Minimalism is the name of the game, hiding or only showing a little of any scene - only what was caught on the characters' cameras. By shooting this movie over six straight days and camping in the woods, these college-level actors access real fatigue and real emotion that blows away Hollywood performances because even though their premise is every bit as fictional as a blockbuster, their feelings are real. Instead of a soundtrack, this movie has whatever the microphones picked up in the woods - much scarier than a bunch of licensed music or orchestral tones. It's shot in a real environment, not a sterile set or against a CGI backdrop its actors improvise their dialogue rather than read from scripts the lighting is completely natural, and all the sounds are ambient. ![]() This is the effect of great atmosphere, and the Blair Witch Project has it. Watching it on DVD in my house, I still felt as though someone might be watching me from down the hall. Every financially I watched this movie for the thirteenth time last night, and was still creeped right out. ![]() ![]() I watched this movie for the thirteenth time last night, and was still creeped right out.
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