For the last post of this week, I wanted to finish up the goals I set in my schedule by finalizing the genre and plot for the film's opening considering I have already amassed a lot of research. I talked with my group on a group chat we set up on messages about the genre and plot that would fit best based on the research into genre and openings we have done. Through this discussion, we were able to decide on what we will be doing, and hopefully, with the direction, we have found we will be able to transition well into the later stages of the project.
Genre
For our genre, we have decided to stick to horror since we have the most research on it and we are highly interested in the topic. We have also done a lot of research on it since we did a horror film pitch earlier this year although that is not documented here. The openings from this genre we will likely be pulling from are Jaws (1975) and Scream (1996) with their amazing use of silence, shot types, music, etc. We also decided we will be incorporating some supernatural elements which will be showcased through the antagonist in the opening that will aid in building mystery and leave lingering questions after the opening making the audience interested in what's to come. We also want to pull from elements of fear and mystery developed in the opening like The Batman (2022). Even though this opening is not horror the elements from the opening provide an unnerving sensation that we would love to replicate in our shot choices and lighting for our opening.
Plot
The plot my group and I decided on centers around an opening kill to elicit fear from the audience and to build suspense as a monster is on the loose. The opening will take place fully in a house of one of us during the night. The night will be used because it fits the horror vibe of fear. The opening will begin with an establishing shot of the house to show that the events are happening in a regular town and then it will cut to a teenage boy sitting on his couch talking to one of his friends don't he phone home alone about a supernatural doppelganger monster on the loose killing people. While those shots are happening the credits will be playing. The teenager will dismiss these claims and behind him akin to the reveal of riddled the audience will be able to see something behind the teenager causing a cause for concern for the audience as they sit on the edge of their seats wondering what will happen. Silence will be the only thing heard building the suspense. As the teenager gets ready to go he will notice the thing in his house the score will start to play and will start to run away. He will run to his closet and a shot will be done of his pov looking out of his closet with only his breath to make the audience experience the fear he is experiencing. We will then cut to the mysterious thing going up the stairs but he will be covered in shadow and be in all black to keep the mystery of him. As he approaches the shot will return to the pov of the teenager in the closet hiding as the thing checks the room he is in. As he is found a scream will be heard, he will fall to the floor and a pov shot from his perspective upwards will be taken as he is killed to avoid having to use effects/buy props but the message that he was killed is still established. Once the kill is finished the thing will take off his mask and it will become apparent that he is a doppelganger of some sort but he is distorted with weird eyes. This will make the audience wonder about the nature of the doppelganger, how it will be stopped, and what it wants. The scene will end with a low angle from the dead teen's perspective as the doppelganger walks out of the room with the title card appearing.
Example of the reveal shot we want to try and replicate
This is similar to the kind of shot we want to do in this closet but instead, the camera will be looking out the blinders into the outside.
For our ending, we want to do something like this with the killer walking away but we want to have their whole body in the frame, and the subjects' legs will be shown not their arms.
Conclusion
By figuring out the plot for our opening now we are able to comfortably enter week 3 where will be getting into the specifics of what we want to do with storyboarding and script writing being some of the major parts of that week. My group and I will likely be producing the storyboard in class on Tuesday and the script in the subsequent class. I will also be looking for music for the opening to use and I may do some further research to try and elevate the project as a whole. I have successfully completed all I wanted to do for this week and that is a great step for this project. Next week I will continue to provide updates and complete my goals, until then stay tuned!
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