Adapting our Opening Sequence

In order to get the best results out of our opening sequences, we decided to think of ways in which we can improve on our sequence and add more suspense and irony. From the different ideas, including our initial idea, we will then chose the most powerful and strongest idea to turn into our opening sequence. The different idea we have come up with is:

The sequence begins with showing a large wooden table on which are different props such as knifes, blades, paper, tubs, ropes, tape etc... all these will be covered in a solution which looks like fresh blood. The camera will move from object to object showing each one of these props and emphasising on the fact they are covered in blood. Droplets of blood will be shown all over the table instantly foreshadowing that death and murder has something to do with the film. As the camera moves from one object to another it comes across a picture of young girl labeled with numbers 00139. This causing the audience to question why is her picture numbered in such a way. As the camera zooms into her picture the scene fades out into black and then changes into a scene of that young girl tied up hand and foot under a table scared. She is scared and worried and grazes and bruises on her face and arms show that she has been hurt and tortured. In the background we are able to hear footsteps which seem to get louder and louder and the girl starts to become fidgety trying to escape from the ropes and get to safety. Different high angled shots are shown of her to show her vulnerability and that she is scared. The footsteps then come to stop and the camera moves towards the door. An extreme close up of the door handle is shown and the door slowly opens. As the door opens the girl screams and a dark shadowy man is shown standing in the door. At the point the screen fades into black and the opening sequence is ended with the title of our film.

As a group we have decided to go with this scenario for our opening sequence. We feel that it will have a larger impact on the audience and will make them want to watch ahead. We feel that it will give us a stronger opening sequence allowing us to portray our genre more effectively.