It's me, Asher again, ready to delve into more of the unknown as I figure out what I am going to do with this project.
Okay, so to start off, we all understand the current world wide web with browsers like Google and Bing (lets be real no one uses Bing...), you search something and hopefully a desired result is contained within the results. However, would you believe me if I said that you are only barely scratching the surface of what is the WWW? Or the fact that what you see is filtered and monitored by the government or the browser company itself? Well, this is strangely true, for now I will open your eyes to what is known as the deep and dark web (bring a flashlight because you're going to need it).
The Deep Web
Here is an illustration normally used to explain the consciousness vs the subconsciousness but applied to the subject of the deep and dark webs.
The deep web is the second step in this three-part Internet world, located right under the surface web. This area of the Internet is said to contain 90-95% of all the information that cannot be accessed using surface web browsers (by this I mean Google or Bing or a Wiki). Things that would normally be considered classified can be unlocked in this area of the web, and certain downloadable browsers are needed to enter this area. This area is honestly easily accessible with little to no effort, but honestly, for a normal teenager like me, I find no real reason to visit, for there is not much I could accomplish other than reading documents on this area on the web; however, many people are grateful for the deep web due to the fact that it does contain unrestricted access to all the data on the web. People who live in countries like China and Russia, where the government plays a major factor in monitoring their citizens surfing use certain deep web browsers to see what an American may see on a regular day on YouTube or Google without being monitored. To these oppressed people, access to the deep web is a blessing, even if it does come with the risks of being hacked or having information stolen.
The Dark Web
Now here comes the scary stuff... The Dark Web! (Dun! Dun! Dunnnnnn!)
- Disclaimer: I highly encourage any person reading this blog that is currently not involved with the dark web to stay clear away from it. This is an actual scary place where regular people can get involved and be hurt in the process. I will not include any links to the dark web in this section, for I do not want any person to visit the dark web to be associated with me. You have been warned.
The dark web sounds sinister for a reason, because it's like a dark ally where only the brave, the advised, or the stupid would walk down it. The dark web is mostly encrypted and is known as the 'onion' web (most url's end with .onion or something similar), for people who dare to access this area must use a browser like Tor. With enough persistence, any person could manage to visit the dark web, but it takes a lot more knowledge and effort than just surfing the deep web. The dark web has a lot of drug buying and trading on it, where people can distribute illegally over the Internet with little chance of the government being able to track. The dark web (this is extremely gross and inhumane) contains a lot of pedophilia material in the form of child porn, there is nasty stuff like bestiality videos, and one of the more infamous types of content of the dark web known as 'hurt porn' that portrays children or adults being subject to rape/torture. There is also a large quantity of 'jailbait' porn that features younger teens. (I'd recommend reading about more of this at this link: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/the-new-underbelly-20120531-1zktt.html)
The dark web also lets the user the ability to buy and sell weapons (especially guns), buy fake I.D.'s, passports, and even register diplomas.
Now we get even darker... Red Rooms. A Red Room is available live streaming content on the dark web that features the rape, torture, or murder of people (men, woman, children, babies... there are no boundaries). Many say it is impossible to prove a Red Room actually exists or that what is being shown in the video is real or fake, for there have been many hoaxes like one that was supposed to be streaming the torturing of captured ISIS vigilantes (read more about this one here); however, the big mystery about Red Rooms is that since they are impossible to prove if they are real, then they could be just hoaxes or they could be featuring the murdering of real people. Since these sites are so encrypted, people at the FBI struggle greatly to shut these sites down or even find them. The more famous sites on the dark web that may or may not be hoaxes are ones that sell human dolls (stuffed humans), one where people are experimented on (homeless people are abducted and taped being given diseases or having limbs replace), and other Red Rooms that give the consumer the ability to pay in the form of Bitcoins (a digital real currency used on the deep web and even sometimes surface) to have the person portrayed on the Red Room to be tortured to their liking as they enjoy with others in a group chat on the site.
The people consuming these horrible videos and content can be the average person who you would never suspect, which is what has inspired the idea for my film opening. The fact that someone, whether the Red Room was real or not, would pay money to see someone tortured or killed astounds me. I find psychological thrillers more compelling when the story could actually happen in real life (like the movie The Purge). So currently, now that I have researched genre conventions and the subject I want my film to be about, I will begin story boarding and I will show all of you my plot and ideas for my film opening in one of my next postings.
See you all soon and stay fabulous!
-A
The dark web also lets the user the ability to buy and sell weapons (especially guns), buy fake I.D.'s, passports, and even register diplomas.
Now we get even darker... Red Rooms. A Red Room is available live streaming content on the dark web that features the rape, torture, or murder of people (men, woman, children, babies... there are no boundaries). Many say it is impossible to prove a Red Room actually exists or that what is being shown in the video is real or fake, for there have been many hoaxes like one that was supposed to be streaming the torturing of captured ISIS vigilantes (read more about this one here); however, the big mystery about Red Rooms is that since they are impossible to prove if they are real, then they could be just hoaxes or they could be featuring the murdering of real people. Since these sites are so encrypted, people at the FBI struggle greatly to shut these sites down or even find them. The more famous sites on the dark web that may or may not be hoaxes are ones that sell human dolls (stuffed humans), one where people are experimented on (homeless people are abducted and taped being given diseases or having limbs replace), and other Red Rooms that give the consumer the ability to pay in the form of Bitcoins (a digital real currency used on the deep web and even sometimes surface) to have the person portrayed on the Red Room to be tortured to their liking as they enjoy with others in a group chat on the site.
(Image from the human experiment site)
The people consuming these horrible videos and content can be the average person who you would never suspect, which is what has inspired the idea for my film opening. The fact that someone, whether the Red Room was real or not, would pay money to see someone tortured or killed astounds me. I find psychological thrillers more compelling when the story could actually happen in real life (like the movie The Purge). So currently, now that I have researched genre conventions and the subject I want my film to be about, I will begin story boarding and I will show all of you my plot and ideas for my film opening in one of my next postings.
See you all soon and stay fabulous!
-A
Hello, This is a really cool idea! The dark web intrigues me as well and I think it is very interesting that your opening will be reminiscent of that. Pairing the dark web with a physiological thriller is like PB and J. Also just doing a physiological thriller seems hard to do so props to you. I don't really think that there is any thing wrong with your story, the only thing I can say is to keep it dark. Keep the scenes with low key lighting to create the thriller feel to the film.
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