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Chris Carey, EVP, WW Technical Operations, Paramount
Pictures joins panel
Director
Oren Peli took his own fear of the unknown, shot it with
a night-vision camera, and scared to death all those who dared
to experience it. Peli brought moviegoers face-to-face with evil
with the horror flick “Paranormal Activity” (2009), the
story of a couple terrorized by a strange presence in their
suburban home. With a cast of unknown actors, an $11,000 budget,
and no prior filmmaking experience, Peli created a shoe-string
budget masterpiece that struck abject terror into the hearts of
those who saw the film, including that of director Steven
Spielberg, whose company DreamWorks produced the film.
Peli’s directorial debut earned just shy of $100 million less
than a month after its wide release in the U.S., and scared up
comparisons to another indie film, “The Blair Witch Project”
(1999), which also had the same slow burn effect by exploiting
the visceral fear of the unknown via a camcorder. With
“Paranormal Activity,” Peli succeeded not only in leaving in his
wake thousands of sleepless fans, but also proving that
imagination – not special effects – was a more powerful force in
creating a great horror movie.
