More Detailed Shot List/Layout Of My Opening Sequence

1. Vengeance (cool title)
2. Blumhouse Productions ident
3. A James Wan film
4. Establishing shot of house 1

5. Establishing shot of the house 2
6. POV shot of antagonist pushing bushes aside (closeup of hand)-> hiding behind car and spying on house (show reflection of mask on car window)/long shot of antagonist holding knife in drive away (sound - crickets/eerie music)

7. Over the shoulder shot of female character walking in kitchen (dressed in pink/white to show innocence and purity of character)

8. Name of star

9. Voyeuristic/POV shot of antagonist looking into the kitchen giving intruder connotations

10. Name of second star

11. Long shot of female walking cupboards -> closeup of knife taken from the draw

12. Medium close up of female cutting on red chopping board (cutting tomato’s/carrots) and the knife cutting is enhanced by sound

13. Shot of antagonist outside (feet)

14. Names of further stars

15. Voyeuristic/POV shot of antagonist looking into kitchen (possibly by small window by stove)

16. Shot of antagonist outside (feet)

17. Name of crew member

18. Close up of the vegetable going on stove (sizzling effect if possible)

19. Shot of antagonist outside (trying door)

20. Name of crew member

21. Female walks to side (silence or quiet music) suddenly phone rings and female jumps (false scare audience)

22. Shot of antagonist outside (trying door)

23. Name of crew member

24. Female answers the phone - and has some dialogue with mum

25. Shot of antagonist outside (trying window)

26. Name of crew member

27. Female starts walking -> voyeuristic/POV/tracking shot from bushes/alley ahead

28. Name of crew member

29. Long shot of female answering phone after it rings standing by alleyway -> puts hand on pole and touches blood

30. Name of director

31. Long shot of antagonist dragging her away from behind

32. Name of film

Intended effect on the audience

The opening shot is to instantly engage the audience into the narrative by using a voyeuristic shot to give the feeling that someone is spying and the knife is iconography which links to the horror genre and builds up suspense and dramatic irony. The slow pace of editing as the girl is cooking dinner puts the audience on edge as they are waiting for the disruption to occur, as does the crosscutting. As she leaves the house, the tracking and POV shots of the antagonist add tension and once he grabs the girl, the jump scare provokes fear into the audience, captivating them through the enigma and wanting to know what’s happened to the girl and why.