Opening Sequences

• This opening sequence is conventional of most horror based films. The setting is dark and gloomy, there is a eery silent throughout. 
• we want to recreate something similar to this in the second half of our opening. 
• Genre signifiers are especially apparent in this sequence; dark house, grand, victim young and pretty, minimum light (lit by candle light), weather suggests the mood (thunder and lightening all add to scary effect)

Old style horror movie

• We want to use the idea of a radio playing in the background of our villains house. 
• The radio broadcast is the opening of this sequence, we aim to use a similar idea
• The music in this horror opening sequence is also not conventional. We want to use a mixture of conventional music and music which challenges the genre stereo-types. 

Panic Room

• Here suspense is suggested by the music. 
• The mood set is mysterious and as an audience we are drawn in.
•  The sequence is 1minute 51 seconds long yet not much actually happens. 
• This fits in with keeping the idea simple.
•  A tone for the movie is set, eery and mysterious. 
• We could use a similar idea for our opening sequence and base the storyline around a cleverly selected piece of music. 
• We could see the man going about his normal day but put on eery music to suggest something bad is about to happen. 
• this will help to build up the suspense we want to create
• We also think the idea of uses silences is important as we feel this will add to the eeriness of the situation and raise questions about what is actually about to happen and what secrets the character is hiding. 

Children

• This clip again uses conventional horror signifiers. 
• The MES set up here is dark, gloomy and there is a suggestion something bad is going to happen
• Typical a child is perceived as innocent, young etc... and so therefore vulnerable, this opening sequence plays on that. The binary opposite is used of innocents verses evil. The tone created by lighting and music suggest the evil, while the CU and LS of the toys suggests the innocence of a child. 

Confessions of a dangerous mind

• This is an idea for the opening titles
• The tone set is eery and spooky, this is enforced by the music 
• the close up of the book, with its blood stains suggests something horrific has happened
• we also get a CU of an X-ray, this suggests what has happened previously. It is interesting and draws the audience in.