I love this genre and can usually forgive alot when it comes to it, I totally thought this would be better than it really is. Hell, I even thought Red Woods was a 6 and the storyline is all over the place, but the camera work is amazing so it's way more watchable.
Its really visually just dark and not scary in the slightest. It's just a mix of As Above, So Below and Blair Witch. Super mediocre. The acting is good though and the sound design is nicely done, I know it's found footage, but it wasn't enough to really distract me from the movie. You can tell that there was care and effort put into the movie, which sucks that the cinematography is horrible.
The self cam thing is unnecessary and annoying overall, why would you even need that for a nature doc. It's the super amateur-ish cinematography that drags this movie down. Oooo scary dutch angles and creepy quick cuts. You don't have to switch angles every second. It's alot of unnecessary shots for the sake of trying to be artsy but it drags everything down. It's not increasing tension or helping to portray an emotion or feeling. I has no reasoning. let your audience see the cool visuals and prop design for a moment. Stop showing me the dudes face every two seconds when nothing has really happened for him to react to, its not adding anything to the scene, its just breaking any tiny bits of tension your trying to set up.
Go watch Afflicted, Hell House llc, Rec, Last Broadcast, Be My Cat, The Conspiracy, Creep, The Good Neighbor, even The Poughkeepsie Tapes, all of em are better than this. They're Watching was even a more fun experience overall, even with its super cheesy effects ending.
Its really visually just dark and not scary in the slightest. It's just a mix of As Above, So Below and Blair Witch. Super mediocre. The acting is good though and the sound design is nicely done, I know it's found footage, but it wasn't enough to really distract me from the movie. You can tell that there was care and effort put into the movie, which sucks that the cinematography is horrible.
The self cam thing is unnecessary and annoying overall, why would you even need that for a nature doc. It's the super amateur-ish cinematography that drags this movie down. Oooo scary dutch angles and creepy quick cuts. You don't have to switch angles every second. It's alot of unnecessary shots for the sake of trying to be artsy but it drags everything down. It's not increasing tension or helping to portray an emotion or feeling. I has no reasoning. let your audience see the cool visuals and prop design for a moment. Stop showing me the dudes face every two seconds when nothing has really happened for him to react to, its not adding anything to the scene, its just breaking any tiny bits of tension your trying to set up.
Go watch Afflicted, Hell House llc, Rec, Last Broadcast, Be My Cat, The Conspiracy, Creep, The Good Neighbor, even The Poughkeepsie Tapes, all of em are better than this. They're Watching was even a more fun experience overall, even with its super cheesy effects ending.