The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project is widely accepted as being what made found-footage popular. It centres around the ‘true story’ of three student filmmakers who decide to make a documentary on a local legend.
Read the Official Synopsis below:
Three film students set out into the Black Hills Forest to make a documentary on the legendary Blair Witch. Armed with a 16mm camera, a Hi8 video camera, and a DAT recorder, every step, word and sound is captured. After wandering around the Black Hills Forest, Heather, Josh, and Mike are cold, lost and hunted.
The idea of the movie is that the footage is recovered from the filmmaker’s equipment. Unfortunately, the footage isn’t released by them as they are missing at the start of the movie. Somebody else has released the footage to show what happened to the students.
The Blair Witch Project digs into its mystery roots during its marketing. Its material said the actors hadn’t been seen since filming. Even during the festival circuit this is how the marketing was.
The Blair Witch Project is a product of its time. It isn’t as scary as what it might have been when it was originally released, but it’s one every Horror fan should watch at least once.
