About The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Director

Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez

Cinematography

Neal Fredericks

Shot on

16mm black and white film and Hi8 color video

Look

Color and black and white

Aspect ratio

1.33:1

Three student filmmakers go into the Maryland woods to document a local legend and are never seen again. The film is presented as their recovered footage.

How it was made

• The three actors shot all the footage in the film, except one interview about Rustin Parr's murders. They worked with hand-held cameras.
• Most of the film was shot in Seneca Creek State Park in Maryland. A few scenes were shot in the town of Burkittsville, and the last scenes at the Griggs House.
• The film mixed two formats. The cinematographer supplied a CP-16 film camera, and the found footage was shot on a Hi8 camcorder.