A friend of mine had a flatmate who was a bit paranoid
This guy Derek actually owned the flat and let out two of the bedrooms, so technically he was the landlord too. So my friend, who I'll call Stuart, as that's his name, came back from T In The Park a bit weary and shellshocked. It was therefore a bit much to find that Derek had installed cameras in the flat, one in the lobby and one outside the flat door. All a bit Howard Hughes, and not the kind of thing you want to see when on a massive comedown.

Stuart was not to be deterred though, and made a plan. Once he'd recovered, and when Derek was out working, he climbed out of his window, inched his way across the balcony and got into Derek's bedroom (his door always being locked, of course). There he saw that the cameras were hooked up to Derek's computer, recording all day (for his review?).

So he called up a few of us. Then he sat at computer, paused the recording, and we got into position in the lobby. He re-started recording for a few seconds while we danced like total spazzes, paused it, then recorded it with no-one there, paused it so we could appear out of nowhere doing more spazz dancing... and repeat, and repeat. For about half an hour.

Next day Derek asked him to move out. Not a word was said about the videos.
(McChinaman banned, Tue 7 Jan 2014, 12:05, 6 replies)

They should make a film of this
and Dennis Hopper should come out of retirement the grave to play Derek.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Tue 7 Jan 2014, 12:45, closed)

Paranormal Activity: Harlem Shake.

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 7 Jan 2014, 12:55, closed)

Thou makest me lol.
What's the appeal of that franchise anyway? I saw the first one and thought it was a wrinkled sack of fetid goats' knackers.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Tue 7 Jan 2014, 12:58, closed)

Filming with proper cameras is hard.
And actors are expensive.

Not sure why people are watching these films, though.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 7 Jan 2014, 13:08, closed)

True enough.
That logic doesn't explain why I enjoyed Blair Witch immeasurably more than Paranormal Activity, though. Maybe some people are not too cack-handed to film with Steadicams and some poor schmucks are naturally talented actors.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Tue 7 Jan 2014, 14:46, closed)

Break In 2; Electric Boogaloo
also seems appropriate
(Carpe Cyprinidae, Tue 7 Jan 2014, 13:51, closed)

alright

( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Tue 7 Jan 2014, 13:04, closed)

Splendid.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 7 Jan 2014, 12:54, closed)

:)

( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Tue 7 Jan 2014, 13:04, closed)

Jolly good!
star wars, right? Click.
(showman, Tue 7 Jan 2014, 14:33, closed)