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So the major component of that is the notion
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The Found Footage Phenomenon

So the major componentof that is the notion, the sort of lie that we allshare while...

So the major component
of that is the notion, the sort of lie that we all
share while watching it, that the camera is a camera
in that story, in that movie, and it's all supposed
to be happening for real, regardless of how insane
the action or the story is

Full Transcript

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-So the major component of that is the notion,
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the sort of lie that we all share while watching it,
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that the camera is a camera in that story, in that movie,
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and it's all supposed to be happening for real,
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regardless of how insane the action or the story is.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:59
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.
-It's a term that came up after "Blair Witch." - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:08
-It's a term that came up after "Blair Witch."...
-The footage that the audience is watching - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:07
-The footage that the audience is watching
-It's the idea of something that you're seeing - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:19
-It's the idea of something that you're seeing
-So let's say that while you're filming me, - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:09
-So let's say that while you're filming me,
A few days later, when it should everything out - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:08
A few days later, when it should everything out
-It delivers authenticity and realism, - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:13
-It delivers authenticity and realism,
-There's an expectation that it's going to be - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:08
-There's an expectation that it's going to be
-[Panting, screams] - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:10
-[Panting, screams]
And it's kind of like coming upon someone's journal - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:07
And it's kind of like coming upon someone's journa...
-That sense of a reality that hopefully draws you in, - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:18
-That sense of a reality that hopefully draws you in,
-The mistakes that were discovered on this journey - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:05
-The mistakes that were discovered on this journey
Shoddy police work and a judgmental video - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:07
Shoddy police work and a judgmental video
-And I think a lot of people have this mistaken belief - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:06
-And I think a lot of people have this mistaken belief
-But to do it good and to do it properly, - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:09
-But to do it good and to do it properly,
-To do the funky chicken dance. - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:04
-To do the funky chicken dance.
[Snarling, screaming] - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:20
[Snarling, screaming]
And I think a lot of times when you go looking for that, - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:06
And I think a lot of times when you go looking for that,
-A lot of horror works best - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:16
-A lot of horror works best
-Your goal always as a horror filmmaker - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:06
-Your goal always as a horror filmmaker
And I think a really good found footage movie can do that - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:09
And I think a really good found footage movie can do that