Oren Peli
Oren Peli
Oren Peliis an Israeli American film director, producer and screenwriter, known as the director of Paranormal Activity...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth21 January 1970
CountryIsrael
successful lucky bonus
I'm just considering myself extremely lucky. All I wanted is to have 'Paranormal Activity' be released and become successful. And everything that's happened since then is just an enormous bonus.
challenges luck kind
I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
fun writing different
I've been having a lot of fun exploring different aspects of filmmaking, like writing and producing. There isn't a specific plan and I usually don't know what's going to be the next thing I do.
apples facts architecture
I've never owned an Apple product. I like the fact that PCs are open architecture and not locked down like Apple products. I feel that Macs are also unjustifiably overpriced.
nerd geek ifs
Don't know if I'm a nerd - I'm more of a geek.
running ideas scary
Usually I don't find gore or slasher films scary. What works for me is the slower build where you are tightening the noose around the situation until you are running out of options and then really have no idea what to do.
paranormal software trade
By trade, I am a software programmer, so I never really had any experience with movies before. I started out with 'Paranormal Activity.
matter borrowing originals
Almost any movie, no matter how original, is borrowing from some other movies.
imagination anxiety anticipation
In many cases your imagination is much more effective than what can be shown. It primes you to know something is about to happen - the anticipation and anxiety is worse than what ends up happening.
loss roots scary
Things that scare me are the loss of control, dealing with the unknown and the unseen. Something that's not supposed to be there and you don't know where it came from, or what it wants from you, or how to defend yourself against it. That's the root of the things I find scary.
knowing chasing seeing
Not knowing the thing that’s chasing you is a lot scarier than seeing it right in front of you
thinking giving people
Our lives are pretty calm. Merging on the freeway in the closest you get to risking your life. So what's missing now is that primal emotion of being scared to death, and I think that's why people crave thrills like roller coasters or scary movies. They give you the chance to feel this very primal emotion in a very controlled environment.
thinking ipods would-be
I'm pretty content with what I have, but the one thing that I don't have is something like the iPod - but PC-based. I think that would be cool.
reading thinking people
Because of the way we let the actors improvise, it feels like you're watching people react rather than actors reading lines - so I think that's always going to be something I like.