayi isethi efanelekile, hhayi ama-props afanelekile, njll. 

Futhi kwashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kwaba nokulandela kancane kwehlelo - futhi uma ngithi ukulandela inkolo, njengabalandeli abambalwa ababukele amavidiyo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi - futhi bathola ukuthi ngiwathande ngempela. Kukhona ukungalawuleki okuthile kokungabonisi yonke into, futhi kuguqule lokho kube izinto ezifana I-Skinamarink.

UKelly McNeely: Kungikhumbuza kancane Indlu yamahlamvu lolo hlobo lwe-vibe -

UKyle Edward Ball: Yebo! Awuyena umuntu wokuqala ukuveza lokho. Futhi empeleni angikaze ngifunde Indlu yamahlamvu. Ngiyazi ukuthi imayelana nani, indlu inkulu ngaphakathi kunangaphandle, blah blah blah. Kulungile. Kodwa, yebo, abantu abaningi baye bakuveza lokho. Kufanele ngempela ngiyifunde ngesinye isikhathi [ehleka].

UKelly McNeely: Kufundeka kabi. Kukuthatha ohambweni oluthile, ngoba ngisho nangendlela oyifunda ngayo, kufanele uthande ukuphendukisa incwadi bese ugxuma uye le nale. Kuhle kakhulu. Ngicabanga ukuthi ungakujabulela. Ngiyathanda ukuthi ukhulume ngamaphupho amabi ezingane kanye namaphupho amabi ikakhulukazi, iminyango enyamalalayo njll. Ukufeze kanjani lokho ngesabelomali esincane? Iqoshwe kuphi futhi ukwenze kanjani konke lokho?

UKyle Edward Ball: Bengikade ngizama ngemiphumela ekhethekile engajwayelekile ngenkathi ngenza uchungechunge lwami lwe-YouTube. Futhi ngangifunde iqhinga lapho uma ubeka okusanhlamvu okwanele ezintweni, kufihla ukungapheleli okuningi. Kungakho imiphumela eminingi ekhethekile emidala - njengemidwebo ye-matte nokunye - ifundeka kahle, ngoba iwuhlobo lwezinhlamvu, akunjalo? 

Ngakho ngangihlale ngifuna ukuqopha endlini engakhulela kuyo, abazali bami basahlala khona, ngakho ngakwazi ukubenza bavume ukushuthela khona. Babengaphezu kokusekela. Ngiqashe abalingisi ukuthi bakwenze ngesabelomali esiphansi. Intombazane edlala u-Kaylee empeleni, ngicabanga, uhlobo lwendodakazi yami kankulunkulu. Uyingane yomngane wami u-Emma. 

Ngakho-ke enye into futhi, asizange siqophe noma yimuphi umsindo okwamanje. Ngakho-ke yonke inkhulumomphendvulwano oyizwa kubhayisikobho yayingabadlali ababehlezi phansi egumbini lokuphumula labazali bami, bekhuluma nge-ADR. Ngakho-ke bekunenqwaba yamaqhinga amancane esiwenzile ukuze sikwenze ngesabelomali esiphansi kakhulu. Futhi konke kukhokhelwe futhi empeleni kwaphakamisa okuphakathi. 

Sayishutha izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, abadlali besinabo usuku olulodwa kuphela. Ngakho-ke yonke into oyibonayo ebandakanya abadlali abakhulumayo noma esikrinini, konke kwadutshulwa ngosuku olulodwa, ngaphandle komlingisi uJamie Hill, odlala umama. Wadutshulwa futhi waqoshwa njengokufana, ngicabanga ukuthi isikhathi esingamahora amathathu amane ngosuku lwesine. Akazange ngisho ahlanganyele nabanye abalingisi. 

UKelly McNeely: Futhi ngithanda ukuthi yindaba exoxwa ngomsindo, ngenxa yendlela eyethulwa ngayo nendlela eqoshwa ngayo. Futhi umklamo womsindo uyamangalisa. Bengiyibuka ngifake ama-headphone, engicabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe iyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuyithokozela, ngakho konke ukuhleba. Ungakwazi ukukhuluma kancane mayelana nenqubo yokuklama umsindo futhi futhi, uxoxe indaba ngomsindo kuphela, empeleni?

UKyle Edward Ball: Ngakho kusukela ekuhambeni, ngangifuna umsindo ubaluleke. Ngesiteshi sami se-YouTube, ukudlala ngomsindo kungenye yezinto engizithanda kakhulu. Bengiyifuna ngokuqondile ukuthi ingabukeki nje njengefilimu evela kuma-70s, bengifuna ukuthi izwakale njengayo ngempela. Ifilimu Indlu kaDeveli nguTi West, kubukeka njengefilimu yama-70s, akunjalo? Kodwa ngangihlale ngicabanga oh, lokhu kuzwakala kuhlanzeke kakhulu. 

