Found Footage Isabelle Lui

Research Background

This project explores crucial elements that are normally used when creating a found footage. Found footage, a film subgenre, is defined as “feature length movies, shorts, or web series designed to have the look and feel of actual (non- fictional) filmed events that were lost and subsequently discovered and made available to the viewer” (Found Footage Film Genre). It utilizes authenticity and realness from the a Methodology and Results environment and the character’s acting to make the audience To help me get a good start with believe the film. With also the first-person perspective used, it brainstorming what I wanted, I first looked creates intimacy between the character and the audience, up some examples of found footage. I submerging them in horror and thrill. realized that most of these successful films revolved around characters that encounter Reflection some kind of danger and then disappear at Overall, I enjoyed a lot creating this short horror found footage. I think my strengths included b the end of the film. After that, I researched coming up with an original idea. My targeted audience is my classmates and I thought the idea on tips to make good original found of watching a streamer would be a relatable experience. Nowadays, streaming has become a footages. I found out that important points popular thing that people from all ages will do or watch. People enjoy watching because of its to keep in mind when creating this film realness and its difference from their own life. I think by using this streamer identity, it will draw would be the natural environment, acting, more interest from my targeted audience. Some limitations I had was the accessibility to more filming, sound, and editing. I decided that professional acting. Since COVID happened, I was not able to find someone who was more fit my would be a one shot film for the character, so I had to act it myself. Since my acting was limited, my first few drafts did around 1 minute to 3 minutes. The story not turn out great. I eventually decided to change this project into a script. plot is about a streamer who disappears during one of her streams, and the video Berkowitz, Joe. “8 Killer Tips For Making Found Footage Horror Movies, From The ‘V/H/S’ will be taken from the streamer’s phone. Series Directors.” Fast Company, Fast Company, 21 Nov. 2014, www.fastcompany.com/3038769/8-killer-tips-for-making-found-footage-horror-movies-from-the-v-h-s-series-dire. CinemaWizardBoy. “How The Project Perfects Psychological Horror.” Medium, Medium, 25 June 2018, medium.com/@cinemawizardboy/how-the-blair-witch-project-perfects-psychological-horror-292bdc9f9d2a. “Found Footage Film Genre.” Found Footage Critic, www.foundfootagecritic.com/found- footage-film-genre/. Frappier, Rob. “Interview: Why Are Found Footage Movies So Popular?” ScreenRant, Screen Rant, 14 Feb. 2012, screenrant.com/popular-found-footage-movies/. Henley, Nicole. “Why Found Footage Is The Best Film Genre Ever Created.” Medium, Medium, Sources 21 Aug. 2019, medium.com/@NicoleHenley/why-found-footage-is-the-best-film-genre-ever-created-95c6bde81e57. Lyne, Charlie. “: Enough with the Found Footage Movies.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 23 Nov. 2012, www.theguardian.com/film/2012/nov/23/end-of-watch-found-footage. Sebastian Dressel. “The Blair Witch Case: When Sound Makes All the Difference - Sebastian Dressel - Sound Designer.” Sebastian Dressel, Sebastian Dressel, 15 Sept. 2016, www.sebastiandressel.com/blog/the-blair-witch-sound-makes-all-the-difference. Srinivasan, Anusha. “Found Footage: Chronicles of Horror, Realism, and Case Studies.” The World of Apu, 1 Oct. 2019, theworldofapu.com/found-footage-chronicles-of-horror-realism-and-case-studies/. Suskind, Alex. “Found-Footage Movies Are Getting Tired - Here Are 5 Ways to Keep the Genre Fresh.” Vulture, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2014, www.vulture.com/2014/01/5-ways-to-keep-the-found-footage-genre-fresh.html. Watson, Sean. “MacGuffin Film Analysis - Found Footage Films and Marketing.” The MacGuffin: Film and TV Reviews, Interviews, Analysis, 9 Nov. 2011, macguff.in/macguffin-spotlight/pulling-focus-found-footage-films-and-marketing/.