When people think about the found footage genre, the movie that probably first comes to mind is The Blair Witch Project. Having been made for $60,000 and grossing over $200,000,000 worldwide, the horror tale revolutionized the subgenre and showed filmmakers they didn’t have to spend millions for a film to become a hit. Since The Blair Witch Project, the subgenre continues to be reinvented with films such as Paranormal Activity, Cloverfield, Unfriended and more recently Missing. Welcome Villain Films is also dabbing in the space with their new yoga, horror film Mind Body Spirit. “Mind Body Spirit follows Anya, an aspiring yoga influencer, as she embarks on a ritual practice left behind by her estranged grandmother. What starts as a spiritual self-help guide quickly evolves into something much more sinister. As Anya becomes obsessed with the mysterious power of the practice, she unwittingly unleashes an otherworldly entity that begins to take control of her life – and her videos. Now Anya must race to unlock the truth, before her descent into madness threatens to consume her mind, body and spirit.” A big part of found footage is the perspective and point of view. For Mind Body Spirit, the cinematographer, Blake Horn, committed to the perspective that the camera is already possessed by an evil spirit, Verasha, and it's just going to be turned on randomly at times. When discussing this subject, Horn says, “With found footage you get to make the rules, and you also get to break those rules....
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 14 June