{"id":480619,"date":"2022-08-03T01:10:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T22:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/deadstream-is-a-fantastically-fun-found-footage-film\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T01:10:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T22:10:42","slug":"deadstream-is-a-fantastically-fun-found-footage-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deadstream-is-a-fantastically-fun-found-footage-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Deadstream&#8217; is a Fantastically Fun Found-Footage Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6afa0e58e6731\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6afa0e58e6731\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deadstream-is-a-fantastically-fun-found-footage-film\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Deadstream_is_a_Fantastically_Fun_Found-Footage_Film%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Deadstream&#8217; is a Fantastically Fun Found-Footage Film&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Deadstream_is_a_Fantastically_Fun_Found-Footage_Film%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Deadstream&#8217; is a Fantastically Fun Found-Footage Film&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;Scares, laughs, and more help deliver a tech-savvy love letter to Sam Raimi\u2019s \u2018The Evil Dead.\u2019&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/deadstream.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Deadstream\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/deadstream.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/deadstream-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                            &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Rob Hunter\u00a0\u00b7 Published on August 2nd, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;p&gt;Found-footage horror films come in a wide variety while still fitting into a fairly narrow format. Story details can vary, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> has progressed from handheld cameras and cell phones to GoPro units and drones, and tone can range from the deadly serious to the utterly ridiculous, but one constant remains \u2014 one or more fools have landed themselves in a world of hurt, and they\u2019re intent on filming the whole damn thing. While some leave viewers questioning why they\u2019re still filming, the best of them plug that hole with ingenuity, personality, and a wildly entertaining time. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Deadstream&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt; sits very comfortably among the best of them.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Shawn Ruddy (<strong>Joseph Winter<\/strong>) hosts a popular livestream featuring all manner of stunts and pranks, or at least, he did until one of his gags left a homeless man in the hospital. His apology tour sees him trying to up the stakes and build back his viewer base by spending the night in a house purported to be haunted by the ghost of a vengeful woman. He sets up cameras throughout the remote house, wears a GoPro on his forehead and a rig filming his face, and prepares for a spooky night. Things go bump almost immediately, and as live viewer comments nag him into investigating he comes to realize a few things \u2014 he\u2019s legit terrified of ghost, these restless spirits are real, and he might not survive until morning.<\/p>\n<p>First, a bit of semantics house-cleaning for the nerds. <em>Deadstream<\/em> might not fit a technical definition of found-footage as it\u2019s presented as a livestream. The footage wasn\u2019t found some time later \u2014 although Shawn does make that very joke early on \u2014 and it\u2019s simply a video stream that starts and ends. So call it desktop horror if you must, don\u2019t you dare label it screenlife, and maybe just welcome it under the found-footage umbrella. Good? Good.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of what label you <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly to <em>Deadstream<\/em>, the film still stands as a smart, spooky, and very funny ride for horror\/comedy fans. Winter also co-writes\/co-directs alongside his wife <strong>Vanessa Winters<\/strong>, and the duo create nothing short of a tech-savvy love letter to Sam Raimi\u2019s <em>Evil Dead<\/em> films. The genre pull of a found-footage ghost movie quickly transitions into a night filled with malformed creatures, nose-picking ghouls, and a playful commentary on both social media stars and their fanbase.<\/p>\n<p>At under ninety minutes, <em>Deadstream<\/em> moves with both creativity and energy. Downtime sees Shawn offering up exposition while setting up his gear and interacting with commenters, but where most found-footage <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> are a slow build to third-act terrors, the creepy beats arrive pretty damn quickly here. Scares are played equally for laughs and jumps, and they land more often than not on both sides of that equation. Unsettling sounds and images transition into full-on physical presences prone to verbal harassment and shoving their nasty fingers up Shawn\u2019s nose, and his jacked up reactions only add to the fun.<\/p>\n<p>This is mostly a one-man show onscreen as Shawn is front and center throughout, but while the character might be too much for some viewers, Winter does a fantastic job balancing the man\u2019s charms and more irredeemable aspects. The terrors of the night force him to reveal his recent mea culpa as a sham of sorts meaning he\u2019s still a prick, but he lets glimpses eke out of a scared fool in over his his head that leave us rooting for him despite himself. Always the showman, he alternates between working the commenters and feeling legitimately unsafe, and by the time he realizes his priorities it might be too late to change anything.<\/p>\n<p>While Shawn is the main player here, we do get other faces throughout <em>Deadstream<\/em> in a variety of ways. A fan named Chrissy (<strong>Melanie Stone<\/strong>) crashes the livestream bringing her own chaos into the mix, commenters upload videos offering help along the way, and the house\u2019s ghostly presences are also on tap with a snarl and smile. \u201cWait are they ghosts or zombies?\u201d asks a watcher at one point as if clarification is Shawn\u2019s priority, and it\u2019s just one of the beats that find real laughs in the scrolling feed of viewer comments taking him to task for past deeds and his current predicament.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a real ingenuity here on the technical front. Camera setups catch all the action, feeds are triggered by movement, and one of the undead even takes control of a camera at one point. There\u2019s technically no score, but Shawn carries around a tape deck loaded with \u201cShawn Carpenter\u201d music he composed himself \u2014 actually composed by Joseph Winter himself \u2014 and he presses play whenever he heads towards danger.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a fun touch in a movie filled with them, and it\u2019s only part of what makes <em>Deadstream<\/em> such a good time. The Winters have made shorts previously \u2014 and have a segment in the upcoming <em>V\/H\/S\/99<\/em> \u2014 and they\u2019ve nailed their feature debut by delivering a spooky yet very funny ride through familiar horror territory. Catch this one when you can, at a fest or on Shudder later this year, and keep your eye on this filmmaking duo.<\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Fantasia Film Festival\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dca6f7118e64ea9aa6ef4f60221cfe7e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=x\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Rob Hunter has been writing for Film School Rejects since before you were born, which is weird seeing as he&#8217;s so damn young. He&#8217;s our Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor and lists &#8216;Broadcast <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>&#8217; as his favorite film of all time. Feel free to say hi if you see him on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FakeRobHunter\">@FakeRobHunter<\/a>.        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre><code>    &lt;!-- START RECOMMENDED READING 1 --&gt;\n                                &lt;section class=\"recommended py-5\"&gt;\n            &lt;h3&gt;Recommended Reading&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\n\n        &lt;\/section&gt;\n            &lt;!-- END RECOMMENDED READING --&gt;\n\n\n\n\n&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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