The original Spanish title of the 2007 film released internationally as [REC] is [•REC].
The title uses the recording symbol and the abbreviation “REC,” referring to the camera operated by television reporter Ángela Vidal’s cameraman, Pablo. The entire story is presented as footage recorded during an emergency inside an apartment building in Barcelona.
Directors Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza made the film as a found-footage horror production. Its first-person camera style limits the audience’s view and creates the impression that events are being documented in real time. A quarantine imposed around the building traps residents, emergency workers, and the news crew inside.
The film spawned sequels, including [REC]², [REC]³: Génesis, and [REC]⁴: Apocalypse. The Spanish punctuation and recording symbol are part of the title’s visual identity, so the film is commonly written as [REC], [•REC], or REC in ordinary text.