Research - Independant film - Catfish

Catfish is the documentation of Yaniv “Nev” Schulman, a photographer out of New York, and his correspondence with an eight-year-old Michigan girl named Abby; a young artist who paints one of Nev’s photos and sends him one of her prints. As their relationship develops he begins making big decisions about his future based on the growing connection and attraction between he and Megan, but shortly before things come to a head the documentary begins to pose its larger questions, much of which is left for the audience to answer once they’ve left the theater.

When the story begins to truly unfold, and the gravity of the situation — what is real, who is real, and how simple it is to skew perception in an age of social media communication — they shortly realize that there is much more story than was ever planned for.
This, however, is one of the small catching points for me. For as organic as many of the unraveling situations are supposed to be, a number of the pivotal scenes save some of the last involving Abby’s family, come off as if they’ve gone through multiple takes. The reactions, while still genuine, feel streamlined and polished. There are heavy revelations in this film — things that, if I were in Nev’s shoes, would probably involve some level of fury. Ariel himself states that Nev is a mercurial young man, particularly when a camera is rolling on him. I didn’t see much of that, which again — makes me wonder.
I really enjoyed watching this film and i now want to film some of my film in point of view shots . i love how the story of love unfolds and how sad it is to see the reality . I have reviewed and researched Catfish because it is a low budget film and has a huge impact on the audience .