Think of finding a diary or old photos. You the viewer weren’t there at the time, but someone else was and this is their “eyewitness account” that you are viewing at a later date. It can presented as evidence from an investigation or found by a different party to add to back story
It’s to aid in suspension of disbelief and make it seem like someone actually filmed it in the moment, not a movie camera crew
A part of the viewer knows that they’re not really in the world of a movie, that it’s all intentional storytelling. But making it seem like what you are seeing was recorded by a normal person plays into your current situation, watching a film in front of a screen as a third party
What is the implication of integrating found footage in that light? Is it usually a continuation or extrapolation on the “unfinished work”?
Think of finding a diary or old photos. You the viewer weren’t there at the time, but someone else was and this is their “eyewitness account” that you are viewing at a later date. It can presented as evidence from an investigation or found by a different party to add to back story
It’s to aid in suspension of disbelief and make it seem like someone actually filmed it in the moment, not a movie camera crew
Can you talk more about suspension of belief?
A part of the viewer knows that they’re not really in the world of a movie, that it’s all intentional storytelling. But making it seem like what you are seeing was recorded by a normal person plays into your current situation, watching a film in front of a screen as a third party
You have such a wonderful way of explaining these filmstuffs