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And it's very, very interesting, I think with the case of
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The Found Footage Phenomenon

And it's very, very interesting,I think with the case of "auteur" directors,...

And it's very, very interesting,
I think with the case of "auteur" directors, especially
auteur genre directors like Romero and De Palma, because they were riffing
on conventions that were already established
by "Blair Witch Project." So what they were really doing
was taking these conventions and reimagining them
or even rebranding them

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And it's very, very interesting, I think with the case of
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"auteur" directors, especially auteur genre directors
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like Romero and De Palma,
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because they were riffing on conventions
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that were already established by "Blair Witch Project."
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So what they were really doing was taking these conventions
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and reimagining them or even rebranding them.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:26
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Caprisar Productions,Fractured Visions

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Movie Summary

The Found Footage Phenomenon is an independent documentary charting the origins of the found footage sub-genre, tracking it through to the technique's current form, and asking what the future is.
Through their own particular authorial signature. - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:05
Through their own particular authorial signature.
-When you look at, you know, directors like George Romero - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:32
-When you look at, you know, directors like George Romero
I thought it was fun to take it that way in - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:06
I thought it was fun to take it that way in
But I think by the time he did that, - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:05
But I think by the time he did that,
You know, I think they just -- they're just ideas that work - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:07
You know, I think they just -- they're just ideas that ...
-We'd heard that George Romero - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:12
-We'd heard that George Romero
-Yeah. Any last minute confessions before we head - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:08
-Yeah. Any last minute confessions before we head
-When we were making the film, all we really wanted - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:07
-When we were making the film, all we really wanted
But when "Diary of the Dead" came out, that was so -- - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:10
But when "Diary of the Dead" came out, that was so...
Had purchased the rights to "Dawn of the Dead" - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:05
Had purchased the rights to "Dawn of the Dead"
And because there was this other film out there - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:11
And because there was this other film out there
Came out first, and then our film followed afterwards - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:05
Came out first, and then our film followed afterwards
So we kind of felt a bit like "The Last Broadcast" guys, - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:15
So we kind of felt a bit like "The Last Broadcast"...
I was sort of, "Oh, you know, I can't believe these people - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:05
I was sort of, "Oh, you know, I can't believe thes...
How dare they?" - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:05
How dare they?"
-Oh, God! -[Gunshot] - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:05
-Oh, God! -[Gunshot]
-[Growls] -[Gunshot] - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:16
-[Growls] -[Gunshot]
So we have our interviews and documents - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:08
So we have our interviews and documents
-We received a call around 6:00 p.m. tonight - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:10
-We received a call around 6:00 p.m. tonight
-Police divers into the water around 10:00. - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:04
-Police divers into the water around 10:00.