About Blair the Witch

Maia 2022-03-21 09:01:27

Narratives around the underlying conditions of documentary: We experience a completely different fascination when we are witnessing the lives of other people, even though these people seem to be living in the same real world as we do. In this film, the fascination is not only that it combines the conventions of the documentary with the rough feeling of realism produced by the camcorder, giving a fictional situation historical credibility, but also makes full use of the Feature-related publicity and public channels in preparation to help audiences enjoy the film. These sources include a website with background information on Blair the Witch, expert testimony, and related "real" people and events, leading to the belief that the film is not fictitious or merely a documentary film, but is based on three tragically disappeared made from the original footage of the filmmakers. Everything is designed to market the film under that banner. If nothing else, Blair Witch reminds us that our own perceptions of whether a film is a documentary or not is highly susceptible to the opinions of others.

--Bill Nichols, "Introduction to Documentary"

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Extended Reading
  • Kraig 2022-04-20 09:01:21

    True or false? Compared with the content in the video, the marketing method of the film is more eagerly praised. The form of DV has been continuously surpassed in the following years, and the horror of the protagonist facing the wall at the end of the film is not worth mentioning.

  • Jaron 2022-04-20 09:01:21

    This genre is enough to watch, and "The Cloverfield File" is even better

The Blair Witch Project quotes

  • Heather Donahue: Ok I'm not allowed to smoke, but Mike's allowed to fart as much as he wants?

    Josh Leonard: I didn't give Mike any fart allowance.

  • [Josh and Heather are talking about "Gilligan's Island."]

    Michael Williams: Let's not call him "the Captain," you illiterate TV people. It's "the Skipper."