Intro
In this opening, My group and I are going to split the main scenes into 4 sections that transition smoothly. Each scene will use specific props to convey the story and let people perceive visual ideas. I want the people watching to understand what is going to occur without really hearing any narration or dialogue. I want to use the props in a sense that they will create the suspense and build the story up for me especially the conflict.
Scene 1: Garage
After discussing with my group we all agreed that the first scene is going to consist of a throwaway kill character inside of a house. He will be found to be writing some sort of blueprint with a board nearby of his potential targets and with some already crossed out, this is done to show that he has some sort of intention with other people and that he has already killed multiple people along with the fact that he might be planning something big. Next we want to add weapons a potential weapon such as a knife, or maybe fake needles. Behind him as well, we can also make a fake body bag out of trash bags zip tied together stuffed with moving toys and pillows to give the sense that there is already a victim in his basement. For the body bag we could also potentially edit in sounds of someone with muffled stressed out screams. Eventually he goes and gets up to grab a glass of water. In between, hidden in the background we could have the real killer be stalking him within the presense of his own home. This helps build suspense and throws almost like a giant curveball at the plot.
Scene 2: Around his house
The following scene of the film will need a setting where there is a kitchen facing some sort of glass door to the outside where you can see nothing but darkness. When the throw away kill is going for a glass of water to clear his mind, we thought of using noises to imply there's someone or something watching him. When he looks to investigate but sees nothing but himself he would just turn around, that's when the real killer has already infiltrated and is already in frame inside the house. After being spooked and paranoid the throw away is going to just head back to his garage.
Scene 3: Outside of the home
This is where the kill happens. We want to use a long shot with one strong light source and heavy shadows around the house. The garage door opens slowly as the serial killer walks toward his car. The real masked killer emerges from the shadows wearing a black suit with a hood. The mask is partially hidden by the hood, making it more intimidating. Instead of a knife, the kill will be done with a gavel to connect to the court system theme. After the kill, the newly introduced main killer opens a case file and writes “guilty” on the paper. That becomes his signature.
Scene 4: Intro to main character
After the incident during the night, We cut to the main character which would most likely be a girl. She is seen in her everyday life. Most importantly she will have an ankle monitor, revealing she has previously already been convicted of some sort of crime. There will be news on the radio talking about a masked killer. Where ever the main character is she will have court documents showing some sort of heavy crime. Which foreshadows that she is a potential victim. The main killer could also have a police radio in someway to show that he listens to their radio to know who commits what crimes in the moment. These props all go hand in hand to work together and show slasher conventions while building the justice of the film. The audience should understand what we want to convey including, the tone, threat, and the suspense for what is occurring throughout the film opening.
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