Risk Assessment

Call sheet

Location permission

Constructing an opening, engaging an audience

My film opening starts when two girls are saying goodbye to each other. There is a short shot reverse shot sequence as they say goodbye. The camera stays with one of these girls to show her journey home alone in the dark. There is a long take with the camera in front of her, moving backwards as she walks forward slowly in the dark. A close up shows she stands on a newspaper and then notices there are articles about serial killings in the area. There is a sequence of close ups of the titles and pictures in the article as well as reaction shots of the girl. A russling noised can be heard in the bushes and the girl turns around. She carries on walking but continues to hear noises and notices a strange masked figure. She starts running and handheld camera is used to enphasise the action as she is chased. The opening ends with the girl tripping over, the masked person catching up, a scream and then a close up of the mask being taken off and held by the persons side but we don't see their face. This is when the title will appear.

Primary Reseach

My film opening starts when two girls are saying goodbye to each other, and the camera stays with one of these girls to show her journey home alone in the dark. She comes across a newspaper where she notices there are articles about serial killings in the area. She begins to hear noises and is followed by an unknown masked character. The opening ends with the girl tripping over, the masked person catching up, a scream and then a close up of the mask being taken off and held by the persons side but we don't see their face. What do you think of the idea?


"It creates a lot of enigmas which the start of a horror film should do. It follows the conventional plot of someone innocent being victimised by a scary/threatening person/thing."


"The newspaper article references into the story and gives an insight into what could happen in the story, so it creates links and enigmas"


"The victim is a girl which is conventional because girls are often represented as vulnerable"


"I think the horror opening does follow the typical codes and conventions. This is because it uses scary features in it such as serial killings, screaming and darkness. I like how the opening ends on a cliff hanger and that I don't know what is going to happen next which makes me want to continue to keep watching."

Production schedule

Title Ideas - Completed
Company logo - completed
Constructing an opening, engaging an audience - not done
Breif story structural outline - partly done
Title sequence with audio - Completed
Animatic - not done
Primary research for opening plans - partly done
Location scouting - not done
plans for shooting - completed
talent release forms - completed
location release forms - completed
call sheets - partly done
shoot list - completed
audio permission - not done