Found footage (genre)
Found footage is a genre of filmmaking, especially horror, in which all or a substantial part of a film is presented as an edit of recovered footage, often left behind by missing or dead protagonists.[1][2][3] The events onscreen are seen through the camera of one or more of the characters involved, who often speaks offscreen. Filming is often done by the actors themselves as they recite their lines, and shaky camerawork is also often used to maintain realism. While it dates back at least as far as 1980's Cannibal Holocaust, the genre was firmly established after the release of such films as The Blair Witch Project (1999), Paranormal Activity (2007) and Cloverfield (2008). The technique has also been used in science fiction, such as 1997's The McPherson Tape and Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County.
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[edit] Examples of found-footage films
These films are listed chronologically by year of theatrical or home video release, then alphabetically within each year.
[edit] Examples of found-footage TV series and made for TV specials
- Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1997) (mockumentary)
- Lost Tapes (2009) (series)
[edit] Examples of found-footage video games
- Michigan: Report from Hell (2005)
[edit] References
- ^ Devin Faraci (2009). "Found footage is now officially a horror genre". chud.com. http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/21488/1/FOUND-FOOTAGE-IS-NOW-OFFICIALLY-A-HORROR-GENRE/Page1.html. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ ""Paranormal Activity and the Found Footage Genre". In It For The Kills: Horror Perspectives. http://initforthekills.typepad.com/in_it_for_the_kills_horro/2009/09/paranormal-activity-2009-and-the-found-footage-genre.html. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "MAN ON WIRE helmer jumping on the found footage horror bandwagon with THE VATICAN TAPES!". aintitcool.com. http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/node/43008\YEAR=2009. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ IMDB: Atrocious
- ^ IMDB: Grave Encounters
- ^ IMDB: Paranormal Effect
- ^ IMDB: Re-Cut
- ^ IMDB: Stingy Jack
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