Ngakho wonke umsindo esinawo wengxoxo uqoshwe uhlanzekile. Kodwa ngabe sengiyingcolisile. Ngikhulume nomngane wami u-Tom Brent mayelana nokulungile, ngiwenza kanjani lo msindo njengomsindo kusukela kuma-70s? Wangibonisa amaqhinga ambalwa. Kulula. Khona-ke, mayelana nemisindo eminingi, empeleni ngathola inqolobane yemisindo yesizinda somphakathi eyarekhodwa ku Ngicabanga ukuthi i-50s kanye ne-60s esetshenziswe i-nauseam yesikhangiso futhi enomuzwa we-tinny. 

Phezu kwalokho ngidwebele ngokuyisisekelo yonke ifilimu ngokuhayiza nokuhum, futhi ngadlala ngayo, ngakho-ke lapho isika izigcawu ezihlukene, kuba nokuhayiza okuncane, ukuhhumuzela kancane. Ngicabanga ukuthi empeleni ngichithe isikhathi esiningi ngisemsindweni kunalokho engisike ekusikeni ifilimu. Ngakho-ke yebo, ngamafuphi, yindlela engiwufinyelela ngayo umsindo. 

Enye into futhi, ngiyixube ku-mono, akuyona indawo ezungezile. Ngokuyisisekelo iyi-mono ekabili, asikho isitiriyo nanoma yini kuyo. Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi kukuyisa enkathini, akunjalo? Ngoba ama-70s angazi noma isitiriyo saqala ngempela kuze kube sekupheleni kweminyaka yama-60s. Kuzomele ngiyibheke. 

U-Kelly McNeely: Ngithanda opopayi besizinda somphakathi abasetshenziswa futhi, ngoba bayathusa kakhulu. Bakha umkhathi ngendlela enhle kakhulu. Umkhathi wenza izinto eziningi ezisindayo kule filimu, yini imfihlo yokwakha leso simo esisabisayo? Ngoba lelo uhlobo lwendawo yokuphola eyinhloko yefilimu ngaleso sikhathi.

UKyle Edward Ball: Umh, ngakho nginobuthakathaka obuningi njengomenzi wefilimu. Njengabaningi babo. Ngingasho ukuthi ngezindlela eziningi, angikwazi, kodwa amandla ami amakhulu ebengilokhu nginawo umkhathi. Futhi angazi, ngiyazi ukushwiba. Ngimuhle impela, nakhu okubukayo, nansi indlela oyibeka ngayo, nansi indlela owenza ngayo umsindo. Nakhu ukuthi ukwenza kanjani lokhu ukuze wenze othile azizwe okuthile, kulungile. Ngakho angazi kanjani, kuwuhlobo nje lwangaphakathi kimi. 

Amamuvi ami wonke adalwa yi-atmosphere. Imane nje yehlela kokusanhlamvu, imizwa, imizwa, nokunaka. Into enkulu ukunaka imininingwane. Ngisho emazwini abadlali, imigqa eminingi iqoshwa ngokuhleba; akubanga ngengozi lokho. Lokho kuskripthi sokuqala. Futhi lokho kwakungenxa yokuthi ngangazi ukuthi lokho kuzokwenza kuzizwe kuhlukile, uma behleba ngaso sonke isikhathi.

U-Kelly McNeely: Ngithanda ukusetshenziswa kwemibhalo engezansi ukuze ihambisane nayo futhi, kanye nokusetshenziswa okukhethiwe kwemibhalo engezansi. Uyazi, abekho kuyo yonke into. Lokho kunezela emkhathini. Unqume kanjani ukuthi yini ezoba nezihlokwana nokuthi yini engeke ibe nayo? Futhi, kukhona izingxenye zayo ezinemibhalo engezansi, kodwa akukho msindo.

UKyle Edward Ball: Ngakho-ke into yemibhalo engezansi, iyavela embhalweni wokuqala, kodwa imuphi umsindo owawusesihlokweni esingezansi futhi owawungakabi khona uguqukile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ekuqaleni, ngangiwuthanda umbono wawo ngenxa yezizathu ezimbili. Enye ukuthi kukhona le nhlangano entsha ethusayo ku-inthanethi ebizwa ngokuthi i-analog horror, ehlanganisa umbhalo omningi. Futhi bengihlala ngikuthola kuthusa futhi kungethuki futhi kuyindaba yeqiniso. 

