Commentary: Trek Stars 169: The Citizen Kane of Found Footage Movies

Abrams II, Part 4: Cloverfield. Running Time: 1 hour 9 minutes 6 seconds After successfully launching his directing career with Mission: Impossible III , J.J. Abrams' name had become a brand. The first movie to be heavily marketed as a "J.J. Abrams Production" was Matt Reeves' Cloverfield . Cloverfield , is a giant monster film in the vein of Godzilla , but with a twist: The entire film is seem through the camcorder of our unexacting protagonists. In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars , Mike and John take a look at the fourth picture in our series. We discuss the movie's marketing, the found-footage aesthetic, and what Abrams brought to the production. We also preview the upcoming sequel, 10 Cloverfield Lane . Chapters The Marketing (00:02:15) Thoughts on the Movie (00:17:07) Abrams' Contribution (00:35:11) Wrap-up (00:58:17) Hosts Mike Schindler and John Mills Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager)

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Commentary: Trek Stars 169: The Citizen Kane of Found Footage Movies is an episode from Commentary: Trek Stars: The Work of Star Trek Creators Outside of Star Trek by TFM.

This episode is 01:09:00 long.

This episode was published on Jan 29, 2016.

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