After we filmed our first idea, we came to the conclusion that it didn't work as well as we wanted it to and if we wanted to create a good horror film opening, we would have to alternate our idea a bit. We decided to create another initial ideas mind-map so that we could have potential ideas on how to improve our opening and make it much more interesting.
We have decided to stick with the initial idea of using the woods, however, we have made some crucial changes. Firstly, we have taken the character count down to just one character, Crystal. We're going to start off in Crystal's room as she lays on her bed, scrolling through social media and listening to music. Her room will be feminine to fit her character description and her clothing will be casual but still will look fashionable. She will then receive a (anonymous) text which will tell her to meet someone in the woods by the lake. Apprehensively, she will get changed and make her way out to meet the mystery person. From this point the opening will be the same as originally planned as she will walk through the woods and she will then stop, sitting on the bridge over a stream and will listen to music through her headphones. You'll never find out who the person she is meeting is but, you'll hear a twig snap and her turning around to face that person. It will be left at a cliffhanger to leave suspense.
We have decided that this idea would work much better than our original idea as it's less complex and focuses on one character rather than 6. This will mean that it'll be easier to get good shots of the character of Crystal and we can get the filming done more efficiently. The opening will be much more interesting now as well since you don't know what is going to happen to Crystal as the scene will end in a cliffhanger and will leave the audience in suspense.
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