Ideas For Opening Sequences

We started off our meeting confirming that we weren't going to create an opening sequence for a comedy or a drama, so we then had to decide between us whether we were going to create an opening for a thriller or a horror. We discussed how we could use camera angles and different effects to our advantage and came to a conclusion that we were going to create a horror from a p.o.v angle so that it would look realistic and be more efficient for us to film in the time we have.

In more detail, we will have one of us holding the camera purposely shakily, to create a tense, realistic p.o.v shot, going up the hallway leading up to the door at the end of Sarah's hallway. The flashbacks will be pure white and we will be flashing in the titles in a plain black font as it goes on. In the flashbacks, we will be including extreme close ups and arc shots to show the characters past. 

We chose horror because we can create it up to a good standard using the equipment, programs and props we have, compared to an action, which we might not have the right equipment for. We want it to end after a series of flashbacks, at the end of the hallway, so that too much information isn't given away, but an essence of the film is portrayed.