Visual Code

• The visual code is that the camera is being used as an POV. One of the Characters is using the camera and filming. The camera is shaking slightly, which shows that however was holding the camera did not have a steady hand and the out of focus shot makes it more eerie.The shot’s cut from different shots in a jump shot type as they jump from one camera to another camera.

Sound• The sound used within the Blair witch project start is very

limited. At first there's some crackling noises as the camera first turns on. Then there is some speech between the two characters within the first scene, and music playing within the background. It creates a false atmosphere of hope.

• The girl starts talking like she’s making a log into the camera by saying ‘this is my home, which I am leaving the comfort of’. All of these sounds are diegetic.

• The music within the car, is upbeat and loud. The female character has to shout very loudly over the music to talk to another character who is standing further away from the others in the car.

Editing• The editing in the Blair witch project is that the

camera angles and focus on the camera is very crackly and old.

• It is easy to tell that it is being filmed as a ‘amateur’ documentary. The camera itself is very shaky.

• The first opening scene has a black background and come sup with a title sequence which describes what is going to happen within the film and sets a backdrop for the audience.. ‘In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland while shooting a documentary.A year later their footage was found’

• The films cuts to a pan out a the camera focuses on the girl who is speaking, she standing in a living room and the walls are white and so are the curtains. They can suggest that everything so far is good and nothing bad is going to happen.

• One of the following scenes that follows are the three film students in a shopping mall, buying food for their camp out. They are all around joking and laughing.

• A final scene is when the students arrive at Burktiville and they use a close up of the sign. This creates an slightly eerie atmosphere, especially as the students go around asking residents if they know anything about the Blair Witch Legend.

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Audience

• The audience the Blair witch project is suitable for are those who are interested in horror films and are over the age of 15. This is because some of the scenes are not suitable for younger viewers and there is some strong language involved.