Group Ideas for Opening Sequence

Group Ideas for Opening Sequence

Idea 1:

Name: 
Obsessed

Genre: 
Thriller/Mystery 

Plot: 

The sequence follows the story of a man who develops an obsession with a blonde girl. He creates a project starting with a few pictures, however, over time this obsession grew to the point at which it drives him into a spiral of despair that he cannot escape from. His project escalates into a crazed case study based on every detail about the girl’s life. He then becomes wrecked with mental torture, and unable to get back to reality. 

Setting:  

• Ordinary semi detached house
• Busy Street with cars
• Park/Bushes
• Long Back Garden 
• Small Shed 

Costume:

Man:

• Dark hooded jumper 
• Dark jeans
• Ink/Dirt on fingers
• Brown Puma Suede’s

Blonde Girl:

• Aztec designed cardigan 
• Black shirt
• Light blue jeans 
• Black Puma Suede’s

Props:

• Pictures of blonde girl printed on paper
• Piles of scrap and tatty paper 
• String 
• Pegs 
• Pens and pencils 
• Small open tray with dye
• Camera on desk 
• Torches 
• Ink pots 
• Bag and phone 
• Diaries 
• Tea/coffee

Music/Sound:

Faint music within the background. As the sequence progresses, the music gets louder which builds suspense. Instrumental sounds such as violins and low beats. 

Foley used for certain aspects such as footsteps, writing of paper, click of camera, heavy breathing, sound of kettles.  

Idea 2: 

Name: Halloween Massacre 

Genre: Horror

Plot:

A group of friends go trick or treating on Halloween, however they are running late for a party and decide to cut through the grave yard which is a shorter route. Once they are inside they get locked in and there is no escape, as they investigate the area for help, they see a mysterious figure in the shadow who is following them. 

Setting:

• Graveyard
• Decorated Halloween houses  
• Deserted Streets 
• Forest

Costumes:

Girl 1: 

• Ghost pirate costume
• Skirt
• Grey make up 
• Belt
• Ripped clothes
• Striped tights

Girl 2:

• Witch
• White wig
• Wand
• Black and white dress
• Dark make up
• Neck collar

Girl 3:

• Skeleton Witch 
• Glow in the dark leggings
• Corset shaped top
• Witch hat
• Dark make up

Props:

• Buckets for sweets 
• Shovel 

Music/Sound:

• Eerie music 
• String instruments 
• Screaming sound effects
• Footsteps
• Breaking twigs
• Wind whistling
• Owl sounds

Idea 3: 

Name: Unloved

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Plot: 

The story follows a man who has severe depression as he has no family. He goes on a massacre killing families to compensate for his own loss. The sequence would be in his perspective so the audience would look as if they were the ones committing the murders. 

Setting:

• Ordinary houses 
• Deserted street 
• Park
• Forest

Costume: 
Casual clothing for victims

Men: 

• Jeans
• Shirts 
• Jumpers

Women: 

• Trousers
• Skirts
• Tops

Murderer:

• Hardly seen as the perspective is from his view
• Wears dark clothes, all black.
• Black gloves
• Black boots
• Black leather jacket

Props:

• Knife
• Weapons
• Gloves
• Torch
• Candles

Music/Sounds:

Sounds from a high dynamic range, for example, theme sound for various slasher movies. 

Foley:

• Footsteps
• Sounds of knives
• Heavy breathing