Film Opening Ideas

Idea #1
Genre: Science-fiction/horror hybrid

Plot/narrative:
A moody teenager goes on the moor for a winter Sunday afternoon walk, on the moor. The surrounds are mist and cold. This teenager goes and ventures out of the beaten track leaving his family. He then starts to realise tat something is wrong. He thinks to himself about his life, his issues, his drug addictions. He starts to see unusual items on the floor of the forest. Holograms start to glitch and appear in the forest. They start to fade and flicker. They start off subtle, not many appearing, maybe one or two.  He then follows, these holograms out of curiosity of what they are. As he gets closer, to where they were, he starts to see more of these glitchy holograms. He starts to realise that there are electronic, mechanical parts left on the forest bed. He picks them up, thinking about what they are, where they came from. His family are no longer in sight, unknowing where they are, he starts to worry, the mist gets thicker and thicker, it starts to get really cold. His breath misting the cold winter air. The opening is left on a cliff hanger leaving the audience in suspense wanting to watch more.

Location: Ilkley Moors, thick forest areas like the Chevin.
Difficulties: Creating the holograms in AE whilst editing, after the filming has been done, editing special effects, lighting

Idea #2

Genre: Horror

Plot/narrative:

Two lads and two girls go up to this log cabin in the woods, the film opens by showing the characters get to the log cabin. The journey is difficult, and quite deep into the woods. As the character venture through the woods, the camera follows them, making the viewer feel that they are being stalked. when they eventually get to the cabin, one of the male characters tries to light a fire, when the fire is lit, it reveals the creature that has been stalking them.

Location: Norwood edge, abandoned log cabin

Difficulties: Creating the effects in AE, after the filming has been done, editing, lighting, the location is quite remote, possible but difficult to get to.


Idea #3

Genre: Horror

Plot/narrative:

Similar to the plot of the idea above, but the characters changed. There are two female characters that go up to a log cabin for a camping trip. The opening consists of them trying to get to the log cabin. The stalker is watching them walk to the log cabin, as they venture through the forest, trying to find this cabin.

Location: Norwood edge, abandoned log cabin

Difficulties: Creating the effects in AE, after the filming has been done, editing, lighting, the location is quite remote, possible but difficult to get to.