Found Footage 3D Review
A small production team are hard at work on their latest film project, a found footage horror. Worried that the genre has been done to death, star and producer Derek (Carter Roy) comes up with an ingenious idea, to film it in 3D. To further set it apart in the crowded market he also decides that the behind-the-scenes documentary should also be filmed in that format. However, unbeknownst to the crew they have just become the stars of their very own found footage film…
Films within films are always tricky to get your head around, but Found Footage 3D is on a whole different level. This film has more layers than the end section of Inception.
A genre film Found Footage 3D might be, but it also works well as a ‘how to make a found footage film’ guide. Throughout the course of the movie there are several discussions between cast and crew. They discuss what locations will work, how to stand out, and most importantly why their characters will keep on filming as the world falls down around them. These are all very solid concerns for a found footage movie in general and is clearly a conversation the actual cast and crew had.
Found Footage 3D Review
The scares (and the film does have them) are chilling and, in at least one instance, shocking. This particular scare comes from nowhere, it is completely unexpected and changes the landscape of the film going forward. The 3D also works well and has a purpose to be there above just being a clever gimmick.
The way that Steve DeGennaro and his team have striven to make Found Footage 3D as much of a behind-the-scenes dramatisation as possible, has resulted in almost a documentary feel. This is exactly what you want in your found footage horror. Above all else it has to seem real, otherwise it won’t have the desired effect. If you think back to The Blair Witch Project – the film that started the genre – you forgot that you were watching fiction. Similarly, at times, you get the same experience here.
Found Footage 3D Review
Motion sickness sufferers need not fear Found Footage 3D as, with our story origin being the making of film, it’s been shot by a professional. There’s none of that shaky, jerky, nausea induced camerawork.
A refreshing stab at the found footage genre. The film could have easily made itself standout by just telling a story in 3D, but by adding the film crew element they add something unexpected. In an over saturated genre, Found Footage 3D holds it’s own – Scream meets The Blair Witch Project.
