David Lynch - How To Do A Jumpscare

Don't Lie. You flinched.

Also, no jumpscares in my merch I promise:

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0:00 Art of jump-scare
0:41 Examples
1:28 Unconventional examples
2:10 The problem
2:38 The real purpose
3:04 David Lynch
3:19 Perfect jump-scare
6:00 The issue
6:50 1. Setting
7:21 2. Sound
7:59 3. Pacing
8:33 4. Camera Work
11:00 Conclusion
11:46 Credits

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[holymolythejabroni]

The scene works because Lynch has an uncanny ability to capture the genuine feeling of dreams and nightmares. The awkward, stilted conversational exchanges, the inescapable forward momentum, the general unreality of it all. Lynch understands how to create legitimate dread.

The diner scene in Mulholland is probably the closest thing to a “nightmare” anyone has ever put to film.

[FNEIN]

This ENTIRE fucking video is just one constant heart attack. Well done.

[dubbieditch]

The tall guy walking up out of the darkness in "It follows" is the most unique jumpscare i know. Freaking amazing

[theuberman]

The Mulholland Drive scene caught me completely of guard. I saw that movie at 2am alone in a dark room and that scene actually made me feel physical pain no just psychological. The super low audio right after just made it worse.

[sasoriharuno]

You can always tell when im getting stressed out by a horror thing when I start scrolling down just enough to see the bottom half of the screen but enough to where I can put my attention on something other than what's in the video.

[monkeyleechkoalannja]

The best jumpscare is when Bilbo suddenly went for The Ring while Froddo was wearing it. That face would forever haunt me

[mycycleminorities]

No I didnt flinch. My heart fell out of my asshole.

[gioiacobucci]

Life is just a cycle of instances of watching the Winkie’s Diner jump scare, followed by the slow build-up of the rest of your life until the next time you see it

[maxwellsamuel]

Had to come back to this vid RIP to the legend David Lynch

[cuervorenard]

2:40 I love that scene from Django unchained, the woman just flies to a random direction from a bullet to the torax for no reason, it's so unbelievable funny to me

[TyrannosaurusGaming]

I LITERALLY OPENED A VIDEO ABOUT JUMPSCARES AND WAS MAD WHEN I GOT JUMPSCARED BRUH LMFAO

[purgeouterim]

During a date with a guy who worked as a sound engineer we watched some Lynch’s movies because I told him that I was a fan of the horror genre. I remember being scared when this scene happened but then he paused and played back the scene. All along it, he would explain me the whole work on the sound design, pressing pause everytime he needed to elaborate. His explanations about the sounds, the absence of the people's noises around the protagonists and more importantly his soothing and calm voice created a really uneasy mixture for me so when the "jumpscare" happened, even tho I knew it already I got even more scared that I felt a pain in my stomach lmao

[valmarsiglia]

If Lynch turned his mind to horror, he'd blow everyone out of the water.

[SNOWSOS]

I knew that Sinister one was coming and it still fucked me up

[manifestgtr]

That Exorcist 3 jumpscare will *never* be cheap in my eyes...it’s almost as perfect as they get. Static shot, nothing going on, brutally ordinary hallway scene. Then, timed PERFECTLY, in a precise choreography...the figure appears, the camera man zooms in *manually* and the worst sound you’ve ever heard blares. It’s so thoughtful and well done. It’s the same with Mulholland Drive’s tramp scare. They’re both truly unexpected...and that’s the essence of terror. You’re going about your daily life, all of the sudden “huh?” and BAM. That’s the difference between a “cheap” scare and one you’ll rewatch a hundred times.

[ULTRAWIDE.]

Narrator: So David is this video an accurate analysis of what you were going for when filming this scene?

David Lynch: No.

[bencarlson]

That scene from Mulholland Drive is the most terrifying scene I have ever experienced. It wasn’t the surprise of the jump scare (which is what most bad jumpscares are), it was the buildup of dread and the feeling of inevitability that ultimately gets paid off when the “jumpscare” happens.

[plasticfrog]

i remember watching mulholand drive and that jumpscare with the man around the corner scared me so much i literally had to pause it

[Woodroffski]

I agree that the Winkie's Diner scene is a jump scare, but I remember when I watched it for the first time I didn't jump or get shocked. I remember just being appallingly and inescapably horrified to my core.

[C.G.Jr.]

I'm very happy you brought up David's camera work in the dinner, the seemingly floating camera really sinks you into the dreamy feeling of the whole film - especially that scene.