Scenario for my Opening Sequence!

Hi everyone, so it's time to start writing my scenario for my opening sequence, so this post is going to bring all of my ideas that I have been planning together. As you know from previous posts, I am going to rely heavily on editing in my opening sequence as I want to create the distorted view and flashing frames, similar to the opening sequence of 'Se7en'. My film is going to get into the mind of a serial killer and give the audience an insight into how the killer acts, thinks and behaves. My aim in the opening sequence is to grasp the attention of the audience by showing them what is to be expected from the rest of the film, making them intrigued to know more.

Okay, so firstly I am going to create a sense of disillusionment in my opening sequence by using three different scenes that I will merge together.

The first scene will be an extreme close up of an alarm as a hand switches it off. This scene will then flash to another scene, of a phone ringing in the woods.

The next clip will be of a man as he begins to get ready on a morning. Firstly I will use an extreme close-up of the man as he turns on a rusted tap. This will then flash distortedly to another setting of a river, linking the two scenarios together. 

This will then flash back to another extreme close-up of his razor as he shaves his face. The screen will then flash distortedly and merge into a new scene of a bloodied knife being wiped. This will then change to a edited sepia photograph of a young girl as it begins to burn. My first credit will appear at the side of this, as if to warn the viewers that the actor/actress being shown is in danger.

Again the man will appear on screen (still concealing his face, so the audience are unsure and on edge over the character) as he dries water from his face. Next a jump cut will be used here to create the fast paced feeling of a thriller, as an extreme close-up of the man is shown in the woods wiping sweat from his forehead. 

At this point the audience will be intrigued, as they will be wanting to know the identity of the man and what he is doing in the woods. This will create the feeling that the man is having flash backs and allow the audience to feel as though they are inside the mind of the killer, adding suspense and tension needed to create the chilling atmosphere for my opening sequence. 

This will again change to another photograph of a young girl, as it burns to ash and another credit appears.

Next I will have the man adjusting his cuff links, changing to the muddy, bruised hand of a young girl with a bracelet on, as it is dragged through mud and leaves. This will then change to yet another burning photograph, making the amount of victims seem endless to an audience.

The next clip will be of the man gathering a bin bag, ready to take out to the trash. Again using a distorted jump cut, the scene will change to a body wrapped up in a black bin bag, as the man pulls it along, followed by another photograph as it burns. 

At the end of my sequence I will then use an extreme close-up of the mans eyes and the young girls closed eyes which will flash together very fast. This will then stop on the mans eyes as he opens them and looks directly into the camera as the screen goes black and the title appears. 

So this is my scenario for my chilling opening sequence so far, hope you enjoyed it! Until next time :)