In February, a car stopped in Blair, Maryland.
A group of high school girls got out, beaming with excitement. They were
to shoot a movie!
Lily had gotten the whole photography club involved; they seemed really excited about the project.
"If it goes well, maybe we should start a film company! We will not only make movies, but also series! And they'll all wear the costumes I designed!"
That last sentence was the key, right, Lisa?
"Maybe, but I think we should focus on making this movie first," Catherine said simply.
Lisa shrugged and suddenly smiled mischievously at her, abruptly extending her hands in a martial arts move: the "Dragon Claw Grabbing the Chest."
"Mmm..."
Catherine's face instantly flushed. A tingling sensation ran through her chest, her brain, and then her body. She felt a scorching heat below, her legs weakened, and then a tingling sensation spread throughout her body, as if all her strength had vanished, leaving her unable to resist.
"Kate, you're so sensitive..." Lisa laughed. "Huh? Why aren't you wearing the one I made you?"
Catherine was wearing a full-cup bra, which meant it covered her completely.
"With that on, I feel like I can't move an inch." It was very comfortable, but with clothes on, it was really impossible to move. "Lisa, can you take your hands off me?"
Lisa ignored Catherine's request and instead began to knead her, leaving her even more helpless, only able to let the other woman trample her.
"No way, I'm looking forward to the day when Kate becomes a milk cow, so I'm going to keep kneading you~"
"What's so good about having such big ones?"
Lily suddenly approached, but only looked at Catherine, who was blushing and couldn't resist.
"Having a flat chest is no good, it's not feminine at all," Lisa insisted on her point of view.
"But girls like that are prettier."
Lily put her hands on her hips.
It seems that even in the United States, aesthetic standards differ.
"Why use the word 'cow'?" Ida suddenly interjected.
"Because being like a cow is perfect."
The girls were completely unaware of the impact their conversation had on Catherine.
Their conversation was innocent, but the word "cow" kept ringing in Catherine's mind. Clearly, it was no longer innocent.
"In my opinion, nothing bigger than a C is no good!" Lily exclaimed.
Lisa looked at her, then her gaze focused on her chest and she made a face of sudden understanding.
"What are you looking at!"
Lily protested, pulling out her not-so-full chest.
"I really hope Kate can become a cow ..." Ida also joined the chest hugs.
"Actually, I think as long as it looks good, it's fine." Jenny came over to calm things down.
"And sisters, didn't you realize that this is not a school?"
In fact, many passers-by had stopped to look...
Catherine had finally escaped the den of iniquity.
Then came the filming.
Catherine was the producer, director, and lead actress. The photography and lighting were provided by a photographic studio. Lily, also one of the protagonists, was the main director of photography, while the studio set up the lighting and sets.
They were not professionals, but they were very dedicated.
To achieve realism, Catherine even went out to look for local villagers to act as "extras."
No acting skills were required; they just needed to be told the story of the Blair Witch and then retell it.
Of course, before that, they had to conduct "interviews" without their knowledge. Then they would tell them the story and then the montage would be done. Since the camera could not be changed direction, Catherine designed this process so that Lily would quickly turn the camera towards herself and then turn it back. This way, only the most boring person, or even the most boring, could notice.
Catherine had a great talent for acting. She didn't seem to notice herself, but everyone around her thought she was pretty good. She genuinely seemed to embody a high school student investigating the secrets of a witch.
Catherine had only studied directing briefly, and her acting skills were superficial. However, her natural talent seemed pretty good, so her performance scored at least 90 out of 100.
After filming the scenes in the village, the residents seemed to understand that Catherine and her group were making a movie and were very interested.
It seemed... very interesting.
However, the following scenes would be filmed in the suburbs and forests.
They only had two days to film; otherwise, they would have to wait until the following week, so they had to be serious.
After all, they were students.
But this was the first time they had filmed a movie like this. On the first day, they only filmed the situation in Blair Town and completed some short scenes, which would only be used about ten minutes later.
On the second day, the weather worsened and it started to drizzle, so they had to cancel the shoot.
It took them a whole month to finish *The Blair Witch Project*, which Catherine considered a complete waste of time. B movies don't take that long.
However, in total, they only spent about five days, which was not much.
Then came the editing, a task that Catherine did alone.
The photography studio had a darkroom, albeit rudimentary, but it was not difficult to complete.
Once the shooting was finished, the next step was promotion.
After editing, the film was finished.
While there were some performances, the theme of the film was the inexplicable fear itself, not the actors, and Catherine's main goal was to portray it.
The atmosphere of terror was amplified to the extreme after editing.
Catherine used various editing techniques during camera movement and cuts, making it look like it was filmed in one take. The goal
was to turn a low-budget student film into a blockbuster. Her secret weapon was to promote the fictional story as a documentary, getting unsuspecting young people to talk about the story of the Blair Witch Project and worry about the safety of the three college students.
However, in Katherine's opinion, although the expectation was good, it was not good to rush.
After all, times had changed.
First, the story of *The Blair Witch Project* had to be familiar to everyone.
This was easy; Katherine negotiated with the publisher Paperback, and the legend was included in the next release of *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* in June, to show that wizards were quite common in the United States, with a note: "This legend comes from Blair, Maryland."
Distributors are needed, of course; if not, how will the film be released?
There is a lot to do, but the effort is worth it.