#vampire masquerade ball

[ophelialoveshandsomemen]

Say what you will about Van Helsing 2004; hate it, love it, be indifferent, But the All-Hallow's masquerade ball went sooooo hard and it had zero right to do so! It's a fun, campy, monster mash movie with wonderfully dated ( and expensive) cgi and non-stop action meant to be a popcorn flick one takes out to watch around spooky season. And it has this* chef's kiss* GORGEOUS 6 minute sequence plopped arbitrarily in the second act, which unexpectedly surpasses nearly every other ball in the last 30+ years of film( notable exception being the Cinderella 2015 ball) for literally no reason other than to be dramatic af.

Like feast your eyes on this Gothic masterpiece!!! Who doesn't want to immediately live in this picture?!??

They used those candles with oil in them so that they would have real candles, real string orchestra( I believe), probably around 100 real life extras( something which is tragically absent in modern film), said extras are all in beautiful fully decked-out costumes( which are in luxuriously dark colours, but nearly no fully black, another thing you cannot say for much modern cinema), REAL CIRQUE DU SOLEIL PERFORMERS for all the acrobatics!!!! Hell, instead of filming in a sound stage, where they could control the reverb and the acoustics and the size of the set and the bloody lighting ( they apparently had a heck of a time emulating the firelight for this sequence) and the temperature( it's very cold in stone churches!) better, they filmed in a Baroque church in Prague! As I said, peak dramatic splendour, jfc...

Think about that a second...They filmed a vampire masquerade in a Baroque Catholic Church( St. Nicholas' in Lesser Town, if you were curious) with amazing over-the-top acoustics and marble statues and real, tiled floors and marble pillars and a choir loft which they very much utilized, covered the pipe organ and the altar with a grand brocade curtain so it wouldn't be so obviously a, you know, a church! And there's a gold gilt elevated and canopied pulpit into which they put two vampire kiddies for, again, the sake of being dramatic.

And the costumes! They remind me of the 25th anniversary Phantom of the Opera Masquerade costumes. Same quality, like they're old, well-cared-for costumes pulled out of a warehouse, instead of fast industry churn-outs. With lots of trim and colour and masks and lace and feathers and..just...ugh.. they are all perfect! Just look at all the head pieces on the ladies and the hats on all the gentleman ( save Dracula of course) and the powdered wigs on the musicians. ANNNNDD! The dresses are historically correct!!!!!! It's the 80's bustle era! Nobody does the 80's bustle era in film anymore and it's a bummer. Oh and one other thing! Anna's ( and other women's) hair, at least here in the ball, is also historically accurate because it's all pinned up! None of those fucken modern beachwaves at a ball! Everybody's got updo's!

Gah, I swear, Dracula in his gold cloak really does things to me in this scene!

By the way, the acrobatics are bonkers in here for just background stuff!! Especially the random guys on unicycles and the dude playing the violin whilst standing on a ball...Like....WHAT?

Anyways, all this to say, that this masquerade ball feels sooo real and tangible and because of that it blows every other film out of the water, and no, I will not change my mind!!!!!

Here's a few more gifs, bcuz, why the hell not, this scene is sexy as fuu*ck?

Alright I need to go to bed now.

[gothiccharmschool]

You! Are you in the PNW (or want to make a trip)? Do you want to attend a super wonderful fancy event next Saturday? You want to go to the Vampire Masquerade Ball!

Pretty people! Wonderful performers! An amazing vendor room! And oh, y'know, I'm the emcee.

[julnites]

Yet another @yeehawpim comic collab 🩸 See Pim's layouts here!

[mayhemspreadingguy]

I did these illustrations for @beholdingthegaytimes 's fic 'It's Only Forever, Not Long At All' which is a part of The Endless Big Bang 2023.

[vampyre-kin]

Sorry, I actually can't do the talking phase, I also can't do casual dating you have to be absolutely obsessed with me and court me like an ancient vampire who thinks I'm the most enchanting creature to ever cross their path.

Yeah sorry, I will not reply to u up or wyd ever again. I need you to throw an elaborate midnight masquerade ball where I'm the guest of honor but you don't tell me that and we have an incredibly romantic dance full of sexual tension despite me not being totally aware that I'm dancing with you, only for you to reveal that it was all for me and profess your undying love for me.

[gooulys]

a clump of my recent art w vtm ocs iver (gangrel) ven (lasombra) tripp (malkavian)

[horrorlocke]

I realise i have not inflicted Orbion (orb orion) upon you all .this mistake has been rectified .ft my fave frames

[vivi-ships]

Oh ma douce souffrance,

Pourquoi s'acharner? 

[badass-at-fandoming]

I know Paradox has severe problems (see: WtA v5's anti-indigenous racism), but...I danced in my kitchen after watching the VTMB2 interview because the narrative designer treated a woman of color as the default player character. My heart feels light and warm.

[mayhapsyourmom]

who wants to be a vampire with me and dance in a dimly lit ballroom in large gowns with the absolute perfect twirl?

[demiel-kheiv]

Styx

[monicole-art]

You ever get ur tiddies out for a man, and he still doesn't tell you how he feels?

[fearsomejibblet]

assorted Beyond the End doodles

[thecupsmith]

Things are going well in our VtM campaign

[maelonir]

Will you join the rest of our guests in the ballroom?

#sketchtember Day 14: Feathers 🪶

Leaving this challenge here to start vamptober!

Huge thanks to @ZellBellArt for putting the prompt list together!

#sketchtember2023 #vampire #feathers #art #digitalart #artchallenge #mask #masquerade #masqueradeball #owl #owlfeathers

[frenchvani11a]

A Vampires Masquerade

By FrenchVani11a

The room had been elaborately decorated, and candles from the tables on the side and the chandelier shrouded the alluring ballroom in a gentle light. The band, consisting of an accordion, cello, violin, drum, and piano played into the room, driving a number of equally lavishly dressed couples to dance, intending to dance into the night with each other under the dreamlike music. Not one identity was revealed, for the masks of this masquerade were all extravagantly detailed, yet concealing.

She entered the ballroom, formally late. Her elaborate black dress flowed in unison behind her like a starry sky as she walked. She made her way to the side of the room to watch the graceful dancers, not noticing all heads turning to her. For some, it was awe at the beauty of her dress and herself, and for others it was because their fangs extending a small amount at the thought of blood from such a gorgeous woman.

Her dark gown seemed to flow constantly, if only standing still. A presence was felt behind her but before she could look a gentle tap was felt on her shoulder. She turned.

"Madame," A voice of red wine said. The man was very tall and dressed in an all black suit with an exemption of his blood red tie and gloves. She found him handsome.

"A woman as beautiful as you should not be here unaccompanied." He bowed down slightly and held out a gloved hand. The woman took it, willing to waltz with him.

At the beginning of the next song by the band, they seamlessly entered the dancing group. Together they stayed and swayed for a time she couldn't count. They both remained dancing with each other for the night, entranced. She never once wished that night to dance with any of the other men there, feeling light with this dark figure. Soon, everything around the two seemed to fade, as they closed out the party around them, focusing on each other and only each other. She closed her eyes and leaned into his chest, never once noticing she was the only reflection in the polished floor they shared that night.