'Opening of a Thriller Film' Project- initial ideas

After getting into groups of three, Laura, Joe and I started to plan some initial ideas. To begin with our idea centred around a technique, whereby we film the sequence in black and white and highlight key objects in red (to represent blood, symbolising anything linked to the crime that had taken place).

Our idea then developed to an opening sequence of a man running through the streets of London. We would cross cut between this and a woman in her flat, moving at normal speed, doing her daily routine. To make the idea more original we discussed reversing this sequence, so he is running forwards but she is running backwards. We then wanted to bring the two sequences together, linking the characters. However, we decided that this would be complex to film, difficult to link the two characters and it would possibly become difficult for the audience to understand.

We took the idea of a woman, doing her daily routine, contrasting it with a man in a dark room, looking at photographs of her and her children and smiling. At first this does not seem strange then with a combination of music and more unnaturalistic camera angles, this would start to seem strange. The photos become more strange (eg. ones of her taken from a distance- in a coffee shop or across the street from him), giving the impression he has been stalking her. Although we liked this idea, we felt it lacked energy and it might not be thrilling enough.

Developing this idea of a creepy stalker character, we decided to have the man inside the woman's flat when she is not at home. He is going around normally, treating it like his own house. Then he is interrupted by her coming home. We could leave the opening on a cliff hanger to build suspense and tension in our audience's minds. Her movements will be loud and energetic compared to the man, who will be still, composed and mechanical.