tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post3850511386425591223..comments2024-03-07T20:15:45.996-08:00Comments on The Bitter Script Reader: Tuesday Talkback: Do found footage films need to develop their cameraman?The Bitter Script Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575166527272639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-71375231911338853382012-02-07T19:20:16.930-08:002012-02-07T19:20:16.930-08:00If you guys haven't seen it, check out Troll H...If you guys haven't seen it, check out Troll Hunter. It's on Netflix on-demand, and it's easily the best found footage film I've seen in the last ten years.<br /><br />I think it handles the cameraman issue in a pretty fun way.joeverkillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409453118257936262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-73435219142108172392012-02-07T14:10:08.391-08:002012-02-07T14:10:08.391-08:00I think there should be more discussion of Canniba...I think there should be more discussion of Cannibal Holocaust in the world of Found Footage. I don't know if it was the beginning of the genre, but it's a candidate. It establishes a film crew making a documentary as the "camera", and then has a second, dramatic set-up to comment on the found set-up. A lot of people are disturbed by the gruesome and unapologetic nature of the found footage, but the blow is softened by the dramatic section. Put together, you end up with a much more satisfying film experience, with fewer logic holes, than your average found footage flick.Clayton J. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781821806372386247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-73088588082954913092012-02-07T07:36:24.180-08:002012-02-07T07:36:24.180-08:00I think there should be SOME explanation on why th...I think there should be SOME explanation on why the camera is shaking so much or why someone would keep on filming while all the s*&t is going down. <br /><br />The significant difference between Cloverfield and Office is the camerapeople's involvement in the story. In the latter case, we as viewers do not care/notice about what happens to those who film it. In Paranormal activity, the camerapeople are the main characters are camerapeople.<br /><br />Imagine if MTV's Real World was filmed by fellow roommates and not a dispassionate crew.Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106971915924348000noreply@blogger.com