Paranormal Activity (2007)
Figures
Locations
- The suburban house as a site of haunting
Form & technique
- The diegetic camera and its technological artifacts (time-stamps, glitches)
- The aesthetic of the stationary, tripod-mounted camera
Tropes
- The fixed, long-take bedroom surveillance scenes → Durational Aesthetics
- Micah's character and his insistence on filming everything → Phallic Lack
- The low-frequency infrasound hum that signifies the demon's presence → The Unseen Voice
- The "Demand It!" viral marketing campaign
Films most connected to Paranormal Activity