{"id":4808,"date":"2009-08-07T09:36:52","date_gmt":"2009-08-07T13:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=4808"},"modified":"2020-05-14T10:58:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T14:58:31","slug":"blair-witch-record-breaking-film-celebrates-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/blair-witch-record-breaking-film-celebrates-10-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Blair Witch: Record-Breaking Film Celebrates 10 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>From the creators of Blair Witch:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was ten years ago today (July 16, 1999) that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Blair_Witch_Project\">The Blair Witch Project<\/a> was released to the masses. From Split Screen in \u201897 to Sundance in \u201899, Elly had a dress rehearsal that many have claimed changed Hollywood forever come July 16th.<\/p>\n<p>Or did it? Perhaps it&#8217;s the audience that changed. In \u201899 we were overwhelmed with fat-budget, over the top films that hadn&#8217;t any fear attached but fantastical effects and make-up with the same girl tripping each time she fled the cliche creep\/spook\/monster. Enter Ed, Dan, Gregg, Rob, Mike and a crew of other folks who hadn&#8217;t an interest in &#8220;effects,&#8221; rather &#8211; they missed the effect films left on them. Whatever happened to those films? What happened to the Jaws&#8217;, the Shinings, the Exorcists of Hollywood? Did we now need an &#8220;In Search Of&#8221; in search of the original &#8220;In Search Of&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>What happened to the fear?<\/p>\n<p>It never left actually. Not for the audience, and neither for these filmmakers. It has remained in our heads and imaginations since days as children; in fear of what hid under our beds, what lingered in our bedroom closets, what whispered from dark corners.<\/p>\n<p>We changed, not Hollywood. 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