There are various ways in which the found footage genre uses the camera to tell the story. Some let the camera do all the work while others provide interviews, commentary, and other narrative features. The former consists of films like Blair Witch Project and the latter includes Cannibal Holocaust. Judging by box office numbers, those who follow the Blair Witch path turn into money making machines while the others find trouble ensuring a theatrical release. The sub-genre continues to grow with both critically acclaimed and box office hits. Usually, but not always, found-footage films are a sub-section of the horror genre, and so last October I posted a list of my favourite found footage horror films. But with the release of Chronicle this weekend, I’ve decided to put together a list of some of my other personal favourites. These films range from Sci-Fi monster movies to French art-house crime flicks,...
- 2/9/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Trollhunter
Directed by Andre Øvredal
Written by André Øvredal and Håvard S. Johansen
2011, Norway
The 1980 Italian exploitation film Cannibal Holocaust, directed by Ruggero Deodato, broke traditional cinematic conventions while creating major controversy following its release. Although camcorders, cell phones, and the like hadn’t been invented yet, the main character, an aspiring documentary filmmaker, uses a 16mm Bolex camera to much the same effect. But it wasn’t until 1999 that The Blair Witch Project shattered box office records for independent films, and with that, helped launch a new sub-genre of horror into the mainstream. Ever since, there have been a number of imitators, and most have been surprisingly original in their own unique ways. A variety of genre themes have been experimented with via the handheld, found footage approach – incorporating everything form the Loch Ness monster, ghosts, zombies, the gulf war, alien invasions, demonic possession, online dating and more. But we’ve never seen Trolls,...
Directed by Andre Øvredal
Written by André Øvredal and Håvard S. Johansen
2011, Norway
The 1980 Italian exploitation film Cannibal Holocaust, directed by Ruggero Deodato, broke traditional cinematic conventions while creating major controversy following its release. Although camcorders, cell phones, and the like hadn’t been invented yet, the main character, an aspiring documentary filmmaker, uses a 16mm Bolex camera to much the same effect. But it wasn’t until 1999 that The Blair Witch Project shattered box office records for independent films, and with that, helped launch a new sub-genre of horror into the mainstream. Ever since, there have been a number of imitators, and most have been surprisingly original in their own unique ways. A variety of genre themes have been experimented with via the handheld, found footage approach – incorporating everything form the Loch Ness monster, ghosts, zombies, the gulf war, alien invasions, demonic possession, online dating and more. But we’ve never seen Trolls,...
- 7/12/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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