synopsis.

1. Mahroukh Nawaz
Main Task: OpeningSequence FilmIdea
Nehaand I decidedthatinorderto produce a professionalandconvincingopeningsequence,itwould
be importantto knowthe outline of the full story.Thiswouldaidusas we will know whatelements and
certainshotsto include alludingtofuture action.Thismethodisusedgreatlywithinthe industrywith
authorseitherhavingtore-write the startoverandover,or evenhavingthe beginningof the bookbeing
the final sectiontowrite.Ithelpscontinuityandallowsthe creatortoadd enigmasgivingthe storymore
depthandmystery.
Synopsis:
 A cute,happy,normal couple takesawalk
 Theywalkfroma normal serene environmentintoamore sinister-likeenvironmentandseem
too busywitheachotherto notice the creepinessaroundthem.
 Theyarrive at a place theystartadmiring/adoring
 The antagonistwhowas creepingupbehindthemthiswhole time finallyshowsupjustintime
for the girl to be distractedandhim to get the opportunitytograb the guy inthe fractionof a
second
 The girl,whonow,is fullyalertagain,turnstofindthe guy missing
 Afterseveral callsandcheckseverywhere,the girl givesupandstartscryingin the dark amidst
the same place
 A side-storyof thissame thinghappeningtohundredsof youngcouplesinthatareaisshown,
thistime showinghowtheywantedtovisitthe place justtoprove superstitiousbeliefswrong
and got killed/wentmissing(the antagonist,perhaps,huntsonlyforyoungpeople)
 The girl,whois nowthe protagonist,revealsthatshe made the choice togo to that place inthe
firstplace and blamesherself forherlosssomuch she startsto seekrevenge
 She goesto an oldlady(usuallysuperstitiousoldwomenwhoknow a lotabout demons,etc.)
whotellsherall aboutthe backgroundstory to the antagonist,how the antagonistwasactually
a teenage boywhogot killedinthatsame exactplace bysome robberswhotriedrobbinghis
girlfriendwhomhe triedprotecting.
 The protagonistnowtriesto findthose menwhokilledthe antagonist.
We agreedonthisbeingthe roughoutline of the storyas it will surprise the audienceby goingagainst
usual conventionsbutwill alsofollowcertainconventionsof itsgenres.Forexample, itiscommon
withinafilmforthe plotto followthissimplestructure:The introductionof charactersandmain plot;
the build-uptothe resolutionof the mainproblem. Mosthorrorfilmshave male protagonistswhereas
we will goagainstthose conventions(alongwiththe trendwhereinfemaleprotagonistsinhorrorfilms
are usednowadays) andhave ourprotagonistasa female,aswell.
Thissynopsiswill helpusgreatlythroughthe productionof ouropeningsequence because we nowhave
an ideaof where the openingsequence will leadto.Itis beneficial forusaswe can now work
backwards,cleverlyandsubtlyplacingenigmasinthe openingshots,justlike bigprofessional
productions.Itwill be agreat tool to keepon-trackandregularlyreferencing will helpsetatarget.If our
final sequence looksasthoughitcouldsmoothlymove fromthe openingtothe restof the plotthenwe
have accomplishedwhatwe have setoutto achieve.