Uma uke wabona, njengale dokhumentari ewubuwula ye-Discovery lapho belandisa khona ucingo lwe-911, kodwa kunombhalo wayo, futhi awukwazi ngempela ukucacisa ukuthi bathini. Kuyamangaza, akunjalo? Bengifuna nezingxenye lapho ungezwa khona abantu ngokwanele ukuze uqonde ukuthi kukhona ohlebayo, kodwa wawungaqondi ukuthi bathini. Kodwa ngangisafuna abantu baqonde ukuthi bathini.

Futhi ekugcineni, umuntu oqophe umsindo umngane wami omkhulu, u-Joshua Bookhalter, wayengumsizi wami womqondisi. Futhi ngeshwa, wadlula ngemuva nje kokuqala kokuqopha. Futhi kukhona izingcezu ezimbalwa zomsindo okungenzeka ukuthi ngizenze kabusha ezingazange zilingane. Ngakho kungenzeka ukuthi umsindo awulingananga noma wawudinga ukuqoshwa kabusha. Kodwa esikhundleni sokuyiqopha kabusha, bengifuna ngempela ukusebenzisa umsindo kaJosh njengesikhumbuzo kuye, ngakho ngivele ngibeke imibhalo engezansi. Ngakho kunezizathu ezimbalwa. 

UKelly McNeely: Futhi ekudalweni kwalesi silo se-Skinamarink, okokuqala, ngicabanga ukuthi lokho uSharon, uLowisi kanye noBram ireferensi?

UKyle Edward Ball: Ngakho-ke ngakwazi kanjalo, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi abantu abaningi baseCanada noma kuphi ukusuka ku-Gen X kuze kufike ku-Gen Z babazi kangakanani ngabo. Ngakho kuyinkomba yalokho. Kodwa ngendlela efanayo, ifilimu ayihlobene nalokho [kuyahleka]. 

Isizathu sokuba ngize kulokho, ukuthi ngangibuka, ngicabanga ukuthi kwakuyi Ikati Ophahleni Olushisayo Lothayela. Futhi kukhona izingane efilimini eziculayo, futhi ngangihlale ngicabanga ukuthi yizona ezayisungula. Ngabe sengiyibheka futhi kwavela ukuthi, ifana nengoma endala kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu leminyaka elivela komunye umculo, okusho ukuthi isizinda somphakathi, akunjalo? 

Ngakho-ke igama elithi uhlobo lwezinduku ekhanda lakho njenge-ear worm. Futhi ngifana nje, kulungile, kungokomuntu kimina, kuzwela kubantu abaningi, kuyigama eliwumbhedo, futhi futhi liyamangaza ngendlela engaqondakali. Ngifana, [uhlola inqwaba yamabhokisi angabonakali] lesi isihloko sami sokusebenza. Futhi-ke isihloko sokusebenza sivele saba yisihloko.

UKelly McNeely: Ngiyakuthanda lokho. Ngoba yebo, kuzwakala kubi ngendlela yayo ejabulisayo. Manje yini elandelayo kuwe?

UKyle Edward Ball: Ngakho-ke ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka, ngizoqala ukubhala esinye iskripthi. Cishe sizobe sidlala kweminye imikhosi yamafilimu embalwa e-Europe, esizobe siyimemezela ngesikhathi esithile, bese ngethemba lokusatshalaliswa nokusakazwa kwetiyetha. Bese kuthi-ke ngenkathi lokho kuqhubeka, ngihlala ngithola ukuthi ngibhala kangcono kakhulu uma kusebusika noma ekwindla, ngakho-ke cishe ngizoqala ukubhala cishe ngoSepthemba noma ngo-Okthoba, ukulandelela. 

Angikanqumi ukuthi ngizoyenza yiphi ifilimu. Ngingathanda ukunamathela ekuqopheni imuvi yesitayela esidala namuhla uhlobo lwe-motif. Ngakho-ke ngifinyelele kuma-movie amathathu. Eyokuqala ifilimu esabekayo yesitayela se-Universal Monster yango-1930 emayelana nePied Piper. Okwesibili kungaba ifilimu yenganekwane yesayensi yama-1950, ukuthunjwa kwabafokazi, kodwa nge-Douglas Sirk eyengeziwe. Nakuba manje ngicabanga, mhlawumbe sesiseduze kakhulu Nope ephuma ngalokho. Mhlawumbe kufanele ngibeke lokho eshalofini kancane, mhlawumbe iminyaka embalwa phansi komugqa. 
Bese kuthi eyesithathu ingolunye uhlobo olufana kakhulu no I-Skinamarink, kodwa i-movie esabekayo ye-technicolor yango-1960 ebizwa Indlu Esemuva lapho abantu abathathu bevakashela indlu ephusheni labo. Bese kulandela ukwethuka.

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