Opening Title Sequence - 4 ideas

Course Work Opening Title Sequence - 4 ideas (Thriller)

Story 1: 

A grandma becomes mental and tries to kill the young child (around 6) in the family. The rest of the family go away and leave the child with the grandma, even though they know the grandma resents the child and is a threat to her. The parents therefore leave the child with poison which she eventually kills the child with.

A big house is located in the woods. The fact the house is isolated would be made clear by the little surrounding events taking place in that area. The family would be shown driving off and away from the house after saying goodbye to their young daughter who is left sitting on the porch steps of the house. The husband says to his wife 'everything will be alright' (only dialogue in the opening title sequence). The child is then shown walking/touring around the house, a follow shot from behind would be used to display this. A close up shot would be used to highlight the child's possession of the poison in her right hand. She'd eventually reach a room where her grandma is present. The camera would slowly rise displaying the grandma looking down on the child.

Story 2:

A teenage boy was set up at school which led to him being expelled and the police getting involved. Even though the boy didn't plead guilty he was sent to prison for an unfair sentence where he was abused and mentally and physically scar'd. The only way he could protect himself was by becoming more aggressive and dangerous. He forever wanted to take revenge on the teachers who weren't fair to him at school and contacted the police about what he'd been set up to do. When he leaves prison he has no job/money and eventually cannot even afford food, therefore he becomes a cannibal and plans his revenge against those who did him no justice at his old school. 

A student is working in his dormitory at boarding school. The surrounding setting is dark (night time) and only his work light is on in the room. A flashlight then points into the dormitory window so he therefore goes to check what is is. Nothing is there. There then is a slight knock at the window and when he checks nothing/nobody is there yet again. The work light suddenly flicks off and the window smashes through. At this point the room is pitch black and the only sound heard is the window smashing.

Story 3:

A nanny goes to pick up the child she looks after from school. They usually drive home but it was a nice day so the nanny thought they'd walk home through the park (school is 15-20mins walk from home). When the nanny arrives at the school the weather is already much worse compared to when she first started walking. The child she looks after is around 6-7 years old. They eventually reach the park where it is almost completely dark as it is not lit. As they walk through the park they get lost and a chain of events begin.

The nanny and child start walking through the park (most follow shots used). Sound effects of rustling leaves and trees whistling would be added to add to the background noises. The nanny realises that the have taken the wrong route but tries to keep calm in the situation. They are unable to see as it's very dark so they therefore cannot figure out where exactly they are. The child starts complaining/whining which adds pressure to the nanny. Eventually the child starts crying which adds attention towards the two. The nanny starts getting distressed and starts walking much more quickly but she eventually trips on a stick. Her legs starts bleeding and she's quite badly crippled. With the nanny bleeding from her leg is laying down on the floor and at this point the child begins to cry hysterically. 

Story 4: 

An evil teenage son in a farmer family tries to overtake an kill his whole family. He does this by using farming equipment such as pitchforks etc and eventually taking his baby sister as a hostage. The grandpa in the family ends up killing the evil son by using his dog (who has an extremely aggressive nature) to find him. The dog attacks the evil son and eventually killing him but brings the baby sister back and safe.

The scene would begin with the grandpa shouting 'where has he hidden her?!' in distress but is helpless as he's aged and incapable of finding the evil son by himself. A barking dog with a metal chain would be tied around the grandpa's chair. Close up shots would be shown of the grandpa's face and of the barking dog's. This would prefreably located on a porch of a house with a grey/foggy surrounding. The teenage boy would then be seen running with a baby through the woods. The baby in his hands would be crying (helps add to the distress of the situation). The dog would then be released by the grandpa and the dog runs off into the foggy distance barking repetitively.