Analysis of Our Poster for 'Parallel Minds' - By Cameron

This is our created poster for our 'Parallel Minds' production. As you can see, the use of the red slightly faded reflected text located at the top of the poster poses as something significant which the audience is supposed to notice. In terms of framing, the text is located towards the top of the poster, suggesting it is one of the more prominent features of the poster. The fact that the text is a devilish red colour suggests that this film will include conventions of a typical Psychological/Horror genre movie as the colour red is commonly linked to gore, horror, uneasyness of the situation, fear ect.

The fact that the text is reflected also links to the title of the film 'Parallel Minds' as the text is mirrored 'Parallel' to the title, which conveys the idea that this film will include an almost alter ego of a character, another side or way in which they are viewed. And due to the fact it is faded as it is reflected suggests that this alter ego of this character in the film is rather siniter, psychotic and something to be feared, which meets many conventions of a typical Pyschological/Horror genre movie. The main focus of the poster however are the two halves of the faces of either side of the poster in the middle, but rather large and prominent suggesting this is the main focus of the poster which the audience should otice first.

The fact that it is framed so the images are located in the centre of the poster but towards the sides rather largely also suggests that this is clearly the main focus of the poster. The fact that the half of the face on the left, is presented in black and white and the other half is presented in colour with clear blood splatters across the face also once again suggests the alter ego of the character presented in the poster. It also suggests to the audience that this characters alter ego is sinister and psychotic once again due to the fact that the half with the blood on the face is in colour, as the caharcter pulls a crazy expresssion, suggesting this is truley who he is as if he has 'come to life' when he is this ego, it also suggests he perhaps has a history of mental illness or pschizophrenia as he has these two alter egos in the first place.

 The half of the face in black and white clearly suggests his rather boring ego, with no emotion or care as there is no facial expression pulled and is presented in black and white. This suggests that this side of his alter ego is boring due to the fact it is presented in the boring colour of black and white. Due to these factors, the use of the two halves of the faces as alter egos, one being psychotic while the other bland and emotionless, conveys a sense of mystery, fearfullness and conforms to conventions once again, of a typical Pysychological/Horror movie. The use of the blood splatter across the face of the crazy alter ego side suggests this film being advertised to the audience will include gore, and will be horrific, and the audience can convey the idea that this character clearly has a past of psychological illness.

Overall, in terms of mise en scene, the use of the different features of this poster i.e, the sinister faded text in red, the black background with the two different halves of the faces representing different egos, 'Parallel' to each other, convey the typical conventions of a horror genre film. This overall suggests that when the audience view this poster, they will convey the idea that this film will be horrific due to these conventions, which will attract the different target audiences of teens and above.

Film Age Rating - By Charlie

This film is going to be rated 15

These are the official reasons for our film being rated a 15 and not a 12 or 12A

• strong violence
• frequent strong language (eg 'f***').
• portrayals of sexual activity
• strong verbal references to sex
• sexual nudity
• brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
• discriminatory language or behaviour
• drug taking

In parallel minds there is a lot of violence and death through out the whole film which puts it into the category of a 15. Another factor from the film  that brings the film into the 15 certificate is the strong language. Although not all of the criteria is in our film it still has areas of a 15 that are not suitable for a lower aged audience. 

The film is not going to be an 18 rated film because it does not contain extremely strong language towards other people and also their are no scenes of sex or sexual violence which are common in most 18's. 

By Charlie Herbert

Chosen Music For Production - By Shondell

After listening to different chilling samples of music, we came to the conclusion that we would use this one for our production. We decided to choose this due to the fact in terms of mise en scene it fits our production perfectly, as it sets an atmosphere of mystery, suspense and underlying fear of the situation. As our chosen genre of the production is horror, it is only right that this example of chilling music is used for our production, as it amplifies all senses of fear, grittiness and adds tension to the atmosphere. In terms of viewing, this would add suspense to the audience when they watch it, as the music almost makes the audience want to know what is about to happen, it feels as if a horrific event is about to take place which the audience is anticipating, and wishes to see.

StoryBoard Evaluation - By Lauren

Prior to starting to film our title sequence, we decided it would be helpful to plan and organise our filming process. This gave us advanced knowledge of what to do; including what each scene should involve, shot types and positioning/movement of the characters. Charlie drew the Storyboard capturing all the key features like a check list of what should set the scene - describing dialogue, camera angle,  mood/tone, setting and lighting etc.

StoryBoard - By Charlie

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Filming Locations -By Cameron

 

 

South Norwood Lakes:

We chose South Norwood Lakes as the location to film one of the scenes of our production due to the fact it was close and convenient, as well as being a large open space. It also has a lot of foresty areas, which conforms to the conventions of a typical horror genre movie. Also coincidently and helpfully, it happened to be snowing at the time of filming the production, also conforming to more conventions of a horror movie genre.

 

 

 

Camerons House:

 

We decided to use my house for the main body of the filming due to the fact the environment was ideal for what we need to film. This is due to the fact that the props required including a sofa resembling that of a chaise longue is located inside the house, making it the perfect environment for a psychologists interview. Also the lightened atmosphere of the house almost adds as a noticeable contrast with what is being filmed. i.e the part filmed where Charlies character lays dead on the floor, adding a sense of uneasyness to the situation. Also the use of the natural lighting through the windows is useful as it almost conveys a sense of hope above the characters being filmed.

 

 

 

 

Shot Types - By Shondell

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