From the director, Anthony Spadaccini:
"In terms of the universe established in the Head Case films, it's hinted at that filmmakers bought the rights to the footage, edited it all together, and released it to the public. In Head Case, the focus was simply on Wayne and Andrea Montgomery, so the entire film (with the exception of the police interrogation footage at the end) is from their point of view, using their own footage. The Ritual takes a slightly different approach, focusing on three different aspects: Wayne's life as a fugitive, the search for Wayne by the authorities, and the exploits of Wayne's friends. Some of the footage presented in The Ritual couldn't possibly exist following the same philosophy as in Head Case. For example, there's a scene where Detective John Haynes searches an abandoned building for Wayne. It's highly unlikely that he would have a camera crew following him everywhere. Post-Mortem's story is told using John Craven's footage, Seth's video diary entries, and the webcam entries of the suicide support group members. While Post-Mortem focuses mostly on the relationship between John Craven and his accomplice Seth, there are certain shots of John that couldn't have possibly been amateur home movie footage, such as the scene where he is reacting to the news of Wayne's death. The scene is shot from multiple angles. Also, one could conclude that some of the webcam entries were re-enacted (after all, what parent would allow footage of their son or daughter committing suicide to be released to the general public?). In all cases, it can be assumed that the re-enactments were added in later by the filmmakers for dramatic effect."
"In terms of the universe established in the Head Case films, it's hinted at that filmmakers bought the rights to the footage, edited it all together, and released it to the public. In Head Case, the focus was simply on Wayne and Andrea Montgomery, so the entire film (with the exception of the police interrogation footage at the end) is from their point of view, using their own footage. The Ritual takes a slightly different approach, focusing on three different aspects: Wayne's life as a fugitive, the search for Wayne by the authorities, and the exploits of Wayne's friends. Some of the footage presented in The Ritual couldn't possibly exist following the same philosophy as in Head Case. For example, there's a scene where Detective John Haynes searches an abandoned building for Wayne. It's highly unlikely that he would have a camera crew following him everywhere. Post-Mortem's story is told using John Craven's footage, Seth's video diary entries, and the webcam entries of the suicide support group members. While Post-Mortem focuses mostly on the relationship between John Craven and his accomplice Seth, there are certain shots of John that couldn't have possibly been amateur home movie footage, such as the scene where he is reacting to the news of Wayne's death. The scene is shot from multiple angles. Also, one could conclude that some of the webcam entries were re-enacted (after all, what parent would allow footage of their son or daughter committing suicide to be released to the general public?). In all cases, it can be assumed that the re-enactments were added in later by the filmmakers for dramatic effect."
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