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It was as early as 2007 that Oren Peli, director of "Paranormal Activity" manufactured his first version of the movie. This was screened on several American film festivals and distributed on the festivals and sent to film studios as a DVD-Screener by Peli himself. Initially, a complete remake was planned, but after a test-screening of the DVD-sampler, the audience's reactions were so positive it was decided to release Peli's original film. But it was recut for a national theatrical release. Among other things, a completely new ending was implemented. Most cuts are small, dispensable detail-shots that only have an effect as an accumulation. Short as well as alternate scenes also were removed, though. The following cut report is supposed to give a good insight into that.

The festival version from 2007 has been compared to the theatrical version from 2009, released on DVD and Blu-ray by Paramount Pictures.

Theatrical version

Length: 87 minutesRated: R

Festival version

Length: 97 minutesRated: -

All in all, the original festival version is about 10 minutes and 29 seconds longer.

Theatrical Version:

Paramount Pictures would like to thank the families of Mica Sloat & Katie Featherstone and the San Diego Police Department.

Festival Version:

The producers would like to thank the families of Micah S. and Katie F. and the Rancho Penasquitos Police Department for providing this footage.

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0:00.21The text was faded in later in the theatrical version.

4 Sec.

0:00.29A short tracking shot to the mirror was removed.

1.5 Sec.

0:00.29Micah testing his camera in front of the mirror is shown slightly longer.

2 Sec.

0:00.33Micah goes to the ringing cellphone.

8 Sec.

0:02.00Micah and Katie talk toward the camera a little.

17 Sec.

0:03.18Katie teases Micah a little.

3 Sec.

0:03.59Micah zooms away from Katie.

2 Sec.

0:03.59Micah returns from the refridgerator.

0.5 Sec.

0:06.06Micah turns the camera from Katie.

1.5 Sec.

0:06.12Alternate footage: As Micah builds up the tripod, the take is a whole lot more wobbly, but the sound track is identical.

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0:07.03Katies laughter lasts a little longer.

1 Sec.

0:07.03Micah returns to the bed room.

2.5 Sec.

0:09.24Katie is telephoning with a friend while Micah films and teases her.

16 Sec.

0:09.53Katie films Micah at the edge of the swimming pool, while he jokes about George Bush and the NRA.

20 Sec.

0:10.03Katie moves on to Micah who is sitting in front of the computer.

2 Sec.

0:10.19Katie keeps on filming Micah.

6 Sec.

0:16.23The house's inspection with the psychic takes a little longer.

5.5 Sec.

0:16.50

The psychic tries to explain the difference between angels and demons to Katie and Micah and explicitly point out they should by no means try to contact the demon.They also couldn't just leave the house and move somewhere else, because it was not the house that is cursed, but Katie.

37 Sec.

0:18.08Once more, the psychic emphasizes that people have already been killed by demons and that you shouldn't dare them in any case.

18 Sec.

0:18.25Katie saying goodbye to the psychic is shown a bit longer, she also promises to contact the demonologist.

9 Sec.

0:21.37Micah approaches the bed a little longer, turns on the light before that.

5 Sec.

0:21.42Katie fixes her hair in bed.

5 Sec.

0:22.15Micah and Katie look longer at the night before's recordings.

11 Sec.

0:22.34A short scene of Micah and Katie was removed. Micah practices playing the guitar, Katie her spanish. Content-wise, the scene added nothing, but showed their normal life for a short time.

14 Sec.

0:23.20Micah brings out the spider he has caught before.

3 Sec.

0:23.48Micah films the door that was moved by the demon the night before a little longer.

5 Sec.

0:24.24Alternate footage of the demon-book. Content-wise almost identical, with the same sound track.

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0:27.41After Micah and Katie have heard a loud bang during the night, Micah decides to pursue it. This is slightly longer.

2 Sec.

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