Well, to be more precise, it was likely "an outright invention" of the author who wrote the novel on which the film "Shadow of the Vampire" is based, since it was a book first. (can't recall his name right now) At 02:54 PM 5/9/01 -0400, you wrote: > >We are thinking about possibly doing something on the urban > legend >portrayed in the recent Hollywood release "shadow of the vampire", > >This isn't an urban legend but an outright invention by the filmmakers of >"Shadow of the Vampire." Or to be more accurate I've never run across >this story before and neither had any of the silent movie or horror fans >on the various newsgroups (though I could have missed something). There >are several factors that make the vampire story a real stretch: most or >all of the "night" shots in the real film were actually done in daylight, >Shreck made quite a few films after "Nosferatu," Murnau wasn't some >Stroheimian "realist," etc. You should check Eisner's book on Murnau. > >---- >Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the >University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu