Sánchez was the only member of the production team with web-building expertise, so he volunteered to bring the mythology of the movie online. Club, was registered when the internet as we know it was still in its infancy. One of the most memorable aspects of the unconventional marketing campaign was the website co-director Eduardo Sánchez built himself.Īccording to The A.V. Williams, and Joshua Leonard (who shared names with their characters) were even listed as deceased on IMDb. To lend legitimacy to the film’s “ found footage” backstory, the filmmakers forbid the three stars from doing press. But when it hit theaters in 1999, an air of mystique still surrounded the production. The Blair Witch Project launched a media franchise including novels and video games.Most viewers who watch The Blair Witch Project today know the horror movie was made with unknown actors on a shoestring budget. The production budget for the film was $60,000 million and the film earned $250 million worldwide and it became one of the most independent films of all time. It holds an approval rating of 87% based on the reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes website and was scored 81 out of 100 on the Metacritic.

This film was premiered in 1999 at the Sundance Film Festival and it was positively received after it was released. The three students disappear but a year later their equipment is discovered and the recovered footage is what the viewers see.

The film tells the story of three students who are filmmakers and hike in the Hills near Burkittsville and film a documentary about the Blair witch that is a local legend. In 1997, the film entered the production stage and the principal photography took place in Maryland and it lasted for 8 days. Development of the 35-pages screenplay started in 1993 by Myrick and Sánchez and the casting call advertisement was prepared. This supernatural film is written, directed, and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. The Blair Witch Project is an American horror film. Free Download The Blair Witch Project Logo Font About The Blair Witch Project

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