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Paranoia (A Truman Show Fanedit)
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Faneditor Name:
Original Movie Title:
Fanedit Type:
Original Release Date:
1998
Original Running Time:
103
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
73
Time Cut:
30
Subtitles Available?
Available in HD?
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Brief Synopsis:
This is a fanmix of Peter Weir's classic The Truman Show, reimagined as a psychological thriller in the style of Hitchcock/Lynch, viewed exclusively through Truman's perspective.
Intention:
The intention of this fan-edit is to reimagine The Truman Show as a paranoid thriller.
Other Sources:
Bernard Hermann - Vertigo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Bernard Hermann - Psycho (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Bernard Hermann - Taxi Driver (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Barry - Beat Girl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Bernard Hermann - Psycho (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Bernard Hermann - Taxi Driver (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Barry - Beat Girl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Release Information:
Digital
Editing Details:
All explicit references and evidence to the viewer that Truman is part of an elaborate reality show centered around his life have been removed. By removing the dramatic irony of knowing what’s going on behind the scenes of Truman’s life, the viewer experiences first-hand Truman’s growing paranoia as he begins to suspect the world around him is not what it seems.
The film has been completely rescored to feature the music of Bernard Herrmann, sourcing music from Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), and Taxi Driver (1976). A piece by John Barry is also used.
The edit incorporates extensive color correction to the film, fluctuating between a high-contrast black and white filter for “hidden camera” shots, and a partially film-faded “Technicolor-esque” filter for the rest. The intention is to invoke both the classic colorful look of old Hitchcock films like Vertigo (1958) and the more postmodern look of films like Eraserhead (1977) or Pi (1998), all while evoking the frantic intercutting between the two ala Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers (1994).
The film has been completely rescored to feature the music of Bernard Herrmann, sourcing music from Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), and Taxi Driver (1976). A piece by John Barry is also used.
The edit incorporates extensive color correction to the film, fluctuating between a high-contrast black and white filter for “hidden camera” shots, and a partially film-faded “Technicolor-esque” filter for the rest. The intention is to invoke both the classic colorful look of old Hitchcock films like Vertigo (1958) and the more postmodern look of films like Eraserhead (1977) or Pi (1998), all while evoking the frantic intercutting between the two ala Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers (1994).
Cuts and Additions:
The introduction establishing Truman, the audience, and Christoph has been replaced by a modified version of the title sequence from Vertigo (1958). The film begins with Truman getting ready for work.
Audience reactions are removed throughout the film.
The driving sequence has been accelerated, mostly to account for a soundtrack bleed that made rescoring it nearly impossible.
The behind-the-moon sequences are cut, as are Christoph’s interview and the news report recap of Truman’s life. Some of the footage from these sequences is retooled into an abstract montage that opaquely reveals Truman is being watched and has been his entire life.
Christoph, the crew, and the audience is removed from the final storm sequence.
Audience reactions are removed throughout the film.
The driving sequence has been accelerated, mostly to account for a soundtrack bleed that made rescoring it nearly impossible.
The behind-the-moon sequences are cut, as are Christoph’s interview and the news report recap of Truman’s life. Some of the footage from these sequences is retooled into an abstract montage that opaquely reveals Truman is being watched and has been his entire life.
Christoph, the crew, and the audience is removed from the final storm sequence.
First 10 minutes (Password: fanedit.org)
Album and hospital sequence (Password: fanedit.org)
User reviews
14 reviews
Overall rating
9.8
Audio/Video Quality
9.7(14)
Visual Editing
9.2(14)
Audio Editing
9.9(14)
Narrative
9.9(14)
Enjoyment
9.8(14)
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
This was an amazing, transformative fanedit that takes the original source material and creates an entirely new aesthetic and feel to the film. I would have LOVED to have seen this without ever having seen the original, because THIS is how I would have loved to experience the original film.
Perfectly edited, the soundtrack was fabulous, and the tension was real. Impossible to tell this was a fanedit if you had not watched the original.
Perfectly edited, the soundtrack was fabulous, and the tension was real. Impossible to tell this was a fanedit if you had not watched the original.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
K
Overall rating
9.9
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Visual Editing
9.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
What a fantastic edit! Always loved The Truman Show, so it was really cool to see it done in this style. The score, visual editing and just overall Lynchian/Hitchcockian aesthetic was amazing to see!
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
K
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
First, thank you for doing this. I love the Truman Show, I watch it quite often. This edit, somehow, surpasses the original in my opinion, I do enjoy a lot of fan edits, rarely does one replace the source for me when I want to sit down and watch a movie. A lot of edits change the narrative, modify the flow, they're different enough to sit on their own alongside the source material, this edit here blows the source material away. My brother is the one who introduced me to the Truman Show, and after I watched it the first time I had to show it to him, we watched it together and we both agree this edit is superior.
Thank you for making this.
Thank you for making this.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
T
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
Extremely, extremely impressive. The amount of work that must've gone into this is insane - nothing is left untouched. This is what a true fanedit is, a completely transformative work of art. The video editing, the change in narrative & tone, the audio editing & rescoring, are all really well done. A very original concept, with a lot of imaginative changes. The tone has been completely changed to match that of Hitchcock's films. It's also paced very well. I won't go into specifics because this deserves a watch by anyone who's interested in fanediting and the potential it has.
Paul is very much alive, and I hope he gives us a couple more like this and the Silent Film Version of Dracula.
Paul is very much alive, and I hope he gives us a couple more like this and the Silent Film Version of Dracula.
H
Overall rating
8.9
Audio/Video Quality
9.0
Visual Editing
9.0
Audio Editing
8.0
Narrative
9.0
Enjoyment
9.0
Perfect, its the best way to watch The Truman Show.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
K