Parallax is an Australian children's television series that screened on the Nine Network. It is a 26-episode series funded by the Film Finance Corporation Australia and supported by Lotterywest. The series was filmed in various locations around Perth. These include Kings Park, East Perth, and many beach and South West forest locations.[1]
5 August (2004-08-05) – 10 September 2004 (2004-09-10)
The series is about a boy named Ben Johnson, who discovers a portal to multiple parallel universes, and explores them with his friends: Francis Short, Melinda Bruce, Una, Due, Tiffany and Mundi as well as newfound sister, Katherine Raddic.
A kind of baton that most Guardians possess. It has various functions including communication over different worlds to other stave holders, a radio, manipulation of electronic devices and most importantly, the ability to shoot lasers which kill Welkin and Krellicks
Orb
A smooth, white sphere. There is one orb for every world whether it be hidden or in possession of the resident Guardian. When not in its original world, if a person with full Guardian blood touches the orb, whatever happened in the world before the removal of the orb will play like a movie on its surface. When the orb is in its original world the person will be transported to the Reading Room thus the orb being its 'keys'. The orbs also act as a defence to the Welkin and Krellicks hiding the blood of a Guardian.
Reading Room
The central repository of all knowledge of the Parallax. It keeps records of all the bad and good times of the stories and creatures in the Parallax. Although it is not a control room. The weather can't be changed and an election can't be fixed. Also the central hub of all world transportation.
Golden Stave
Only comes into being when a normal stave is taken to the Reading Room. Able to control the "Wheel of Knowledge". Can also manipulate certain times and events to an extent.
Purple Water
The key to Betti's blandishment. Betti pours it into the water supply of a world. It reacts with a person who does not fit into the 17.65% personality average of that world and turns them into water vapour. For example if in Hippie World there is a businessman and he drank the purple water he would be blandished.
Francis Cam
The form of communication through the Parallax. This is started by Techno World Una and Hippie World Francis. It is a link between four worlds, Techno, Forest, Ben's and Hippie World. The Francises in each world each have a camera with the exception of Techno World which is patrolled by Una. The Francis Cam is used to report Betti sightings, Spy Boy etc.
Purple eyes
Betti and Spy Boy's alternate eye colour. Their eyes turn purple when they're not telling the truth or if they're getting angry. Its true purpose is not yet known.
Worldsedit
Main worldsedit
Ben's World
The red world, in which the series starts. Could be considered as the "normal" world. Links to Katherine's World through an old drain and Techno World through a chicken shed. When pushing different points on the parallax at the old drain characters can also travel to Forest and Desert Worlds. There is also a portal in Mr Dawes's shed that links to Garden World when the right combination is used (1-1-11).
Katherine's World
The blue world, where Ben finds a sister he never knew existed, as well as his biological father. A very formal and organised world with many strict laws. Links to Ben's World via two large rocks and Hippie World by going in between two bookcases at a library. When pushing points on the parallax at the two rocks you can travel to Forest World. There is also a portal on the nearby beach. It leads to the tent owned by Betti in Desert World.
Francis' Hippie World
The yellow world. This is a very 'mellow' world filled with Hippies, literally. The only known portal here is through an old Volkswagen Type 2 Kombi van located in front of the house of this world's Francis (A.K.A. The Werrinup Thief), which links to Katherine's World, and Forest World via the right combination.
Una's Techno World
The silver world, first thought to be a hi-tech rubbish tip. Everyone lives well and the world is very advanced in technology. The town's motto is "Tomorrow's technology, at yesterday's prices." The portal to get to Ben's World is located at the hi-tech rubbish tip. The other portal is located at an abandoned office building and becomes accessible when a password is typed onto a computer, links to Garden World.
Mundi's Forest World
The green world, Ben accidentally stumbles upon this world when he trips onto the Parallax symbol. A world that takes care of its environment, its Werrinup is built on towers above the forest floor to minimise human impact on the eco system. This world is infested by Krellicks and its people are protected through the height of their structures. The tree portal links to Ben's World, Katherine's World, or Techno World, though only when the right combination is hit on the symbol. The rock portal that links to Forest World is located outside of Mrs Dawes house on the forest floor. It is currently though guarded by the Krellicks and used as a nest.
Other worldsedit
Desert World
The orange world, a lifeless place of sand and stone. Ben's mother sends him to this world as a test. One portal is located over a rock mound and goes to Ben's World via the right combination on the Parallax (7-1). The other portal is at the corner of a tent owned by Betti. It links to Katherine's World. It's later discovered that Desert World is also Otto's original homeworld, before it was destroyed by Betti.
Garden World
The pink world, Betti shows Katherine this world as an example of her goal in the Parallax. This world is in its own way perfect, the people who did not fit in have been effectively blandished. One portal is located through a do not enter door, and links to Techno World. The other is at a forked tree and leads to Ben's World.
