This document discusses ideas for the opening sequence of a psychological thriller film. It includes three draft ideas from group members: 1) The main character gets in an argument with her mother and friend and has an accident, 2) The main character sees her friend get intentionally hit by a car at school, 3) The main character receives creepy letters and finds a doll on her doorstep. The group chose the psychological thriller genre because it uses mystery and mind games rather than just scares. They were inspired by the film Funny Games, which mentally and physically tortures innocent people in their own home.

1. Psychological Thriller Opening Sequence Assignment 16:
Group Presentation (Draft 2 Final
Part A Draft)
Group work is
Grey
Paula D Mickella S Cerise C
Red Green Blue

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. Part B
(Cerise) 3nd Idea For Opening Sequence
• Girl is working on her laptop in WWW
her house alone Good concept of the genre, it also has
• She receives a letter through the elements of making the eerie and
letter box
• The letter contains little bits of EBI
paper that spell out “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 genre Mind
because its doesn’t Games
Psychological thriller is a sub genre of
only make the Thriller it often involves the elements of
audience jump like mystery, suspense with a few mind
other thrillers it has a games
sense of mystery that
the human mind needs
to solve.
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6. Examples Of Some Psychological Thrillers
Part C
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7. Conventions Of A Psychological Thriller
Part C
Tension Mystery
Suspense Secrets
Violence Conflict
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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 why (Funny
Part D
Games)
A range of
shots they
I like the concept of used would
playing games to make suit with our
protagonists feel sequence.
threatened in their own
home.
Mentally and physically It relates to our opening
torturing the innocent for sequence because it all
pleasure. happens in the comfort of
Psychological thrillers don’t somebody’s home.
always end in harmony.

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.