The filming of The Blair Witch Project generated over 19 hours of usable footage. This raw footage was edited down to the 90-minute theatrical version we all know today. For diehard fans, the coveted 19 plus hours of unseen footage is the holy grail of Blair Witch lore. On the latest episode of our Found Footage Files podcast we interviewed Eduardo Sánchez, co-creator of The Blair Witch Project...
While fan support has been overwhelmingly positive, most surprising is the outpouring of support from the horror community, especially horror-related websites and support through social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter. Many horror websites have gone so far as to not just republish the petition, but write articles in multiple languages spanning over 50 countries from around thew world. Bel...
Oren Peli and Eduardo Sanchéz: Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Paranormal Actitivty (2007) are arguably two of the most influential films to grace the found footage genre. The Blair Witch Project illustrated the viewer interest and commercial potential of the genre. Paranormal Activity borrowed from the paradigm created by The Blair Witch Project,...
This week we are honored to have special guests EDUARDO SÁNCHEZ and OREN PELI, two creative minds that were instrumental in defining the modern found footage film phenomena. The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Paranormal Actitivty (2007) are arguably two of the most influential films to grace the found footage genre. The Blair Witch Project illustrated the viewer interest and commercial potential o...
https://traffic.libsyn.com/foundfootagefiles/fff077.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()This week we are honored to have special guest EDUARDO SÁNCHEZ, one of the defining filmmakers and creative minds behind the modern found footage film genre. Eduardo Sánchez discusses The Blair Witch Project (1999) and the highly anticipated sequel Blair Witch (2016) coming out this September. He also r...
Fans of The Blair Witch Project (1999) were privy to an exciting announcement, the upcoming release of a third film in the franchise title Blair Witch (2016). To maintain secrecy, the film had a working title called The Woods and was only recently revealed to be a sequel to The Blair Witch Project. Blair Witch (2016) is directed by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett and is produced by Lions...
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT is a found footage horror film written and directed by Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick. Released in 1999, The Blair Witch Project is considered by many as the pivotal film that started the modern found footage revolution. The story follows three student filmmakers who trek out to the Maryland wilderness to create a documentary about a local legend known as the Blair Witch...