History Main / FakeVideoCameraView

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': In the entirety of ''The Adventures of Asahina Mikuru'', the Brigade's film project.

* The fourth episode of ''Machinima/TheStrangerhood'' mini-series "The Pitch" was done like this, as Sam's interaction with the focus group was being recorded for a "documentary style reality show sitcom".

* Near the beginning of the 2018 Australian film ''{{Film/Occupation}}'' has a young lady stepping out of her family RV to do some vlogging taking time while her family is stopped at a gas station/convenience store. The camera view is apparently intended to be universal, as opposed to being directed to users of English. The recording indicators are a timer display in top cemtter, and a recording indicator of a red square surrounded by a white circle.

* In ''Film/TheCore'', A man is recording video of his family in Trafalgar Square, then we see them through the viewfinder of a video camera, including blinking red dot and "REC" in the upper right corner, just before a scene of pigeons falling from the sky, dead.

There is a practice in some TV shows and especially in commercials that shows the view of someone using a video camera. This usually includes a rectangular "frame" in the scene and the "REC" indicator with a red dot at the bottom right corner of the screen.

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* ''{{Series/Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}:'' In the episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E16Storyteller Storyteller]]" sometimes we see the red "REC" with the frame, when Andrew is recording something. Other times they show a green "PLAY" when he's reviewing video he shot earlier.

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There is a practice in some TV shows and especially in commercials that shows the view of someone using a video camera. This includes a rectangular "frame" in the scene, and the "REC" indicator with a red dot at the bottom right corner of the screen.

* ''{{Series/Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}:'' In the episode "Storyteller" sometimes we see the red "REC" with the frame, when Andrew is recording something. Other times they show a green "PLAY" when he's reviewing video he shot earlier.

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' Season 2, episode 20, "Investigations" has Neelix doing a daily roundup of ships events and crew interviews, in which the episode opens with one of his shows from the viewpoint of the automated camera, including a red "REC" flashing at the bottom of the screen, with the field of vision marked by lines surrounding the frame.

* ''Series/TradingSpaces'' had the Paige Cam (previously the Alex Cam), for episodes which featured an actual host. The footage was from a handheld camera carried by the host, but the footage was overlaid with the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal typical trappings of this trope]], as well as the words "PAIGE CAM" (or "ALEX CAM").

* This was done in one of the IndieGogo campaigns for Season 4 of ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool''.

* ''Series/{{Bosch}}'' episode 4 has the District Attorney having a video made of an alleged serial killer showing where he buried his first victim, with the red dot and "Rec" appearing in the viewfinder,

* ''TommyBoy'': Richard is filming parts of the wedding.

* ''GoodLuckCharlie'': Used for Teddy's video diaries.

* The US home makeover show ''Trading Spaces'' had the Paige Cam (previously the Alex Cam), for episodes which featured an actual host. The footage was from a handheld camera carried by the host, but the footage was overlaid with the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal typical trappings of this trope]], as well as the words "PAIGE CAM" (or "ALEX CAM").

* ''{{Outlast}}'' has you use a video camera to both record events and to see in dark areas with the night vision function.

* The fourth episode of ''TheStrangerhood'' mini-series "The Pitch" was done like this, as Sam's interaction with the focus group was being recorded for a "documentary style reality show sitcom".

* ''RocketPower'' frequently did this, usually to indicate recording of the kids doing various extreme stunts.

* ''{{iCarly}}'': Always used when Freddie is recording "live" segments of the web show. Mostly done to avoid StylisticSuck by showing it 'as streamed' online.

* ''SuzumiyaHaruhi'': In the entirety of ''The Adventures of Asahina Mikuru'', the Brigade's film project.

* StarTrekVoyager Season 2, episode 20, "Investigations" has Neelix doing a daily roundup of ships events and crew interviews, in which the episode opens with one of his shows from the viewpoint of the automated camera, including a red "REC" flashing at the bottom of the screen, with the field of vision marked by lines surrounding the frame.

* Activia yogurt has JamieLeeCurtis with their special "breakfast blend" yogurt, in which she completely [[BreakingTheFourthWall shatters the fourth wall]] to speak directly to the audience to show how she starts her day including using the sponsor's product, with the video showing "Rec" and red dot in the top left corner of the screen.

* Used to interesting effect in a two-part episode of ''WesternAnimation/Arthur'', in which Arthur and his best friend Buster visit New York City. Much of the episode is animated as usual, but whenever New York is shown through Buster's camcorder, the show becomes live action.

* ''DespicableMe'': At the end. Notable in that they actually used a 1920x1080 resolution marker in the bottom corner.

* A few times on ''MySoCalledLife''. Brian was usually behind the camera, and at one point [[MaleGaze aims a camera directly at Sharon's chest]].
* An episode of ''ThirdRockFromTheSun'' had Mary filming an anthropological documentary about the Solomons. Most of the episode is seen from the camera's point of view, with Mary giving them some direction and interviewing them from off camera.