The Handheld Digital Camera Aesthetics of The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield (via Strange Days)

Jenna Pei-Suin Ng

The Handheld Digital Camera Aesthetics of The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield (via Strange Days)

Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media

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Abstract

This article critically interprets the aesthetics of the handheld digital camera—whereby the entire film consists of “footage” shot by its characters in the style of a home video—using The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Cloverfield (2008) as case studies. Riffing off the science-fiction technology of SQUID in Kathryn Bigelow’s film, Strange Days (1995), the aesthetics of the handheld digital camera are analysed from three aspects: mobility, omnivoyance and spectatorship.

Original language	English
Journal	16:9: A Danish Journal of Film Studies
Volume	32
Publication status	Published - Jun 2009

Keywords

digital cinema

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http://www.16-9.dk/2009-06/side11_inenglish.htm

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