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I appreciate this sound engineer’s preservation work, but cannot stand the intrusion of a Wilhelm scream. What was once a cute wink towards filmmakers and cinep
by itisit 3y ago
I appreciate this sound engineer’s preservation work, but cannot stand the intrusion of a Wilhelm scream. What was once a cute wink towards filmmakers and cinephiles is now an obnoxiously overused disruption to the flow of the film. You might as well flash the MST3K silhouette on screen every time it happens.
- Vecr 3y ago"Deeply Unserious" might be too strong a phrase but it's close.
- GuestHNUser 3y agoMaybe this is just me, but I think the Wilhelm scream works fine in the older movies where it was only supposed to be noticed by those in the industry. It just falls flat for me when it is done as a wink to the audience.
- Timon3 3y agoMaybe it's time to move away from simple winks, and instead make it a diegetic part of the content. I love the way it was used in DBZ Abridged: https://youtu.be/XMGdnof2Vfc https://youtu.be/XMGdnof2Vfc