Paranormal Activity
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Paranormal Activity is a low-budget found-footage horror film that became a cultural phenomenon for its minimalist style and intense, slow-building supernatural scares.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paranormal Activity film series | 3 |
| Paranormal Activity (film series) | 1 |
| Paranormal Activity franchise | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| boxOfficeSuccess | yes ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Oren Peli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive for tension and realism ⓘ |
| cultStatus | cult film ⓘ |
| director | Oren Peli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editingBy | Oren Peli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmSeries | Paranormal Activity (film series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Paranormal Activity 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
found footage
ⓘ
horror ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Paranormal Activity 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paranormal Activity 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Paranormal Activity 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension NERFINISHED ⓘ Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | revival of found footage horror in late 2000s ⓘ |
| initialReleaseLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialReleaseVenue | Screamfest Horror Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation | student ⓘ |
| leadCharacterRelationship | cohabiting couple ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Katie Featherston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Micah Sloat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
found footage
ⓘ
home video recording ⓘ |
| notableFor |
audience demand-based release strategy
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minimalist style ⓘ slow-building tension ⓘ use of off-screen sounds and subtle effects ⓘ viral marketing campaign ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotFocus | haunting of a young couple by a demonic presence ⓘ |
| producer | Oren Peli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionBudgetApproximate | 15000 USD ⓘ |
| productionBudgetCategory | low budget ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | suburban house ⓘ |
| starring |
Katie Featherston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Micah Sloat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 2000s ⓘ |
| wideReleaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| writer | Oren Peli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
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Paranormal Activity franchise
this entity surface form:
Paranormal Activity film series
this entity surface form:
Paranormal Activity (film series)
this entity surface form:
Paranormal Activity film series
this entity surface form:
Paranormal Activity film series