Found Footage Introduction

I thought I wanted to explain a little about the genre that is Found Footage.

Most of you have probably seen Blair Witch Project or newer movies like Cloverfield, Quarantine or Paranormal Activity.
These movies belong to a rather unknown sub-genre called Found Footage. The story behind the movies in this genre is that it's supposed to be a footage that the viewer finds or comes across in a strange way. The movie itself has been shot using one or few cameras distributed between the actors. The actors are documenting or shooting a movie or another thing, when the plot of the movie unfolds. We don't see anything other than the shaky footage from the cameras and it brings us closer to the actors and plot.

Some of the movies tries to incorporate the viewer by breaking the forth wall and have the actors speak to the audience. Some even hints at the viewer being part of the plot.
I personally love this genre, because it's a very personal experience, you can identify and put yourself in the place of the cameraman.

I'm looking forward to reviewing these movies as some of them are my favorites.

Don't go alone

- Nick of the Dead

Found footage-theme!

Hello guys,

I just got The Last Exorcism so I'll start planning the way I'm going to do this special theme.

The movies I'm going to review will be (listed chronologically):

• Cannibal Holocaust
• The Blair Witch Project
• The Zombie Diaries
• Diary of the Dead
• Paranormal Activity
• Cloverfield (maybe)
• The Last Exorcism

I'll end this with Paranormal Activity 2 perhaps if I get it in time.

I have to more in this genre which is '[Rec]' and '[Rec]2'. But because I want to use the first movie in a later theme(Original vs. Remake), so I'll have to save those.

I'll get to it as quickly as possible, but I have to keep up with my homework too. But it shouldn't be too long from now.

Don't go alone

- Nick of the Dead