This document provides ideas for the opening sequence of a group psychological thriller film project. It includes 3 potential opening sequences proposed by group members: 1) the main character having an argument with her mother and friend; 2) a friend being intentionally hit by a car; 3) a creepy doll left on a doorstep. The group chose the psychological thriller genre for its focus on mystery and mind games. Films like Funny Games, Hard Candy, and Child's Play provided inspiration for their sequence through suspenseful scenes, character interactions, and shot types.

1. Psychological Opening Sequence
Assignment 16: Group
Thriller Presentation (Draft 2 Final
Group work
Part A is Grey Draft)
Paula D Mickella S Cerise C
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2. Part B
Part B (Paula) 1st Idea For Opening
Sequence
• Starts with the mother of the main
character having a go at her, asking what • WWW
does she plan to do with her future.
• It was a good concept and we had a ideal plan
• Girl storms to her room and writes in her of how it was going to be filmed.
diary all the anger, depression and
loneliness she is experiencing and breaks • But we resulted in not using this idea for the
down. opening sequence.
• She phones her friend to tell her she needs
someone to talk to as she is feeling very • EBI
down, However she has a argument with
her friend and her friend tells her to just • This was a good idea but it didn’t quite match
leave her alone. our genre.
• She runs home and as she steps out in the • It was more of a drama sequence, but it could
road she gets knocked over. have been better if we had more of a
“psychological” concept
• Introduce the film title at the end of
opening sequence to let the audience calm
down after seeing the accident.

3. Part B
(Mickella) 2nd Idea For Opening
Sequence
• Starts off with main character on her way to WWW
school.
There is a lot of suspense and mystery which are
conventions of psychological thrillers.
• She arrives at the school and sees her best The storyline was very interesting and it would have
friend they have a conversation together kept the audience entertained
and everything seems normal.
• A car drives up in slow motion towards
them and the scene turns black and white. EBI
It would have been better if there was more action,
• Then the car purposely runs over the main it was almost too basic.
character and drives off. Because of how this opening sequence is set it would
have been a low grade because it wouldn’t have had
a range of shots.
• The best friend starts smiling at laughing
and the scene ends.

4. (Cerise) 3nd Idea For Opening
Part B
Sequence
• Girl is working on her WWW
laptop in her house alone Good concept of the genre, it
• She receives a letter also has elements of making the
through the letter box eerie and
• The letter contains little
bits of paper that spell out EBI
“Knock Knock”
• Then gets a knock on the
door but when she goes to
open no one is there
• She Opens the door And
Finds A Creepy Doll Sitting
On Her Doorstep

5. Part C
Chosen Genre
:Psychological Thriller
WHY ? • WHAT ?
• We choose this Mind
Psychological thriller is a sub Games
genre because its genre of Thriller it often
doesn’t only make involves the elements of
the audience mystery, suspense with a few
jump like other mind games
thrillers it has a
sense of mystery
that the human
mind needs to
solve.
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6. Examples Of Some
Part C Psychological Thrillers
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7. Conventions Of A Psychological
Part C
Thriller
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8. Part C
Psychological Thriller
They Are A Sub-Genre of Horror And Thrillers
Psychological – Elements that are related to the mind
or processes of the mind
Thriller- A book, film or play showing crime, mystery,
or espionage in an atmosphere of excitement and
suspense.
Devices and Techniques;
Stream of consciousness
First-person narrative
Back-story

9. Part D
Our Inspirations

10. Films we got inspired by and
Part D
why (Funny Games)
A range of
shots they
I like the concept used
of playing games would suit
to make with our
protagonists feel sequence.
threatened in
their own home.
Mentally and It relates to our
physically torturing opening sequence
the innocent for because it all
pleasure. Psychological thrillers happens in the
don’t always end in comfort of
harmony. somebody’s home.

11. Part D
Funny Games (Print Screens)
Protagonists – Vulnerable
family moving into a new
house. Mum, Dad and Son
(Nuclear Family)
Hostile scared
behaviour (close
up shot) showing
emotion of fear
or disturbed
Antagonists – Unknown
neighbours, young men
who want to have fun.
Possibly looking for
trouble
I liked the characterisation between 2 groups. So you know who the
“baddies” are.

12. Films we got inspired by and
Part D why (Hard Candy)
●
It met the
conventions of I like the range of
Mystery , shots that was
Suspense due to used especially
though out the the ones that
whole movie I
show emotion
was at the edge
of my seat not and reaction.
knowing what
was going to
happen next.
The
representation
A lot of mind games
of the
where portrayed in this
characters was
film, which we want to
interesting just
show in our sequence.
I like the settings of focusing of 2
the film. In very people. Shows
isolated lonely areas. mental like
behaviour.

13. Hard Candy (Print Screens)
Part D
Secrets Mind Games
Suspense Torture
Interaction of 2
characters
A fear of doubt (long shot)
(close up)
showing her
emotion Low angle close
up showing the
intensity of his
footsteps.
Extreme close
up is used to
focus on
something
important.

14. Part D
Child’s Play (Chucky)
Comes Under
Even Though The Genre Of
The Film Thriller/Horror
Itself Is Old
The Plot Is
Still
Entertaining
To Watch
Has The Basic
Conventions
Of A Horror The Concept
And Thriller; Of A Children's
Murder, Toy Coming To
Knifes, Death Life And Is
Playing An
Evil,
Murdering
Villain

15. Part D
Children’s Doll-Voodoo Doll-
Possession-Evil-Devil
Chucky Changes expression to
become a more frightening
character
The Character of
Chucky Showing
chucky then proves to
Normal Child-
be evil when he attacks
Friendly Facial
the woman
Expression
Woman Goes To
Destroy The Doll By
Burning Him In The
Fire.