fandomhigh | Weaponry in Film; Friday, First Period [07/17].

"Hey, everyone," Amaya gave a slightly apologetic grin with her nod of greeting when it was time to get class going, "and welcome to Weaponry in Film. Sorry about last week, but I figured that was just a perfect storm of a way to make this class miserable and uncomfortable, and that's hardly the first impression I'd want to leave for our first class. We'll get right into it to make up for it, though. Now, this class is going to be part film study, part weapons craft, as we look into some truly unique explorations of weaponry within the art of movies and television. Now, any of you who know me already knows I have a strong passion for weapons, and, over my time here on this island, I've developed a similar passion for movies. And this class is just a good excuse to merge the two together, but hopefully you'll learn some stuff along the way, as well.

"Now go ahead and have a seat," she gestured toward the nice comfortable chairs and pillows and cushions set off on one side of the shop classroom and turned toward the TV, "grabs some popcorn, and get comfortable, while we watch some clips to highlight the weapon in today's featured film. Fair warning, this one is a classic of what's considered the horror genre, so the themese and the use of the weapon can get a little gory. But, honestly, things have been so wholesome and chipper this week that maybe we could all use a little bit of something different. But the weapon used by the villain of these movies is an interesting and unique one that I think will make for a great introductory into this class, as we'll watch a little bit and then try to recreate it. So, settle in, enjoy the clips, and then we'll open the field up for questions before getting to work!"

With that, she dimmed the lights for the time being and pressed play.

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Lucille Sharpe

Rosa Diaz

Freya Crsecent

Alara Kitan

Lana Beniko

For the purposes of this class and due to the restriction of time, they can't watch the whole movie, so most middling and unimportant things like story and plot have been trimmed by Amaya's apparent newfound editing skills, leaving behind the meat and bones for the purpose of the class, which means mostlyhighlight reels of kills, with some scenes for background, because context? Who needs context? And who didn't like starting their day with schlocky '80s horror and violence?

But she'd like to emphasize that the key point is to pay attention to the weapon being used, how it's being used, and to start thinking about how it might be recreated, because that's really the heart of the class there!

[[ and naturally, CW on the clip for schlocky '80s horror and violence! ]]

"Yeah," said Amaya, once she turned off the TV and flicked back on the lights, "I wouldn't want to meet that guy in a dark alley! Not unless I had a weapon that could match his, anyway!"

Let's just ignore all the supernatural invading-your-dreams elements of it, of course.

"So, if you haven't figured it out yet, we're now going to focus on recreating the villain's glove in class today! I'll walk you through the basics, but there are several different ways you can approach this, and I encourage you to really think outside the box and experiment a little. There's a variety of gloves available that you can use for a base, as well as some interesting materials you can use if you want to branch out from just blades. There's even equipment if you're ambitious and want to forge your own, too. Just remember, safety first! So please remember to wear your protective equipment when you're working on your murder gloves. And please, if there are any questions or you need help with anything, don't hesitate to ask."

While Lucille was not impressed with the movie, or the parts about it that she had seen, she could see that the weapon was useful. There was just one thing.

"Wouldn't it be better to make the knives look more like animal claws?"

"From an aesthetics standpoint," said Amaya, tilting her head as mused a little on it, "that's a great idea. But if we're talking practicality, the specific details of the shape shouldn't matter too much, so long as they sharp. You'll notice, however," she went through the video enough to pause on a good shot of the claw, "there is still a slight curve to them, but just imagine if.there was a good hook on them, like something of a cat..."

Then she smirked a little.

"Bonus points to anyone who can make them retractable like a cat's, too."

"But if you actually wanted the wounds to look like that of an animal," Lucille said. "Then it would be quite practical."

She said, with a smile: "I wish I was skilled enough to make those retractable claws."

"Well, sure," Amaya agreed, "if that's.what you were going for..."

Without really questioning why anyone would want to go for that, apparently!

"You'd need a sort of device or switch, like in a switch blade, and you'd probably have to sacrifice length to make it really work without slicing up your own knuckles in the meantime, but the mechanics are pretty simple, I could show you if you'd like..."

"It would be interesting to see," Lucille replied. "I doubt I will be able to copy it though, but I don't mind watching you."

Yeah, Rosa was definitely going look up from her own glove being swifty put together to quirk a brow at that totally normal thing to say.

Why would you want the wounds to look like an animal did not, huh, Hot Goth Soon-to-Be-Not-Neighbor?

Bonus points for not being able to tell if those googly eyes she was making were.for for Blackstone or the weapons...

She's been looking forward to murder gloves for two whole weeks now! It's a great way to start the day, especially since she figures the rest of her day will be much more awkward.

For now, though? Murder gloves. Sweet, sweet murder gloves.

And while Amaya thinks Freddy Krueger's gloves are cool, she probably also has a whole schpiel on how they're not really that effective as weapons, but sometimes, you just have to sacrifice efficiency for style...

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