The opening will establish the dark, lonely woods setting through slow shots. Sounds of chopping and heavy breathing will create tension. A tracking shot will follow a blood trail to a figure holding a hammer, covered in blood. Close-ups will show his weapon and tattoos before a POV shot of him staring at a body. A text will then say "24 hours earlier" before showing the character washing up and getting a call about going deer hunting, where he will pack a bag. The sequence will then show two characters journeying into the deep woods to meet friends for the hunt, with one revealed to be the earlier character.

1. Film opening ideas
In this document, I will be giving an example of my second film opening idea. I will explain
the narrative and what will be in the opening.
The narrative of the film opening
In the beginning of the narrative, opening shots explore the setting being in the woods.
These slow shots will show the dark emptiness and endless trees through the woods to
emphasize the idea of no help and loneliness within the setting. The idea of deserted
locations also gives a sense of mystery. The woods are used to connote iconography to the
horror/thriller genre, as this is a predictable setting. Along with the montage of shots the
music will be used to help create tension and a mysterious effect. The sound of chopping
will be heard to create tension and enigma codes as well as heavy breathing shortly after
this. This will be a sound bridge.
After the establishing shots of the setting, a tracking shot of a trail of blood will be followed.
The trail will lead to a mysterious figure holding a hammer with his back to the camera still
heavily breathing. A low angle shot will be shown at this point. Various other close-up shots
will be shown to establish the character and create tension. Close ups of his hand and
weapon dripping with blood, his muddy boots, the tattoo on his arm, this will then lead to a
POV shot of him staring down at a body. A close up of his face focusing on his eyes will then
be shown which is covered in blood. A POV shot from the body looking up at the figure will
be shown which will be blurry. An extreme close up zooming into the killer’s eye (pupil)
showing a blank screen, with a text saying ’24 hours earlier’ will then be shown.
The shot will then zoom back out of the characters eye, revealing him standing in a
bathroom splashing water on his face. Shots will be shown of his tattoo when washing his
hands. He receives a phone call from a friend when he walks into the front room, whilst this
happens there will be shots of headlines on TV news reporting a serial killer out on the
loose. The phone call will consist of them talking about going deer hunting in the woods.
Whilst on the phone he will also be seen packing a large rucksack.
I have decided to change the opening around to create the idea of more than one location
rather than this story based in the woods like a typical teenage horror movie. Whereas, I
want to create an effective thriller opening so I have put more detail after the 24-hour point
and used more than one location.
Then the sequence will move on to show two characters journeying up into the woods to go
deer hunting with friends. One of these characters will be revealed as the figure seen
earlier.’ As they head into the woods, the shot will slowly zoom out showing the distance
and depth of the woods that the characters have gone into.
This scene above in red has been removed as its too quick and is more alike a horror film.

2. Sound:
The sound will be used to create tension and mystery as sound bridges will be used to
create enigma codes. Slow, dark and intimidating music will be heard throughout the
sequence and will eventually become louder and more climatic.
Lighting:
The sequence would need a lot of low key lighting to show the darkness of the woods and
also the seriousness of the situation. The character will have dark lighting to show the dark
side of his character and hide some of his features to the audience.