To Scream or Not to Scream

[Qsvgitguy]

The examples you give are fitting and I am sure others like it when some actresses pull it off. Yes Paris does a good job, saving it for the end. Also does a well acting, and I don't mind it there. I have to download the Mina clip and see how she performs. I just remember one clip I bought where she is screaming way too much, around waist deep. Just ruined the vid for me. At the end, when done right I can live with it sometimes. Of course it makes sense if it was real, screaming as the time comes. Just doesn't work for some models/scenes. Just my opinion.

Agreed. If not acted properly, too much screaming can be, well...just too much. This kind of acting can be very difficult and it takes a lot more than just thrashing about and screaming and calling for help. If the acting is bad, or the screaming and other vocalizations are overdone and/or out of place, it can ruin the scene.

[sinkwithme]

I guess I sit in the fence on this. I agree excessive screaming ultimately detracts from a scene. I am a big fan of Pamela Roses work because in many of her vids she willingly allows herself to be consumed and does such a great job of expressing how much she wants it and how wonderful it feels. She also does the dramatic scenes too but never goes overboard. Dave Lodoskis' "Swampires" is one of my all time faves because Skylar so effectively expresses the 'double edge sword", if you will, of the sinking experience. In the part where Brinke forces her into the pit she alternates between the exstacy of the sinking sensation and the terror of being consumed. She knows she has mere moments before she goes under but she can't help being aroused by the feeling of the quicksand taking her under. The most important things for me are the struggle against the quicksand and that moment in either scenario where the person sinking reaches the point where they know they have seconds left. At that point the facial expressions (wide, fearful, darting eyes, open mouth etc) become the focus. Brinke is one of the best I have seen at conveyng this. Pamela Rose too. Duncan I believe you posted a while back one of the most amzing images I have seen of this in a still pic. I forget the models name but she is looking directly at the camera face partly submerged with wide eyes and one hand outstretched in futility.

[sinkwithme]

GREAT topic for discussion BTW! I look forward to seeing what others think.

[mudmanic2011]

screaming,definetly screaming!

[PM2K]

Screaming is best when the situation becomes DIRE and the damsel is in desperate need of rescue/help. Shouting for help also adds an emotional, dramatic feel, but can't be done excessively. Shouting for help is like serving a desert cake after dinner (odd anology).

For example: Damsel stuck in jungle quicksand.

Plops in the quicksand:
Aaaah! what is this!
I'm stuck

Sinkings deeper, realize she''s in trouble:

Ugh no! Hello! is someone there!

Sinks deeper, chest deeper:
Help!
I'm in quicksand!
Its sucking me in!
Heeellp!!!

Sinks neck deep, deseraption!
*Screams*
*Whimpering/crying*
*Tired/Catching her breath* (after struggling)

The end
*Last second of screaming*
Heeeellp! armph! mph! (Muffling by the mud)
*heavy breathing before sucked in*

Works for me!

[nachtjaeger]

I agree with Blightmere and PM2K. Screaming where appropriate. For me, appropriate would be where the actress walks into quicksand, struggles, manages to grab something and just as she's dragging herself out a tentacle grabs her and starts pulling her back in. NOW let the screaming commence!

[Villein]

It all really depends on the scene and context.
If you're going for a more dramatic sink? It's usually quite welcome.
Not so much in a comedic one, unless the shriek itself is comedic.

So it's all scene and context for me.