The document discusses techniques for creating suspense, tension, and anxiety in a psychological thriller opening sequence involving two characters, Nia and Kylie, with Nia as the shy main character exhibiting strange and disturbing behavior that Kylie witnesses along with her children. Key props include a baby doll, laptop, letter, and notepad to advance the plot and develop Nia's paranoid and mentally unstable state of mind.

1. Part G

2. Part G
Cliff-hangers
False
Investigations
Accusations
Murders Thrillers Suspension
Mind
Games
Science Uncertainty
Crime Anxiety
Tension
Psychological
Thrillers
Conscience Paranoia
Existence Perception

3. Part G
Suspense Using-Created by the main character’s
actions and music
Mind Games/ Paranoia- Using-Having The Doll Keep Going Missing
and not knowing what the doll would do
next
Anxiety Developing-Have moments where we can
build up tension to cause anxiety.
Murder Challenging-To Show A Previous Murder in a
Flashback
Cliff-hangers Challenging-By not giving too much away
within the opening sequence

4. • Suspense-created by the main Part G
character’s actions and music
Using • Mind Games/ Paranoia- Having The Doll
Keep Going Missing and not knowing
what the doll would do next
• Anxiety-Have moments where we can
Developing build up tension to cause anxiety.
• Murder- To Show A Previous Murder
in a Flashback
Challenging • Cliff-hangers-By not giving too much
away within the opening sequence

5. Part H
In our opening sequence there are going to be 2 characters and 2 actors.
1st Character is Nia acted by Mickella Swaby 2nd Character is Kylie by Paula Duru
Nia is a shy, lonely, quiet character, Nia is in Kylie doesn’t have much of a role in the
her own world. She is shown to be mentally sequence but she is a friend of Nia. She
disturbed in the sequence. She's not much of does seem to worry about Nia a lot
a bold character but she is very vulnerable. because of her shy behaviour. But she
She's gone through past experiences which lives around the area, and she greets Nia
made her have a sort of abnormal behaviour from time to time.
or is she just seeing things that are not really
there. Stereotype – confident, cheerful
Stereotype – hidden, alone Costume – bright, stylish
Costume – dark clothing, winter wear Language – modern, slang, talkative
Language – low toned voice. Body language – loud and proud
Body language - hostile

6. Part H
This is Nia as This is Kylie as dressed as
Character Character
(Black, hidden shy (Smart, bold, colourful attire)
clothing)
And Paula the
And Mickella as
Actor
Actor

7. Part I
Filming will also take
place outside the house.
( Long shot)
Point of view shot from
the door (Nia passes by)

8. Part I
She then
walks
Then
through
into the
he
kitchen/
corridor.
dining
area.
Most of the
setting will be A mid
set at home. shot will
Nia will be the be
main character filmed
. She walks here.
through this
door after
seeing Kylie

9. Part I
Shaina and Shammar –
Laptop – this is one of the
Kylie’s kids walking with
props that will be used by
her when they witness
Nia when she’s checking
Nia’s strange behaviour
abortion side effects
Baby doll – the most
important prop
used as a supposed Letter – this letter
threat to Nia. envelope will be posted
in the letter box as a Notepad – Nia’s note pad
message revealing … where she is scribbling
out the word “sorry”