The Hallow director isn't a fan of found footage

The Hallow director Corin Hardy prides himself on making a gorgeous looking horror and talks about found footage films

Horror film The Hallow is in cinemas now and it's an impressively made film from first time feature director Corin Hardy. It's got great special effects and is gorgeous to look at, with sumptuous and scary visuals courtesy of cinematographer Martijn van Broekhuizen and Hardy's own sense of visual style.

That look is important to the writer/director, who grew up with classic horror films that were just as brilliantly filmed as they were terrifically scary. We got the chance to chat to Hardy recently and wondered what he thinks of the found footage genre, where the cheapness of the shoot is made to be a virtue and stylish or even clear visuals go out the window.