How about the wonderful blood splashing on the camera technique found in the crashing elevator sequence of Earthquake. True camp. And of course it happens in The Shining, and more recently in an episode of MTV's Sifl and Olly show. Obvious these pop texts exploit the pleasure of such a gesture. Eric Freedman Assistant Professor Department of Communication Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road Boca Raton, Florida 33431 Phone: 561-297-2534 Fax: 561-297-2615 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]