Opening Sequence Research 1

There are current films which relate to our idea particularly with the innocent girl at home concept and sense of suspense created. After watching clips from these films, there are various techniques used that we can take as inspiration from for our final piece.





Scream (1996)

• The main focus is on the phone which is a key prop in the film, it begins with a simple shot so it is not too complicated and allows the audience to establish a sense of location etc..
• The main actor within the opening sequence is very young and looksvery innocent and vulnerable as we see her alone in this house.
• A very effective part is the tracking of the girl as the camera follows her movements throughout the kitchen. This involves the audience as we follow the path that she takes throughout the room. I think this would be a good camera technique to use in our openng.
• The darkness from outside connotes mystery as she is alone at night. Also, there is a slow build up until the actual event and this builds suspense of what will happen next- leaving the audience guessing.
• Also, later on in the actual film (not shown in the clip), the man taunting the girl is seen by the audience wearing the iconic scream mask. We could think about the possibility of having the man in our opening wearing a mask as I think mystery would be created in not knowing the face that lies behind this mask.