When you create those characters that people love and care about and put them in a dark hallway, already the audience is on edge, and they feel empathy for that character. Then it's up to me to decide what jumps out in that hallway. So I think laying that foundation of strong characters and strong story is the most important thing in a horror film.
Interpretation
The key to a successful horror film lies in developing relatable characters and a compelling story.
In this quote, James Wan emphasizes the significance of creating well-developed characters and engaging narratives in horror films. He argues that when audiences connect with characters emotionally, they become more invested in the story's tension and suspense, which enhances their experience of fear and empathy when confronted with terrifying situations.
In practice
During a panel on horror filmmaking, one might quote this to emphasize the importance of character development.
Now as to magic. It is surely absurd to hold me "weak" or otherwise because I choose to persist in a study which I decided deliberately four or five years ago to make, next to my poetry, the most important pursuit of my life...If I had not made magic my constant study I could not have written a single word of my Blake book, nor would The Countess Kathleen have ever come to exist. The mystical life is the center of all that I do and all that I think and all that I write.
The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional - the idea. That's what is original to you.
A writer wants something more than money for his work: he wants permanence.
To give emphasis only to beauty makes me think of a mathematics that deals with positive numbers only.
I think you reveal yourself by what you choose to photograph, but I prefer photographs that tell more about the subject. There's nothing much interesting to tell about me; what's interesting is the person I'm photographing, and that's what I try to show. [...] I think each photographer has a point of view and a way of looking at the world... that has to do with your subject matter and how you choose to present it. What's interesting is letting people tell you about themselves in the picture.
Every poem breaks a silence that had to be overcome.
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