WHEN EVERYTHING FEELS LIKE THE MOVIES,
📹 : RED CREEK PRESENTS ... # ALRIGHTIES. featuring : foster dasgupta ... a mercurial documentarian using his camera to capture intimacy he can't quite feel, haunted by a melancholy he puts to film but never truly reconciles.
YEAH, YOU BLEED JUST TO KNOW YOU'RE ALIVE.
more information under the cut.
📹 ︰ BASIC.
name: foster arjun dasgupta. nicknames: foz, goop. date of birth: february 14th 1997. age: twenty7. gender: cis man. sexuality: bisexual. place of birth: detroit, michigan. place of birth: red creek, michigan. parents: roy and cecilia dasgupta, both murdered during a home invasion in 2005. education: university of southern california, ba in cinematic arts : film and television production. american film institute conservatory, mfa in cinematography. occupation: manager @ tba video store, freelance videographer, amateur filmmaker.
📹 ︰ PHYSICAL.
hair: dark brown naturally, medium-length bottle blonde at the moment. eyes: deep-set and hooded, with a thoughtful, slightly distant gaze. dark brown, warm and steady, contrasting subtly with his tanned skin. height & build: six foot, one inch tall. lean, with toned arms and a wiry build. dominant hand: right. clothing style: a mix of oversized hoodies, thrifted band tees, flannels, and loose-fit jeans, sometimes slightly cuffed. tends toward darker colors— charcoal, forest green, navy— with occasional pops of deep red or maroon. worn-in converse sneakers or old combat boots complete the look, and almost always seen with a canvas backpack slung over one shoulder for filming equipment. prominent features: piercing, contemplative gaze, slightly crooked smile, and a dimple on his right cheek, a laceration scar from upper left arm and a puncture scar of his left palm.
📹 ︰ PSYCHE.
mbti: entp — the debater. enneagram: 8w7 — the nonconformist. moral alignment: ??? astrology: aquarius sun, aries moon, gemini rising. habits: filming random moments of daily life, constantly looking for something to keep him occupied — whether it’s tinkering with his camera, making mental notes for scripts, or brainstorming scenes. starts projects on a whim and sometimes drops them just as quickly. watching old and obscure movies on full volume even if it's 3 am. quick to deflect serious conversations with humor or changing the subject. quirks: intense eye contact when genuinely curious or interested, rarely looks away until he's satisfied he has understood you. flips his lighter open and closed even if he's not lighting anything. quick with his words and equally quick to throw out a devil-may-care grin, as if nothing really bothers him. has a habit of adding small, seemingly random sound effects when narrating his own ideas aloud. bounces his knee or drums his fingers when he’s restless, which is often. hobbies: filmmaking and cinematography, especially capturing fleeting moments and turning them into mini-documentaries or short films. experimenting with different film techniques and styles, from lo-fi to retro effects. collecting vinyl and obscure band posters, usually from garage sales. hitchhiking to get footage or seek inspiration in unexpected places. people-watching at diners and coffee shops, seeing if he can guess their " story. " journaling in rough, half-finished sketches and ideas for future films or characters.
personality: thrives on spontaneity, always diving headfirst into new experiences and challenges, often without considering the risks. quick-witted and persuasive, able to talk his way into— and out of— almost anything. a thrill-seeker, energized by pushing boundaries and going against the grain. fiercely independent, valuing his freedom above all else, yet often feels a pull toward others, seeking the buzz of connection even if it's fleeting. tends to avoid dealing with emotional vulnerability, often using humor, charm, or physical intimacy as a way to keep things light. deeply confident, but in private moments, there's a quiet insecurity, a need to feel valued and irreplaceable to the people he lets close. incredibly adaptable, with a knack for reading situations and changing his approach in real-time. thrives in chaos and has little patience for routine or predictability, seeing them as constraints on his creativity. easily bored, often moving from project to project or person to person in search of the next big idea, the next thrill, or the next muse. charismatic and magnetic, with a way of drawing people in, even if he doesn’t always stick around long enough to let them stay. music taste: [ click here ]
📹 ︰ PERSONAL HISTORY.
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📹 ︰ CREATURE FEATURE.
creature feature is a psychological horror youtube webseries created by foster dasgupta and produced with the help of red creek high school’s av club from 2013 to 2015. the series' official youtube account, creaturefeature0214, presented as foster’s personal account, chronicles materials from a set of vhs tapes that he recovered during an exploration of the thorne house, as well as the increasingly bizarre events in his life through vlogs while restoring, converting, and uploading materials from the tapes. the series was instrumental in creating a modern mythos around red creek's boogeyman, presenting the figure an almost omnipresent supernatural being ( similar to slenderman ) rather than just a serial killer. creature feature also presented real-life testimonies from red creek's residents who were alive during the 1999 murders to add realism, then combined with fictionalized accounts. majority of the cast of the series are also members of the local community, mostly foster's friends ( lmk if u want ur muse to have worked with him for this ). creature feature also employs transmedia storytelling through other platforms such as twitter, fake websites, reddit and other media to deliver a narrative that can only be completed by scavenging the internet, calling 1-800 numbers, contacting e-mail addresses with automated messages and going through rabbit holes to piece it all together. creature feature was often either believed to be true by watchers or attracted obsessive ARG players during the time they were uploaded, developing a cult following as their subscribers tirelessly waited for future updates. however, its authenticity was later debunked when foster, a high school student at the time, provided an interview about the series shortly after the final entry was uploaded as he needed to move away from california for college.
📹 ︰ HEADCANONS.
01. moved to red creek with aunt when he was eight yrs old after his parents were killed in what was ruled a home invasion, though nothing was taken and the killers were never found. foster suffers from dissociative amnesia from what happened, unable to recall anything from that night. set for life with the insurance payout, but barely touches it— unless necessary. 02. his father was a wildlife documentarian, so foster kind of developed the same love for film— except his usual subjects are people. always seen with a camera wherever he went as a kid, just filming anyone and everyone. has a collection of his own short films, but the ones that were made before high school are mostly stupid and just for fun. then he started taking it more seriously with creature feature as well as more serious shorts that were then submitted to film festivals and competitions. 03. after getting his mfa, foster had a film that did well in the indie film circuits, won some prizes for it, but eventually moved back to red creek for lack of inspiration. currently, he's working at the video store, but also doing side videographer gigs like filming for local commercials, weddings, etc. but he's hoping to get that inspiration and start obsessing over making a new film soon ... who knows, maybe the next one will be a horror film.
