Is the footage in Paranormal Activity real?

Answer 1

Yes and no (but mostly no). Sometime they are based on real events or they are about real issues: there are films called "documentaries" which have no actors, and use real people, for example. But even with a documentary, it is the product of the director's vision, and it tells the story he or she believes needs to be told. As for fiction, and most movies are entirely fictional, they begin with a good script, one that tells a story (it may be a comedy, a tragedy, an action-adventure, a romance, etc.); once the actors and actresses are hired, movie-making is about bringing that story from the printed page to the screen (or to home video).

Making a movie involves shooting scenes repeatedly to get them right, lots of editing, use of special effects (today, often created by computers), and a finished product that has characters who seem real to the audience, even though they are not real at all. Like an interesting book, a movie is a work of fiction and it is meant to seem as realistic as possible. Some movies are so realistic that people who see them will cry when a character dies, even thought we know the character isn't real (and didn't really die). That is what is amazing about a movie-- it brings you into a world where you otherwise would never go, and makes you feel as if you are a witness to the lives of other people.

Answer 2

No, it is not real. All of the Paranormal Activity movies are completely fictional.

Answer 3

No. I am 100% sure about this by the way and will post sources when I get around to it... But no it is NOT real.

Answer 4

No. They often claim to be based on a true story. But the footage in 'found footage' movies is scripted and performed by actors.