[UA] Gaudi, Stolze, Fuller
wild at park.net
wild at park.net
Fri Nov 21 01:50:33 PST 2003
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 22:57:30 -0600, Tim Toner wrote
> I seem to recall listening to the commentary track on the
> DVD of the
> original The Haunting, where on of the production staff
> mentioned that they
> tried to avoid right angles as much as possible, to give
the
> place an
> unsettling feel.
One of the original black and white versions of Frankenstein
uses the same trick - the sets are intentionally built so
that all of the corners are either 85 or 95 degrees, not 90.
It's almost impossible to tell, but your subconscious
(apparantly) picks up on it and is screaming "there's
something wrong with this picture" at you whilst you're
watching it.
John
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