I have mentioned it, oh, a hundred times or more, that there are unwritten rules to found footage films, things you should stick to in order to retain that tenuous faux-reality. Unlike traditional films, found footage movies are presenting themselves as if they are "real," and as such, they need to come across as at least a LITTLE believable. Sure, we know it's all fake, but going in, we are looking to BELIEVE this could be real, even though we know it isn't, even while going to see an "Avatar" film and not demanding the same.
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 