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#1: May 22nd 2020 at 4:21:25 PM

IDK if it's the monochromatic scheme, the angle, the size, or what, but I find it hard to really see what's going on in this picture without really looking at it.

Edited by WarJay77 on May 22nd 2020 at 7:21:35 AM

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#2: May 22nd 2020 at 4:50:42 PM

...Was this intended to be opened? Because if it did it was opened silently.

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#3: May 22nd 2020 at 4:50:51 PM

I can vaguely tell what's going on, but that monochromatic color palette is not helping it at all.

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#4: May 23rd 2020 at 12:49:52 AM

I can see what's happening, but a clearer image would be great.

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#5: May 23rd 2020 at 9:28:40 AM

It's really difficult to see that there is actually a chase is going on, not just some guys mounting the stairs. However, the trope description seems to focus more on the cinematography aspect than the fact that there is a chase going on, and that is shown well by the image, so it might as well stay. But definitely remove the caption, which is just actively misleading.

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#6: May 23rd 2020 at 11:04:56 AM

Could (crops of) panels 2 and/or 4 from here work?

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#7: May 23rd 2020 at 11:27:45 AM

[up]I'd prefer panels 1+2. Panel 4 is too confusing to me.

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#9: May 23rd 2020 at 11:40:58 PM

I think I can see what is happening in panel 4, but I'd be happy with panels 1 and 2.

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#10: May 24th 2020 at 1:45:03 AM

Is this trope specifically about the camera angle used to shoot the chase sequence, or a chase sequence that happens involve a staircase in general? Because the examples read like the latter, but the description says it's just about the former.

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#11: May 24th 2020 at 3:47:03 AM

[up]I'm not sure, but the suggestion has both.

Edited by petersohn on May 24th 2020 at 12:47:07 PM

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#12: May 26th 2020 at 11:59:31 AM

Stairwell zombie chase in [REC] with intentional but unfortunate Jitter Cam.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rec_stairwell2.png

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rec_stairwell.png

Edited by eroock on May 26th 2020 at 1:24:18 AM

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#13: May 26th 2020 at 12:30:10 PM

[up]I like it, especially the first, but it's a bit grainy.

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#14: May 26th 2020 at 12:44:51 PM

My preference is 12.1. I don't mind the Jitter Cam, as it gets the 'chase' scene across.

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#15: May 26th 2020 at 12:55:58 PM

[tup]12.1, it does seem better and the Jitter Cam isn't too much of an issue.

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#18: May 26th 2020 at 1:57:36 PM

Just to make sure - the person at the bottom left of 12.2, are they chasing or being chased?

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#19: May 26th 2020 at 2:13:34 PM

[tup] to 12.2, though 12.1 is a close second.

[up]The guy in the bottom left of 12 is a zombie, and doing the pursuing.

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#20: May 26th 2020 at 2:17:02 PM

[up] Thanks. [tup] I lean toward 12.2 but would be fine with 12.1.

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#23: Jun 4th 2020 at 8:38:02 PM

That looks to be enough consensus for 12.1. It's in and tagged; caption?

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#24: Jun 6th 2020 at 1:53:49 AM

"Oh, Crap! They're smart enough to go around stairs!"

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#25: Jun 7th 2020 at 6:20:48 PM

No consensus on a caption; locking up.

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