Blair Witch creator killed in plane crash.
25 August 2004, 08:40 AM
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Blair Witch creator killed in plane crash.
Been busy this past week so sorry if this is SIAL but just found this....
'Blair Witch' creator killed in plane crash
11:48 BST, Wednesday 18th August 2004
Neal L. Fredericks, co-creator of 1999's surprise box office hit The Blair Witch Project, has been killed in a plane crash.
The cinematographer, 35, was in a single-engined jet on Saturday filming aerial shots for new independent movie Cross Bones when the plane went into trouble, going down in the Florida keys area.
The pilot and the three other passengers - the writer-director, co-producer and first camera assistant - managed to escape through an open door but Fredericks, who was strapped into a safety harness beneath camera equipment, was unable to free himself from his seat before the plane was submerged.
"It was sunny, no wind; the hurricane had passed 36 hours before," said Daniel Zirilli, the writer-director. "It was a glorious day. The pilot called us to go out. As far as we know, it was engine failure."
Fredericks was best known for Blair Witch but also worked on up to 30 other independent films, including Ryan Schifrin's Abominable
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds15373.html
Sad and by his association with the Blair Witch a little creepy....
'Blair Witch' creator killed in plane crash
11:48 BST, Wednesday 18th August 2004
Neal L. Fredericks, co-creator of 1999's surprise box office hit The Blair Witch Project, has been killed in a plane crash.
The cinematographer, 35, was in a single-engined jet on Saturday filming aerial shots for new independent movie Cross Bones when the plane went into trouble, going down in the Florida keys area.
The pilot and the three other passengers - the writer-director, co-producer and first camera assistant - managed to escape through an open door but Fredericks, who was strapped into a safety harness beneath camera equipment, was unable to free himself from his seat before the plane was submerged.
"It was sunny, no wind; the hurricane had passed 36 hours before," said Daniel Zirilli, the writer-director. "It was a glorious day. The pilot called us to go out. As far as we know, it was engine failure."
Fredericks was best known for Blair Witch but also worked on up to 30 other independent films, including Ryan Schifrin's Abominable
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds15373.html
Sad and by his association with the Blair Witch a little creepy....
25 August 2004, 10:14 AM
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Should have written Final Destination and he would have seen it coming.
Seriously though its a shame and can't think of a much worse way to die IMHO. Considering in most plane crashes if your not dead at the point of failure you've got quite a while to contemplate your death before it happens when you hit the ground.
Seriously though its a shame and can't think of a much worse way to die IMHO. Considering in most plane crashes if your not dead at the point of failure you've got quite a while to contemplate your death before it happens when you hit the ground.
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