Research: 'The Blair Witch Project' 1999

"The Blair Witch Project "- 1999

Three students travel to Maryland to make a student film about a local urban legend known as the Blair witch. the basic storyline is the three students went into the woods for a 2 day hike but never returned. A year later there footage was found and they decided to make the footage into a film to show people the possible truth behind the tale of the Blair witch.



I think this has been one of the best film’s to look at as it’s going for the type of action we are looking at. I want to use the idea’s of running through the woods with the characters holding the camera themselves as it will give a jerky effect and create more panic and tension. I also like how it is in black and white as it creates more shadows and makes it look scarier.
The only problem was the opening wasn't very helpful as you don't see the actions in the woods till quite later on in the film and this is the part that we are mainly looking at as this is where we want to focus are piece on. Filming are own horror scene in the woods.