The opening sequence proposal is for a psychological horror series called 'Detached' on Netflix. It would be 3 minutes and follow a young woman, Serena, who goes out with her friend Sarah but wakes up alone in an unfamiliar place with no memory of what happened and her friend missing. The sequence leaves viewers questioning what occurred and curious to learn more. The target audiences would be people interested in horror and mystery genres, as well as younger audiences who could relate to the main character.
2. • Genre : Psychological horror
• Theme: Confusion and disorder
• Subject matter: The disappearance of a friend
• Duration: 3 minutes
Opening sequence for horror series by
Netflix called ‘Detached’
3. Plot of opening sequence
• Detached is a psychological horror/thriller about a young woman called
Serena who struggles to decipher the truth around her and what is going
on in her mind. When she goes out with her friend Sarah to catch up, she
suddenly wakes up in an unfamiliar place and can’t remember what
happened but realises she can’t find her friend. Confused by this she
searches for Sarah, but she is nowhere to be found. Later Sarah is
reported as a missing person. Until days later she receives an anonymous
message from someone claiming that they know what she did, leaving her
disturbed and questioning herself.
4. • This film is targeted to people who are into horror and mystery as it
leaves the viewers questioning what just occurred and curious about
the next bad thing that will happen.
• Also, it will attract individuals from younger audiences e.g.,
teenagers/young adults as the protagonist is of closer age to them, so
they are able feel more connected to the characters .
• Furthermore, the film will likely attract the female demographic as they
might relate to certain aspects of the character in more depth.
Target audience and attraction
8. Style of the video
• Colour scheme: Grey, colourless and muted tones to set the scene/atmosphere of
the video
• Camera shots: Establishing shot, long shot, over the shoulder shot and mid shot
used frequently
• Quick jump cuts: Used to reflect the protagonist's confusion and loss of memory.
• Sound effects: to intensify the atmosphere.
