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The Found Footage Phenomenon

We were we were tappinginto something that made that interestingat that time, you know,...

We were we were tapping
into something that made that interesting
at that time, you know, coming off
of all these, like, polished kind of slasher films
in the mid to late '90s, and this desire for something that was more visceral
in a different way, in a way that felt like
it was real

Full Transcript

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We were we were tapping into something
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that made that interesting at that time,
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you know, coming off of all these, like,
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polished kind of slasher films in the mid to late '90s,
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and this desire for something
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that was more visceral in a different way,
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in a way that felt like it was real.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:41
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.
At the same time, like the Internet is starting to ramp up. - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:05
At the same time, like the Internet is starting to ramp up.
-It was like 15 bucks a month to host a site, - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:06
-It was like 15 bucks a month to host a site,
Mike Monello, my other partner, was helping me out a lot, - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:06
Mike Monello, my other partner, was helping me out a lot,
-It just hit at the right point when the Internet - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:14
-It just hit at the right point when the Internet
And there's been amazing research done on how - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:11
And there's been amazing research done on how
The Internet was so little, but we were getting - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:05
The Internet was so little, but we were getting
Really, the website was kind of like a medium for the mythology. - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:04
Really, the website was kind of like a medium for the mythol...
So we all created the mythology and threw it up - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:13
So we all created the mythology and threw it up
-[Breathing heavily] - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:12
-[Breathing heavily]
-And I think what people loved about the marketing of - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:10
-And I think what people loved about the marketing of
-It wasn't about like, "Hey, go see this movie - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:09
-It wasn't about like, "Hey, go see this movie
And now we're going to tell you about the legend - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:12
And now we're going to tell you about the legend
And that's a grassroots level way that the fans gobble up - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:09
And that's a grassroots level way that the fans gobble ...
-They used it in a way you couldn't necessarily use it - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:11
-They used it in a way you couldn't necessarily use it
So they did leverage it at the time to the best ability, - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:11
So they did leverage it at the time to the best ability,
What "The Blair Witch Project" did was exactly what - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:11
What "The Blair Witch Project" did was exactly wha...
There was no mental preparation that was possible for audiences - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:11
There was no mental preparation that was possible for audien...
-I just want to apologize - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:12
-I just want to apologize
-"Blair Witch" was a movie that could only come - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:05
-"Blair Witch" was a movie that could only come
You know, it was the only movie - The Found Footage Phenomenon 00:06
You know, it was the only movie