Hardcore - First Person POV Film. • Non-Gaming • Film • Eurogamer.net

Kew1Melon 10 Nov 2014 15:51:29 487 posts
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Someone on Facebook posted a link to this gem, the trailer for which looks great - I don't know how entertaining it would be for a full length picture but its certainly a fresh idea.

BinaryBob101 10 Nov 2014 16:09:11 27,756 posts
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It's really not a fresh idea.

BinaryBob101 10 Nov 2014 16:10:26 27,756 posts
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Not only that, but it looks like an old load of fucking bobbins,

Kew1Melon 10 Nov 2014 16:17:09 487 posts
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@BinaryBob101 Okay, which other film has used a first person perspective - would like to see how far into the film I get before it becomes stale.

As for the whole "old load of fucking bobbins" part, I don't think from a three minute snippet that that is a fair reflection really. The film itself will probably be shit, but from the trailer it looks like it won't take itself too seriously and is it just to cause mindless bloody fun. Which I wouldn't really mind.

damagedinc 10 Nov 2014 16:20:47 3,104 posts
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Kew1Melon wrote:
@BinaryBob101 Okay, which other film has used a first person perspective - would like to see how far into the film I get before it becomes stale.

As for the whole "old load of fucking bobbins" part, I don't think from a three minute snippet that that is a fair reflection really. The film itself will probably be shit, but from the trailer it looks like it won't take itself too seriously and is it just to cause mindless bloody fun. Which I wouldn't really mind.

Doom
Blair witch project
Cloverfield

Just a few i can think of

Biggy316 10 Nov 2014 16:21:14 25,288 posts
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Doom did a section filmed like a fps.

BinaryBob101 10 Nov 2014 16:24:56 27,756 posts
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Well, pretty much any found footage film, so:

The Blair Witch Project
Cloverfield
Grave Encounters
Etc
Etc

Some of Gravity
Enter The Void
Some of Doom
Some of The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2

Shall I go one?

It's a three minute trailer. I didn't get past minute one, mostly because, IMO, it was a load of old fucking bobbins. Trailers should sell a film. It didn't seel the film to me.

Kew1Melon 10 Nov 2014 16:26:10 487 posts
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@damagedinc Blair witch and Cloverfield are the whole camcorder idea, like Paranormal Activity etc.

I meant the idea was fresh from an action point of view, but I completely forgot about doom. In that though the First Person bit is only brief, which is kinda my point. A solely Action film from a FP POV would get tedious quick - I was hoping someone knew of one for comparison.

If its going to have First Person bits, it requires a lot of down time away from the action where normal camera angles are used otherwise, after ten mins everyone would of had their fill.

Deleted user 10 November 2014 16:27:54

There was a recent horror movie that used FPS viewpoint - Grace: The Possession.

It's a shitty gimmick that wears thin after about five minutes, but is all the rage at the moment because buying a GoPro somehow makes up for the lack of talent and thought that should go into such an endeavour.

BinaryBob101 10 Nov 2014 16:28:43 27,756 posts
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[REC]
[REC] 2

They are found footage, but are also absolutely first person films.

Kew1Melon 10 Nov 2014 16:29:02 487 posts
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@BinaryBob101 Yea, you're right the trailer doesn't sell it. I just thought that it might appeal to someone.

Rec 1 & 2 are also very on par with Paranormal Activity - but I get your point. These films aren't action films though and aren't fair comparisons.

Edited by Kew1Melon at 16:31:18 10-11-2014

BinaryBob101 10 Nov 2014 16:30:52 27,756 posts
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Oh, it absolutely will! Just not me.

Biggy316 10 Nov 2014 16:37:56 25,288 posts
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The first person Zombie scene in VHS is pretty awesome.

Kew1Melon 10 Nov 2014 16:39:17 487 posts
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Is VHS the one that's a series of Horror stories? Never got round to watching that, is it any good?

Duffking 10 Nov 2014 16:42:24 16,964 posts
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bigshot316 wrote:
Doom did a section filmed like a fps.

I've never seen that before.

What a pile of shit.

Biggy316 10 Nov 2014 16:44:06 25,288 posts
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Yeah there are 2 of them and they are both pretty enjoyable.

Not really terrifying or anything, just a bunch of different cool ideas of varying success.

If one story doesn't do it for you, the next one is guaranteed to.

I enjoyed them a million times more than the A to Z of death, of which only a couple of the stories were any good.

minky-kong 10 Nov 2014 16:45:32 14,787 posts
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Didn't that Maniac film with Elijah Woods use a first person view as well?

BinaryBob101 10 Nov 2014 16:56:48 27,756 posts
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Oh give me a fucking break. The first three I listed did use first person, it just shifted.

In your opinion this looks fucking amazing. In my opinion you're either twelve, or you need to see a lot more films. Creating a new visual language?!? By copying a computer game genre? Seriously? Do. Fuck. Off. Are you the director?

So, you're meaningless.

Edited by BinaryBob101 at 16:59:41 10-11-2014

BinaryBob101 10 Nov 2014 17:07:58 27,756 posts
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So, you did work on this film then? You're very defensive about it. Bit weird, eh?

Brief handicam footage? Brief? Have you seen those films?

Edited by BinaryBob101 at 17:09:09 10-11-2014

FrostPan 10 Nov 2014 17:11:52 1,626 posts
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I thought this thread was going to be about a porno.

mrpon 10 Nov 2014 17:12:05 37,367 posts
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I hear PES likes brief handicam footage.

BinaryBob101 10 Nov 2014 17:14:06 27,756 posts
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So Shadowhelper, did you work on this film then?

BinaryBob101 10 Nov 2014 17:15:06 27,756 posts
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It looks shit. And you're a bit special needs.

Mike1980 10 Nov 2014 17:16:05 531 posts
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There was an episode of MASH from the 70's in first person.

BinaryBob101 10 Nov 2014 17:17:57 27,756 posts
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That doesn't count because this is watershed moment which will create a new cinematic visual language.

You know, like CoD but in the cinema and mercifully much shorter.

WrongShui 10 Nov 2014 17:45:33 6,858 posts
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I'm sure Maniac was all from Woods perspective. It was a bit naff if, ya know, you don't count the new cinematic language it created.