Pokémon's Lord of Fear

Chapter 36 After Turning Off the Lights
If a movie is made directly, the investment will be relatively large, and Teng Shu will need more time to research whether the scaring methods used on humans can be effective on Pokémon. If not, he will have to find ways to scare Pokémon himself.

Might as well make a short film first.

But just like when Teng Shu was making the horror movie, he decided not to use ghost Pokémon. If he wants to target the Pokémon market this time, naturally there can be no humans, or fewer humans.

"A short film." Teng Shu scratched his head and thought of a classic cartoon, the famous "Tom and Jerry".

As a cartoon that is suitable for all ages and will not seem childish even when you watch it again as an adult, Tom and Jerry is a classic among classics.

And speaking of cats and mice, there happen to be cat-type Pokémon and mouse-type Pokémon in the Pokémon world, so the actors are ready-made. As for shots like Tom's crotch chopping down a tree, they can be handed over to a specialized Pokémon special effects company to produce.

However, Tom and Jerry is not a horror film, it can only be used as a means to test the market. Teng Shu also needs to make another short film specifically for Pokémon.

Microfilm.

A name jumped into Teng Shu's mind.

"There were some classic micro-movies in my previous life. The entire clip was not too long, usually around two to fifteen minutes. Such micro-movies can maximize the fear element, and the pace is fast and the cost of production is low." Teng Shu rubbed his hands. Of course, he had seen some classic horror micro-movies in his previous life.

For example, there is the famous horror short film "Lights Out", which was later made into a movie by James Wan.

The film is only about three minutes long, but it is considered to be very outstanding among all the micro-films. If you use this to produce it, it should be a good choice.

Moreover, the requirements for the actors and scenes are simple, and only a residential building is needed.

As long as the actors' acting skills are not so bad that it's breathtaking, it won't be a problem to finish filming and upload it to the video website within a day.

The only trouble is casting.

After all, if a Zoroark is chosen as the protagonist, and the one who makes the joke is Haunter, then this micro-film will go straight from a horror film to a Pokémon battle film.

"As for the script." Teng Shu picked up a pen and paper and began to write the plot after the lights were turned off.

[The protagonist returns to the bedroom after taking a shower. When he turns off the light, he sees a shadow in the corridor. The protagonist turns on the light in confusion, and the shadow disappears. He turns off the light again, and the shadow reappears. After repeating this several times, the shadow suddenly appears next to the protagonist. The protagonist is frightened and covers the switch with tape before returning to the bedroom and hiding in bed.]

[The protagonist heard the sound of someone walking in the corridor, and the lights in the corridor were turned off. The protagonist curled up in bed in fear and found that the table lamp in the bedroom was flickering. He reached out to plug the wires firmly and found that the lights in the corridor were not turned off. The protagonist breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and saw the ghost, and the ghost turned off the table lamp.]

A very short two-line plot.

However, this plot, which was told in just two lines, became the scariest horror short film of the year.

"The inspiration for this short film probably comes from the fact that people's vision is prone to some illusions when light and dark alternate, and this short film was made based on this." Teng Shu looked at the plot in his hand. When people's eyes suddenly alternate between light and dark, they may see some things as something else. On the one hand, people's eyes need to adapt to the alternation of light and dark, and on the other hand, the brain will automatically see the details of the object.

The more you think about terrifying things, the scarier things that come out of your mind will be.

In fact, "Lights Out" is not very scary. Generally speaking, the first time you watch it, you will be frightened by the sudden soundtrack, but the level of scariness will drop sharply when you watch it the second time.

But it is undeniable that this is a good genre in the short film, and there are also these lights in the world of Pokémon, so it is quite close to the subject matter.

"It's simple for people, just two actors will do." Teng Shu bit the pen in his hand, thinking about how to shoot it.

The human version is very easy and simple. You just need to hire two actors and make their appearance fit the uncanny valley effect.

But what about Pokémon?
Moreover, there are so many types of Pokémon. It is impossible to have an Uncanny Valley version of each Pokémon. That would be too costly.

"Casting." Teng Shu closed his eyes and leaned back on the sofa. Now the only obstacle between him and the special edition of Pokémon Go: Lights Out is the casting issue.

The protagonist undoubtedly has no fighting ability and looks like a weakling, which can highlight the sense of fear to the greatest extent.

The greater the disparity in strength between the monster and the protagonist, the stronger the fear. Otherwise, if the protagonist has the strength to resist, it would not be called a horror movie. Uncle Ying's zombie movies are basically of this type. As soon as Teng Shu saw Uncle Ying appear, all he wanted to do was to see how Uncle Ying beat up these zombies and ghosts.

Therefore, the protagonist in a horror movie cannot have the power to resist. Even if he does, it must be intentional by the evil spirit to make the protagonist even more desperate.

"Puffin?" Teng Shu raised his eyebrows, and a soft and chubby Pokémon, Puppets, appeared in his mind.

Then Teng Shu went through the plot in his mind. Jigglypuff came out humming a song after taking a bath. After turning off the lights, he saw the strange force whose attribute restrained it was posing in the dark.
Oh no, Jigglypuff is now a normal fairy, and needs Metagross to pose.

"Ah, what a hassle." Teng Shu pinched his brows, but then he realized that he might have thought too much. He didn't have to use Pokémon with restraining attributes, as long as it was scary enough.
Teng Shu subconsciously looked at Xiao Q who was twisting and turning on the table.

The real body of Little Q can scare Meow Meow so much that his soul leaves his body. If Little Q plays the role, he will open the leather cover at the moment of turning off the lights.
But this didn't work either. He thought it would be better to just use a Pokémon that looked scary enough and used visual impact directly. This would also demonstrate the Pokémon's acceptance of fear. If this kind of face-jumping scare was effective, then Dead Silence might really be able to shoot a special Pokémon version.

"Anyway, Dead Silence happens to be in theaters right now, so it's still a bit early to plan for Something Bad Happens, so let's test the market." Teng Shu still planned to test the market, so he called in the employee in the company who had previously arranged auditions for the actors.

"These are the casting requirements. You go find someone to audition, but you have to make it clear that this time we're just shooting a short film, about three minutes long." Teng Shu assigned the task.

　There is this horror short film on the small broken station. If you haven't seen it, you can go and watch it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)