Taking into account that the opening sequence must not give to much information away but essentially 'set the scene', we have formed an idea based on our chosen genre of film; a thriller. Thriller's usually contain a lot of flash imagery, a key substance in our opening.
We are going to start our sequence by showing a quick shot of a detatched, old looking house, in what looks like the middle of nowhere, followed by a P.O.V shot. The P.O.V shot will follow our lead male character, a psychopath, creeping down a narrow hallway with a ajar door at the end of it, only to end with him hearing door bang behind him and turn around. There will be heavy breathing and suspenseful music in the background; a way to engage the audience into feeling like they are there themselves. The sequence will include 6 flashbacks, one showing the psychopath cutting a doll's hair, and then doing the same to a real girl.
None of the characters features will be shown, as we want to focus the attention on their actions rather than the characters themselves. We may use a split screen, showing the doll and the girl on either side, having the male character first cutting their hair, then burning them, then throwing acid at them, however, this is yet to be decided upon.
As the flashbacks happen, the titles will be also appear on screen, left long enough for the name to be read, then changed again. The feeling of the opening sequence should leave the audience slightly uncomfortable, whislt wanting to know more because of the way it ends.
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