Monday 17 January 2011

Warped Reality 2, Predator

Another popular depiction of a different viewing of reality is the classic "Predator Vision" from the Predator movies. This technique works well for the Predator character as I feel it reflects his simple "survival of the fittest" mind. For those of you who don't know, Predator is a large extra terrestrial creature who indulges in trophy hunting of various species. I have only seen Alien vs Predator but It's fair to say that that all Predators are simple minded killing machines.


When we are shown what the predator sees it feels rather befitting in that his vision leaves out fine details and only shows something not far off from a mere silhouette. The various displays around the outside of his visor provide him with all the raw details he must need to eat, sleep and kill. In a slightly less twisted way I think my character could live this way-obviously without the killing part. Seeing as my character has a rather twisted past and no eyesight, what we see when in his environment is visually quite simple yet containing a rather dark undertone due to his haunted psyche creating unpleasant images within his mind's eye.

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