Found footage is an ideal technique for the horror genre.
It gives filmmakers the freedom to add realism in a way that can be truly terrifying.
Generally, they do not require a high budget or a large cast or crew, and as a result, countless found-footage horror movies have been made.
To add to the realistic aims of this genre, unknown actors are often cast in the lead roles and much of the cinematography is done by the actors themselves.
The first of its kind came in 1980 with Ruggero Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust, a hugely controversial and graphic horror movie that fooled some audiences into thinking it was footage of real murders.
Since the subgenre was popularized in 1999 – and then re-popularized in the mid-2000s – many non-horror movies have been shot in found-footage style such as Chronicle and Project X, but the style seems tailor-made for the horror genre.
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