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This week we are honored to have special guests EDUARDO SÁNCHEZ and OREN PELI, two creative minds that were instrumental in defining the modern found footage film phenomena. The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Paranormal Actitivty (2007) are arguably two of the most influential films to grace the found footage genre. The Blair Witch Project illustrated the viewer interest and commercial potential of the genre. Paranormal Activity borrowed from the paradigm created by The Blair Witch Project, expanding upon it and propelling the genre to new heights.

Click here to read a written transcript of select excerpts of the Oren Peli and Eduardo Sanchez interview

The main topic of conversation is how The Blair Witch Project (1999) influenced the creative direction of Paranormal Activity (2007). We also discuss:

• Blair Witch (2016)
• Area 51 (2015)
• Eduardo Sanchéz’s and Oren Peli’s favorite found footage films
• How Eduardo Sanchéz’s and Oren Peli’s creations impacted each other’s careers
• Our official petition to Lionsgate Films to hire Eduardo Sanchéz to create an extended version of The Blair Witch Project (1999) with unused footage from the original shoot

About our Guests

Eduardo Sanchéz is co-creator of The Blair Witch Project (1999) and the highly anticipated sequel Blair Witch (2016) coming out this September. He is also the director of Exists (2014) and classic POV zombie segment in V/H/S/2 (2013), “A Ride in the Park.”

Oren Peli is the director of Paranormal Activity (2007) and Area 51 (2015), and creator of The River (2012). He is also the producer of Paranormal Activity 2 (2010), Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), Paranormal Activity 4 (2012), Paranormal Activity 5: The Marked Ones (2014), and Paranormal Activity 6: The Ghost Dimension (2015).

Be sure to download this amazing episode #78 of Found Footage Files Podcast!

Movie Trailers

• Blair Witch (2016) – Trailer
• The Blair Witch Project (1999) – Trailer
• Exists (2014) – Trailer
• V/H/S/2 (2013) – Trailer
• Paranormal Activity (2007) – Trailer
• Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) – Trailer
• Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) – Trailer
• Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) – Trailer
• Paranormal Activity 5: The Marked Ones (2014) – Trailer
• Paranormal Activity 6: The Ghost Dimension (2015) – Trailer
• Area 51 – Trailer
• The River – Trailer

Reviews

• The Blair Witch Project (1999) – Review
• V/H/S/2 (2013) – Review
• Paranormal Activity (2007) – Review
• Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) – Review
• Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) – Review
• Paranormal Activity 6: The Ghost Dimension (2015) – Review

Show Links

• FFC Recommended: Our official petition to Lionsgate Films to hire Eduardo Sanchéz to create an extended version of The Blair Witch Project (1999) with unused footage from the original shoot
• FFC Recommended: Written transcript of select excerpts of the Oren Peli and Eduardo Sanchéz interview

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