` ` The Fourth Kind '' is another horror film relying on the ` ` found footage '' technique . It uses a split screen of ` ` real footage '' and re - shoots starring Milla Jovovich . Officials in Nome , Alaska , where the film is based , deny those claims , call it a fiction . They think the use of this technique makes for a good scare , but not authenticity .
`` The Fourth Kind '' is another horror film relying on the `` found footage '' technique . It uses a split screen of `` real footage '' and re-enactments starring Milla Jovovich . Officials in Nome , Alaska , where the movie is based , deny those claims , call it science fiction . Viewers think the use of this technique makes for a good scare , but not authenticity .