Bush World
The brown world, this is the world in which Otto, the lost guardian has escaped to. Only one portal is known. It is in the middle of a river and links to Forest World. The other portal was meant to be down the river.
Swamp World
Only seen briefly when Ben accidentally stumbles into this place via the Reading Room. No portals through this world are known.
Side Doorsedit
There are portals known as Side Doors which are like normal portals but are for singular trips and once you go through it you cannot go through it the way you came out. Ben and Katherine noticed other portal lights when Ben pressed a button on the stave in the Reading Room. They then asked Mrs Dawes if she knew about Side Doors but she sent them to her brother, Mr Dawes. He told them about Side Doors and the condition if you use one. There is only one known Side Door which is Mr Dawes' shed and it links to a seat in Garden World.
Episodesedit
One Big Happy Family
A Rare Find
The Artful Dodger
Achey, Breaky Heart
Lost in Paradise
One Man's Rubbish
Artes Veritas
The Battle of Mundi's World
The Big Sleep-Over
The Martin Crimes
The World According to Betti (writers: Paul D. Barron (creator), Lynn Bayonas[2])
The Curse of the Incredibly Bad News
Decoy
Too Many Chiefs
Ex-Ben
Dad Meets Dad
The Krellick War
The Reluctant Guardian
Seek and You Shall Find
Sand Witch
My Favourite Martin
Cheats Never Prosper
Martinmania
The Reading Room
Clownin' Around
It Ain't Over
Home mediaedit
Parallax: The Portal Opens, was released on 4 August 2005. It contains a condensed movie version, taking clips from the first 8 episodes.[3]
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
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Parallax is an Australian children s television series that screened on the Nine Network It is a 26 episode series funded by the Film Finance Corporation Australia and supported by Lotterywest The series was filmed in various locations around Perth These include Kings Park East Perth and many beach and South West forest locations 1 ParallaxGenreDrama Science fictionCreated byPaul BarronStarringJoshua Marshall Clarke Gillian Alexy Caroline Brazier David Richardson Francoise Sas Kazimir Sas Rebecca McCarthy Genevieve McCarthy Lauren Williams Luke Hewitt Paris Abbott Igor Sas Rhys van NekComposersTim Count Keith van GeyzelCountry of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo of series1No of episodes26ProductionExecutive producersPosie Graeme Evans Theresa Plummer AndrewsProducerPaul BarronCinematographyPeter FalkRunning time25 minutesProduction companiesScreenwest Lotterywest Great Western EntertainmentOriginal releaseNetworkNine NetworkRelease5 August 2004 08 05 10 September 2004 2004 09 10 The series is about a boy named Ben Johnson who discovers a portal to multiple parallel universes and explores them with his friends Francis Short Melinda Bruce Una Due Tiffany and Mundi as well as newfound sister Katherine Raddic Contents 1 Cast 1 1 Main cast 1 2 Guest cast 2 Significant objects and locations 3 Worlds 3 1 Main worlds 3 2 Other worlds 4 Side Doors 5 Episodes 6 Home media 7 References 8 External linksCast editMain cast edit Joshua Marshall Clarke as Ben Johnson Gillian Alexy as Katherine Raddic Caroline Brazier as Veronica Johnson Betti David Richardson as Francis Short Francis Zapmeister Francoise Sas as Melinda Bruce Kazimir Sas as Martin Dunkly Rebecca McCarthy as Fortuna Una Genevieve McCarthy as Due Lauren Williams as Mundi Luke Hewitt as Jeremy Johnson Paris Abbott as Tiffany Igor Sas as Stefan Raddic David Ngoombujarra as Otto Rhys van Nek as himself Guest cast edit Caroline Brazier as Veronica Johnson Betti Faith Clayton as Mrs Irma Dawes Kristian Barron as Spy KidSignificant objects and locations editStave A kind of baton that most Guardians possess It has various functions including communication over different worlds to other stave holders a radio manipulation of electronic devices and most importantly the ability to shoot lasers which kill Welkin and Krellicks Orb A smooth white sphere There is one orb for every world whether it be hidden or in possession of the resident Guardian When not in its original world if a person with full Guardian blood touches the orb whatever happened in the world before the removal of the orb will play like a movie on its surface When the orb is in its original world the person will be transported to the Reading Room thus the orb being its keys The orbs also act as a defence to the Welkin and Krellicks hiding the blood of a Guardian Reading Room The central repository of all knowledge of the Parallax It keeps records of all the bad and good times of the stories and creatures in the Parallax Although it is not a control room The weather can t be changed and an election can t be fixed Also the central hub of all world transportation Golden Stave Only comes into being when a normal stave is taken to the Reading Room Able to control the Wheel of Knowledge Can also manipulate certain times and events to an extent Purple Water The key to Betti s blandishment Betti pours it into the water supply of a world It reacts with a person who does not fit into the 17 65 personality average of that world and turns them into water vapour For example if in Hippie World there is a businessman and he drank the purple water he would be blandished Francis Cam The form of communication through the Parallax This is started by Techno World Una and Hippie World Francis It is a link between four worlds Techno Forest Ben s and Hippie World The Francises