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[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Anatomy of the Mockumentary. A detailed reportage of the genre that has revolutionized the way cinema is made, from the beginnings of the found footage Cannibal Holocaust<\/em> to the successes of The Blair Witch Project<\/em> and the saga of [Rec]<\/em>, to the latest modern cinematic “experiments,” including Afflicted<\/em>, The Atticus Institute<\/em> and The Visit<\/em>. Insights, trivia and exclusive interviews by Lorenzo Ricciardi with Eduardo Sanchez and Jaume Balaguer\u00f3, and an introduction by Ruggero Deodato. <\/p>\n

Stark reality, special effects disillusionment, immediacy, horror-all the ideas that made the mockumentary technique great.<\/p>\n

Mockumentary & Found Footage<\/em> is an essay edited by Luigi Boccia and Lorenzo Ricciardi, with contributions by Giada Cecchinelli, Giovanni Aloisio, Giuseppe Carradori and GianLorenzo Franz\u00ec. Cover by Giorgio Finamore. <\/p>\n

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Title: Mockumentary & Found Footage
\nAuthor: (Edited by) L. Boccia and L. Ricciardi
\nPublisher: Weird Book
\nSeries: Insomnia<\/em>
\nGenre: Non-fiction
\nPages: 126
\nPrice: 19.90 \u20ac
\nFormat: 14 x 21 cm
\nISBN: 978-88-99507-15-2
\nRelease Date: July 2018<\/p>\n

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You can purchase your copy HERE.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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