: The first half establishes a mundane reality—four friends filming a music video in the Mojave Desert .
Since " The Outwaters " is famously a surreal, disjointed experience that relies more on visceral "vibes" and cosmic dread than a traditional plot, a "paper" on it should focus on its unique subversion of the found-footage genre. 1. Thesis & Genre Subversion The Outwaters
: Unlike standard found footage that uses a camera for literal documentation, The Outwaters uses it to simulate a psychological breakdown . : The first half establishes a mundane reality—four