in each world each have a camera with the exception of Techno World which is patrolled by Una The Francis Cam is used to report Betti sightings Spy Boy etc Purple eyes Betti and Spy Boy s alternate eye colour Their eyes turn purple when they re not telling the truth or if they re getting angry Its true purpose is not yet known Worlds editMain worlds edit Ben s World The red world in which the series starts Could be considered as the normal world Links to Katherine s World through an old drain and Techno World through a chicken shed When pushing different points on the parallax at the old drain characters can also travel to Forest and Desert Worlds There is also a portal in Mr Dawes s shed that links to Garden World when the right combination is used 1 1 11 Katherine s World The blue world where Ben finds a sister he never knew existed as well as his biological father A very formal and organised world with many strict laws Links to Ben s World via two large rocks and Hippie World by going in between two bookcases at a library When pushing points on the parallax at the two rocks you can travel to Forest World There is also a portal on the nearby beach It leads to the tent owned by Betti in Desert World Francis Hippie World The yellow world This is a very mellow world filled with Hippies literally The only known portal here is through an old Volkswagen Type 2 Kombi van located in front of the house of this world s Francis A K A The Werrinup Thief which links to Katherine s World and Forest World via the right combination Una s Techno World The silver world first thought to be a hi tech rubbish tip Everyone lives well and the world is very advanced in technology The town s motto is Tomorrow s technology at yesterday s prices The portal to get to Ben s World is located at the hi tech rubbish tip The other portal is located at an abandoned office building and becomes accessible when a password is typed onto a computer links to Garden World Mundi s Forest World The green world Ben accidentally stumbles upon this world when he trips onto the Parallax symbol A world that takes care of its environment its Werrinup is built on towers above the forest floor to minimise human impact on the eco system This world is infested by Krellicks and its people are protected through the height of their structures The tree portal links to Ben s World Katherine s World or Techno World though only when the right combination is hit on the symbol The rock portal that links to Forest World is located outside of Mrs Dawes house on the forest floor It is currently though guarded by the Krellicks and used as a nest Other worlds edit Desert World The orange world a lifeless place of sand and stone Ben s mother sends him to this world as a test One portal is located over a rock mound and goes to Ben s World via the right combination on the Parallax 7 1 The other portal is at the corner of a tent owned by Betti It links to Katherine s World It s later discovered that Desert World is also Otto s original homeworld before it was destroyed by Betti Garden World The pink world Betti shows Katherine this world as an example of her goal in the Parallax This world is in its own way perfect the people who did not fit in have been effectively blandished One portal is located through a do not enter door and links to Techno World The other is at a forked tree and leads to Ben s World Bush World The brown world this is the world in which Otto the lost guardian has escaped to Only one portal is known It is in the middle of a river and links to Forest World The other portal was meant to be down the river Swamp World Only seen briefly when Ben accidentally stumbles into this place via the Reading Room No portals through this world are known Side Doors editThere are portals known as Side Doors which are like normal portals but are for singular trips and once you go through it you cannot go through it the way you came out Ben and Katherine noticed other portal lights when Ben pressed a button on the stave in the Reading Room They then asked Mrs Dawes if she knew about Side Doors but she sent them to her brother Mr Dawes He told them about Side Doors and the condition if you use one There is only one known Side Door which is Mr Dawes shed and it links to a seat in Garden World Episodes editOne Big Happy Family A Rare Find The Artful Dodger Achey Breaky Heart Lost in Paradise One Man s Rubbish Artes Veritas The Battle of Mundi s World The Big Sleep Over The Martin Crimes The World According to Betti writers Paul D Barron creator Lynn Bayonas 2 The Curse of the Incredibly Bad News Decoy Too Many Chiefs Ex Ben Dad Meets Dad The Krellick War The Reluctant Guardian Seek and You Shall Find Sand Witch My Favourite Martin Cheats Never Prosper Martinmania The Reading Room Clownin Around It Ain t OverHome media editParallax The Portal Opens was released on 4 August 2005 It contains a condensed movie version taking clips from the first 8 episodes 3 References edit Parallax Official Website Archived from the original on 24 March 2009 Retrieved 8 January 2007 https www imdb com title tt0917717 ref nm flmg wr 1 user generated source DVD Bits Region 4 and Region 1 DVD news reviews resources PC DVD hardware Archived from the original on 17 September 2007 Retrieved 25 April 2007 External links editOfficial website archived Parallax at IMDb nbsp Parallax at the National Film and Sound Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parallax TV series amp oldid 1200404254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
