Editing The Evil Dead (section)

===Principal photography===
The film was made on [[Kodak]] [[16mm]] film stock with a rented camera.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Claire |date=November 2, 2016 |title=Bruce Campbell on 16mm film, iPhones and why horror must go 'up the butt' |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/bruce-campbell-ash-evil-dead-iphones-horror-starz-stan/ |access-date=March 17, 2022 |website=CNET |language=en |archive-date=March 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317125428/https://www.cnet.com/culture/bruce-campbell-ash-evil-dead-iphones-horror-starz-stan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The inexperienced crew made filming a "comedy of errors".{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=101}} The first day of filming led to them getting lost in the woods during a scene shot on a bridge.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=101}} Several crew members were injured during the shoot, and because of the cabin's remoteness, securing medical assistance was difficult.{{sfn|Konow|2012|p=419–422}} One notably gruesome moment on set involved ripping off Baker's eyelashes during removal of her face-mask.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=93–94}} Because of the low budget, contact lenses as thick as glass{{clarify|date=May 2021|reason=How thick is glass?}} had to be applied to the actors to achieve the "demonic eyes" effect.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=93–94}} The lenses took ten minutes to apply, and could only be left on for about 15 minutes because eyes could not "breathe" with them applied.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=93–94}} Campbell later commented that to get the effect of wearing these lenses, they had to put "[[Tupperware]]" over their eyes.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=93–94}}

Raimi developed a sense of ''[[mise en scène]]'', coming up with ideas for scenes at a fast rate.{{sfn|Konow|2012|p=412–413}} He had drawn several crude illustrations to help him break down the flow of scenes. The crew was surprised when Raimi began using [[Dutch angle]]s during shots to build atmosphere during scenes.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=102–103}} To accommodate Raimi's style of direction, several elaborate, low-budget rigs had to be built, since the crew could not afford a [[camera dolly]]. One involved the "vas-o-cam", which relied on a mounted camera that was slid down long wooden platforms to create a more fluid sense of motion.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=102–103}}

[[File:WW Chicago 2015 - Evil Dead 15 (21037548012).jpg|Sam Raimi's brother [[Ted Raimi]] was the "[[fake shemp]]" in several scenes.|thumb|left|upright]]

A camera trick used to emulate a [[Steadicam]] inexpensively was the "[[shaky camera|shaky cam]]", which involved mounting the camera to a piece of wood and having two camera operators sprint around the swamp.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tested.com/art/movies/454928-low-budget-camera-tech-sam-raimis-evil-dead/|title=The Low Budget Camera Tech of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead|last=Konow|first=David|date=April 18, 2013|website=Tested.com|access-date=May 7, 2013|archive-date=April 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420024719/http://www.tested.com/art/movies/454928-low-budget-camera-tech-sam-raimis-evil-dead/|url-status=dead}}</ref> During scenes involving the unseen force in the woods watching the characters, Raimi had to run through the woods with the makeshift rig, jumping over logs and stones.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=102–103}} This often proved difficult due to mist in the swamp.{{sfn|Kenneth Muir|2004|p=309}} The film's final scene was shot with the camera mounted to a bike, while it was quickly driven through the cabin to create a seamless [[long take]].{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=102–103}}

Raimi had been a big fan of ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' during his youth, which inspired him to use "[[Fake Shemp]]s" during production.{{sfn|Egan|2011|p=16}}{{sfn|Konow|2012|p=412–413}}{{sfn|Kenneth Muir|2004|p=115}} In any scene that required a background shot of a character, he used another actor as a substitute if the original actor was preoccupied.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=111–112}} During a [[close-up]] involving Richard DeManicor's hand opening a curtain, Raimi used his own hand in the scene since it was more convenient.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} His brother [[Ted Raimi]] was used as a "Fake Shemp" in many scenes when the original actor was either busy or preoccupied.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=111–112}}

Raimi enjoyed "torturing" his actors.<ref name="ouch">{{cite video|title=One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead|type=documentary|location=''The Evil Dead'' Ultimate Edition DVD|year=2007|publisher=Anchor Bay Entertainment}}</ref>{{sfn|Kenneth Muir|2004|p=507}} Raimi believed that to capture pain and anger in his actors, he had to abuse them a little at times, saying, "if everyone was in extreme pain and misery, that would translate into a horror".<ref name="ouch"/> Producer [[Robert Tapert]] agreed with Raimi, commenting that he "enjoyed when an actor bleeds."<ref name="ouch"/> While shooting a scene with Campbell running down a hill, Campbell tripped and injured his leg.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=107–109}} Raimi enjoyed poking Campbell's injury with a stick he found in the woods. Because of the copious amounts of blood in the film, the crew produced gallons of [[fake blood]] with [[Associated British Foods|Karo corn syrup]].{{sfn|Konow|2012|p=419–422}}{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=107–109}} It took Campbell hours to remove the sticky substance from himself.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=107–109}} Several actors had inadvertently been stabbed or thrown into objects during production.<ref name="ouch"/>{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=107–109}} During the last few days on set, the conditions had become so extreme the crew began burning furniture to stay warm. Since at that point only exterior shots needed to be filmed, they burned nearly every piece of furniture left.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=116–117}} Several actors went days without showering, and because of the freezing conditions, several caught [[Common cold|colds]] and other illnesses. Campbell later described the filming process as nearly "twelve weeks of mirthless exercise in agony", though he allowed that he did manage to have fun while on set.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=107–109}} On January 23, 1980, filming was finished and almost every crew member left the set to return home, with Campbell staying with Raimi.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=116–117}} While looking over the footage that had been shot, Raimi discovered that a few [[Pick-up (filmmaking)|pick-ups]] were required to fill in missing shots. Four days of re-shoots were then done to complete the film.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=128}} The final moment involved Campbell having "monster-guts" splattered on him in the basement.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=128}}

Summing up the production decades later, Campbell remarked: "It's low-budget, it's got rough edges," but even so, "there are parts of that movie that are visually stunning."<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Bruce Campbell opens up about filming 'Evil Dead' as film celebrates 40th anniversary|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/2021/10/06/bruce-campbell-candid-making-evil-dead-40-years-ago/5992194001/|last=Tonguette|first=Peter|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch|date=October 6, 2021|access-date=October 18, 2021|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018173542/https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/2021/10/06/bruce-campbell-candid-making-evil-dead-40-years-ago/5992194001/|url-status=live}}</ref>