How the Blair Witch saved money

The Blair Witch Project save is a great example of the idea that you don't need a huge budget to make a profitable and successful film. With the long awaited sequel coming out soon, many people wonder if it will live up to its epic predecessor.

There are many ways that the production team on this film saved money, and I'm going to be telling you about them in this blog post. 

One of the major things was the fact that the film is based on the narrative Of the filming of a documentary. This allowed for the use of the handheld cameras throughout the film, meaning less money is being used on buying the latest camera equipment. This also means less money has to be spent on sound because using the handheld cameras. The sound would be odd if it was good quality and it wouldn't sound right , it has to match the handheld cameras to keep realism.

The whole film is shot in a outside wood which means that the lighting doesn't have to be artificial, which uses even less money. Even though they don't use artistically created lighting, the film still has a strong feeling of tension and fear when it needs to, this is created by the great choices of camera angles and great acting performances.