The document compares three horror films to the film being produced: - The Blair Witch Project (1999) had a small budget but large profits, showing found footage can be successful. It targeted young adults seeking thrills. - Midsommar (2019) featured a cult different from society, like the film being made. It had budgets of $9M and profits over $49M, giving hope for their film's success. - It (2017) involved a boy kidnapped by a clown, similar to children searching for animal masked people. It had a $35M budget and $328M profits, showing another successful horror search narrative.

1. Comp List

2. Blair Witch Project
This film was released on the 22nd of October, 1999.
It features an array of small, unknown actors including
the likes of Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and
Michael C Williams. It had a budget of £375,000 and
grossed £248.6m through box office. I believe this film
is the closest example of what we are attempting to
make, seeing how successful this was. The film is
targeted towards young adults, who are looking for a
thrill and to be scared at the cinema. The reason it is
different to other horror films is how it is shot in found
footage. This is using a hand held camera as if one of
the characters are filming it themselves. This added to
the overall suspense and horror of the film, keeping
the audience on the edge of their seat for the full 81
minutes of the film.

3. Midsommar
This film is a more modern comparison between our
trailer and films similar to it. It is similar to our film as if
features a cult that is different to the rest of society.
was released on the 3rd of July 2019. It tells the tale of
a couple who ravel to Sweden, in search of a famous
Midsummer Festival, however, instead of this, it
becomes a violent and bizarre competition with a
pagan cult. It had a budget of $9m. It grossed over
£49m. This shows again how successful movies of this
genre and similarity can be, giving me and my
colleagues hope for the film we are currently
producing.

4. It
This film was released on the 8th September 2017. Its
about a young boy who gets kidnapped by a clown. It
is similar to our film as a group of children are
searching for the clown, like the group of teenagers
are searching for the people in animal masks in our
film. The film had a budget of $35m. It grossed over
$328m through box office. This film is another horror
movie and gives the audience a similar experience to
our film, in that the main characters are constantly
searching for something.x