The opening of our film is very similar to the opening of Scream. We were very much inspired by several aspects of the opening and we adapted it to suit our own narrative and limitations:
Like Scream, the film starts with a young girl in a house. However, our protagonist is in someone else's house whilst the actress in Scream is in her own house. Our protagonist not being in her own house adds another level of mystery and tension to the opening of the film as the surrounding environment is not familiar to her.
- Though the use of a mobile phone will not be as significant to our opening as the house phone was to the opening of Scream, it is nevertheless important as it is a signifier of youth and technology. As well as this, our protagonist talking on the phone to the parents of the child she is babysitting helps us to introduce other characters without overcomplicating the opening.
Drew Barrymore dying at the end of the opening of Scream helped to set the tone for the rest of the film, as the audience were aware that the killer is still on the loose. The equilibrium first established was disrupted with her death. In our opening, though no one dies, the kidnap of the child represents the disruption of the initial equilibrium.
The full opening of Scream can be found on an earlier post, published by Michael
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