Our media text is called ‘Visions’, a supernatural themed horror film trailer. It revolves around a teenager, called Jenna, who has a reserved personality. Her family for generations have had the ability to glimpse into the future however Rachel, Jenna’s mother, thought she could protect her daughter by not mentioning their family’s power. Jenna, being an antisocial character herself, never revealed her abilities to her mother too. During one ordinary evening, she has another vision, a vision she did not expect to see for a long time. Her mother is murdered by an entity that seeks her family’s power. Before her last moments, she confronts Jenna through the vision, warning her that she is not safe. The panic-stricken Jenna makes this a personal battle between her and the spirit. Jenna can either fight or die trying.
A storyboard is a visual aid for a story line communicating what is aimed to be shown in each shot. In our storyboard, we have constituted our story line through a range of shots. Most of the shots used is in the perspective of the spirit. Through doing so, we intend to conform to Freud’s theory of sadistic voyeurism to suggest that Jenna is never safe. The audience become anxious as they know Jenna is in danger yet they are unsure when the spirit plans to attack. This result generates suspense. For the character Rachel, we have used high angles to show she is weaker compared to the spirit. On the other hand, we have used medium leveled shots for Jenna. This is to show she is equivalent to the spirit meaning either party has equal chances to win. Only one point of view shot has been used to show that Jenna’s visions are real. We have subverted from the convention of constantly using point of view shots as we want to reinforce that Jenna is a reserved character. By not allowing the audience to see through her eyes, we are generating fear as they are unable to predict what she plans to do as well. Rachel does not wear provocative clothing yet still dies subverting from Clover’s final girl theory. This also applies for Jenna who constantly wears dull clothing to demonstrate her attitude towards life. The spirit is never actually shown, only shadows and the surroundings behaving unusual represent the spirits presence. Overall, we see Rachel is weak whereas Jenna and the spirit are on equal standing.
To make it scary, we have conformed with the common convention of dim lighting. This is because it limits what can be seen and therefore leaves it to the audience’s imagination to predict what is happening. Our film setting is modernised. Usually older horror movies would take place in an isolated area such as a field to communicate the atmosphere of loneliness. Our setting is more urban suggesting that the spirit can attack at any time. The fact that the story takes place in the home conflicts with the idea that the home is meant to be a relaxing place. This suggests that Jenna's whole life is imbalanced. We have used blood in our trailer, associating with pain and violence.
The audience it is aimed at is 15 and over. Our text does not include profanity or nudity which will alarm audiences. However the theme of death is constituted through our product which may be concerning for younger audiences. There will be moderate violence included which is what develops the film from a 12 to 15. Moreover, as we use the theme of the supernatural, younger audiences may find some of the film content frightening. In compliance to the BBFC, we have decided the safer option is to age rate our film as a 15.
An independent institution would fund the production of this film such as Blumhouse productions. Blumhouse Productions is an American film and television production company, founded by Jason Blum. Blumhouse produces low-budget horror movies which is effectively what our film is. Similar films such as Insidious was funded by this institution. This suggests they are a company that would fund this film.
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