Found Footage 3D

Plot

A group of filmmakers travel to a cabin in a remote part of Central Texas to film the first ever 3D found footage movie. However, they find themselves becoming part of their film and battling for their lives as the evil entity from their film begins to show up in their behind-the-scenes footage.

Production

In January 2014, Kim Henkel announced that production on Found Footage 3D was underway and that director Steven DeGennaro had written the film's script. DeGennaro, who had been developing the film's concept for two years, stated that he intended to incorporate 3D filmmaking into the movie's plot and that it "isn’t just a marketing ploy". He was inspired by films such as The Blair Witch Project and Scream while creating Found Footage 3D and wanted to utilize the film concept in Scream in that the film's characters are familiar with the horror genre and the rules and conventions therein. Actress Jessica Perrin was cast in April 2014, with the rest of the cast announced in late May. Filming began in Austin, Gonzales, and Dale, TX on May 26, 2014 and wrapped in mid-June of the same year.

The first draft of the film's found-footage script was written in 2012 and the idea for including the 3D concept was developed by "the 3rd or 4th draft", and over the course of two years and multiple drafts, the aspect became "woven more and more deeply into the fabric of the story and the visual planning for the film."

Festivals & Awards

Found Footage 3D premiered at Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival on August 20, 2016. It was the festival's first ever world premiere and received extremely positive reviews, going on to win the festival's inaugural jury award. The international premiere occurred nine days later at the London-based FrightFest.

The trailer debuted on Entertainment Weekly on August 10, ten days before the world premiere.

Following the premieres, Found Footage 3D screened at 18 other festivals around the world. It won 15 awards, including four for best feature, four for acting, two for special effects, best director, best screenplay, best cinematography, scariest feature, and an audience award.