<P> Principal photography began on October 23 , 1997 . Most of the film was shot in Seneca Creek State Park in Montgomery County , Maryland , although a few scenes were filmed in the real town of Burkittsville . Some of the townspeople interviewed in the film were not actors , and some were planted actors , unknown to the main cast . Donahue had never operated a camera before and spent two days in a `` crash course '' . Donahue said she modeled her character after a director she had once worked with , citing the character 's `` self - assuredness '' when everything went as planned , and confusion during crisis . </P>
<P> Principal photography began on October 23 , 1997 . Most of the film was shot in Seneca Creek State Park in Montgomery County , Maryland , although a few scenes were filmed in the real town of Burkittsville . Some of the townspeople interviewed in the film were not actors , and some were planted actors , unknown to the main cast . Donahue had never operated a camera before and spent two days in a `` crash course '' . Donahue said she modeled her character after a director she had once worked with , citing the character 's `` self - assuredness '' when everything went as planned , and confusion during crisis . </P>
where was the blair witch project filmed at
where was the blair witch project filmed at
Seneca Creek State Park in Montgomery County , Maryland town of Burkittsville
Seneca Creek State Park in Montgomery County , Maryland town of Burkittsville