The Subversion of Factual Discourse in Found Footage Films
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3753348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudio Vescia Zanini (0000-0003-3688-324X, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 85-94 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Aletria Revista de Estudos de Literatura (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1679-3749 • E-ISSN: 2317-2096 |
| Publisher | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Pro-Reitoria de Pesquisa (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17851/2317-2096.25.3.85-94 |
| OpenAlex | W2344177111 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article analyzes how the textual design of found footage films subvert factual discourse in order to increase the intended horror on screen. Movies such as Cannibal Holocaust (1980), The Blair Witch Project (1999), Paranormal Activity (2007) and The Gallows (2015) capitalize on the blur between reality and fiction, interfering with the way part of the audience responds to the movies. The article also contends that found footage films are natural by-products of postmodern times, which is especially characterized by 'convergence culture' (JENKINS, 2008) and 'the disappearance of something real', as two prime features of this genre
Aesthetics · Art · Literature · Movie theater · Order (exchange · Paranormal · Political science · Postmodernism · Sociology · Subversion · The Holocaust · Theology · Witch · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Law · Media Influence and Health · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |