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Originally Posted by swiss tony
The risks of making the movie far out-weigh the gains. You go to all that effort, risking incarceration just to provide footage of an actual murder. The sort of people who would want to buy your movie can access a mountain of similar material for free online.
It doesn't really work as a business, especially with file sharing. You'd only sell a few copies before it'd flood the net. And to fork out the sort of money it'd be, to buy the first copy, well, you could probably buy Madeleine McCann for less.
I think the question isn't, 'does snuff exist?' but, 'why would you bother?'
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"Similar" just doesn't cut it. Not just for someone wanting snuff, but for most anything that someone is passionate about. If you really, really want a burger from Jack in the Box, White Castle just isn't going to cut it. It's similar, but it's not Jack in the Box is it? So if someone wants to see someone murdered, some random Faces of Death or Ogrish clip just wouldn't cut it. The end result may be the same (someone is killed), but the intention is all wrong and that intention would be the whole key to snuff.
I don't think that it would "flood the net." This isn't Blockbuster we're talking about. The buyer and seller would probably know each other quite well. Well enough so that I would tend to assume that a seller would know every single person they've sold a particular film to if they even sell it to multiple people. If they saw that film get released publicly I highly doubt they would have any problems with finding each person they sold it to and having a "very stern talk" with them. *wink* *wink* Plus you have to think of the person buying the film. Quite possibly the film was "made to order." The way to garner the highest possible price for the seller would be to tailor each film to the client. So if the film is that personal, why would the buyer want to share it with everyone? It was made for them and them alone.
I think the answer to "why would you bother" is quite obvious. Money. Tons and tons of money. With the obvious risks involved coupled with the (hopefully) very niche market, a seller could name their price.