, ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁ 3 D ▁film making ▁into ▁the ▁movie ' s ▁plot ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁" is n ’ t ▁just ▁a ▁market ing ▁p loy ". ▁He ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Bla ir ▁W itch ▁Project ▁and ▁S cre am ▁while ▁creating ▁Found ▁Foot age ▁ 3 D ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁util ize ▁the ▁film ▁concept ▁in ▁S cre am ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁film ' s ▁characters ▁are ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁horror ▁genre ▁and ▁the ▁rules ▁and ▁convent ions ▁there in . ▁Act ress ▁Jess ica ▁Per rin ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁cast ▁announced ▁in ▁late ▁May . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁began ▁in ▁Austin , ▁Gonz ales , ▁and ▁D ale , ▁T X ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁wrapped ▁in ▁mid - J une ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁draft ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁found - foot age ▁script ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁including ▁the ▁ 3 D ▁concept ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁" the ▁ 3 rd ▁or ▁ 4 th ▁draft ", ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁two ▁years ▁and ▁multiple ▁draft s , ▁the ▁aspect ▁became ▁" w oven ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁deeply ▁into ▁the ▁fabric ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁and ▁the ▁visual ▁planning ▁for ▁the ▁film ." ▁ ▁Fest iv als ▁& ▁Awards ▁ ▁Found ▁Foot age ▁ 3