Found footage

/fˈaʊnd fˈʊtɪdʒ/

/fˈaʊnd fˈʊɾɪdʒ/

Found footage

a filmmaking technique that uses pre-existing audio or video footage in a new production, often to create a sense of authenticity or realism

Examples

1. Suddenly, the cops found footages from the CCTV cameras placed on the light post near Matt’s house.

2. Found footage horror is a mixed bag.

3. It relies firstly on a found footage technique, which following the success of the Blair Witch Project in 1999 has been overused in horror films to the point of cliche.

4. They had filmed everything, though, and that found footage was being cut together into a theatrical release called The Blair Witch Project.