Samuel's chosen movie influence:
Synopsis - iMDb
Shrooms is a psychological thriller about 3 couples that go to the Ireland woods to collect magic mushrooms and trip out. On their way they meet some strange inhabitants of the woods and it doesn't take long until a creepy story is being told at the campfire which might be more than just a story. So strange things happen, people start disappearing, silhouettes move through the woods and the creepy story starts to melt into reality. The horror kicks in along with the effect of the mushrooms.
This film fits perfectly with what my idea of our film could be because I think we can pick out parts from different films to create a brilliant final piece. The psychological factor of this film is brilliant and I thought that we could use some editing techniques from this film when the characters are on drugs. It has influenced me highly and I think this is my main film that we can pick ideas from. Also, the poster has influenced me because of the text used and how it has been edited.
Analysis:
This poster is very clever with the images that have been used to create a skull, which brings out the themes of death. The two mushrooms symbolise the shrooms taken in the film, whilst the silhouette of the smaller shroom represents the 'death head', which can kill you. The moon is surrounded by sharp looking bushes to also add to the theme of danger and freedom because some characters might feel trapped. The darkness of the poster introduces the horror side of this thriller and the colours convey traditional values by using red, white and black. The text resembles the moon in the background and is distorted like some of the characters; the blurred, fuzzy text represents the effects of the drug when the characters have double vision. Clever word play is used with the release date by using the phrase 'trippin out', this usually associates with drugs because people 'trip' on them. This poster relies on quotes from newspapers to encourage the target audience to see this film. The main characters names (Lindsey Haun and Jack Huston) are also on there to gain more of an audience because they have starred in many other films.
This film fits perfectly with what my idea of our film could be because I think we can pick out parts from different films to create a brilliant final piece. The psychological factor of this film is brilliant and I thought that we could use some editing techniques from this film when the characters are on drugs. It has influenced me highly and I think this is my main film that we can pick ideas from. Also, the poster has influenced me because of the text used and how it has been edited.
Analysis:
This poster is very clever with the images that have been used to create a skull, which brings out the themes of death. The two mushrooms symbolise the shrooms taken in the film, whilst the silhouette of the smaller shroom represents the 'death head', which can kill you. The moon is surrounded by sharp looking bushes to also add to the theme of danger and freedom because some characters might feel trapped. The darkness of the poster introduces the horror side of this thriller and the colours convey traditional values by using red, white and black. The text resembles the moon in the background and is distorted like some of the characters; the blurred, fuzzy text represents the effects of the drug when the characters have double vision. Clever word play is used with the release date by using the phrase 'trippin out', this usually associates with drugs because people 'trip' on them. This poster relies on quotes from newspapers to encourage the target audience to see this film. The main characters names (Lindsey Haun and Jack Huston) are also on there to gain more of an audience because they have starred in many other films.
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