This is our first pitch for our ideas for our opening sequence.

1. FILM TITLE
Jess, Nick and Mollie

2. Our film is a hybrid
thriller of
psychological thriller
with a feel of mystery
and teen drama
included.

3. Synopsis
A college student finds their way back
to their hometown with no recognition of
what happened over the past year other
than random flashbacks of the night he
was kidnapped. He looks to find his way
back into society and solve the mystery
of why he was taken and how he returned.

4. Key Themes
Identity forming, He’s go to find his way back into
society.
Psychological, Keeps getting flashbacks to as why
he’s been missing.
Crime, He was kidnapped.
Mystery, Solving the mystery of why he was taken and
what has caused him to return.

5. Character information
……, THE MAIN
CHARACTER
The main character is… He was
a popular boy in college with
a girlfriend and a good group
of friends. …. went missing,
but he was unaware of his
disappearance once he had
arrived back home.
THE EX
GIRLFRIEND
Alice is the EX
girlfriend oF …………,
many people thought
she knew something
about his
disappearance as she
was one of the last
people to see him.
THE KIDNAPPER
He is the person who
kidnapped... .
He is a very
dangerous person but
is unknown in the
area where…..… lives.
- Outgoing
before the
incident
- Anxious now
he's
returned
home
-Dark
-Mysterious
-ignored in
society
-Doesn't want
much to do with
her ex-
boyfriend after
he went missing

6. Target
audience
AGE 15-24
Our target audience
is for young
teenagers. We feel
that the age group
used in the film can
relate to the
feelings and
emotions presented
in the film.

7. Step 1
Opening sequence starts
with flashbacks from the
main character’s experience
of being kidnaped and the
build up to it. Flashbacks
to what they were doing at
the time and how they tried
to get away from the
kidnapper.
Step 2
Main character wakes up
in a random place, e.g
woods, and the
flashbacks stop. This is
their first time
returning to their
hometown since their
disappearance.
Step 3
Main character walks
through town and other
places they used to be
familiar with. At the
end of the opening
sequence they become
aware that a year has
passed since they’ve
been gone.
Ideas for title sequence
Step 1
Our title sequence will consist of bleak colours and dull
settings to reflect on the boys reality of figuring out the
past year of his life.
Flashbacks will
be quick and
short, and do not
make sense in the
character's head.

8. HOW WILL THIS APPEAL TO
TARGET AUDIENCE?
Although our idea is quite surreal, we
feel our target audience can relate to
theme of fitting into a social group and
‘find themselves’. Although our film is
a thriller, the age group of our actors
would fit our target audience of our
actors. We also feel like our story line
isn't too complex to follow like films
such as inception. This means it will be
easy to follow, especially for people
with a short attention span.

9. EXAMPLES FROM
OTHER FILMS
TAKEN
We have used an idea
from the film Taken.
Taken has a similar
plot of someone
going missing. Taken
uses lots of action
scenes to build up
the tension and make
it ‘thrilling’ this
is the same sort of
thing we want to use
in our film.
The Mourning
‘20 years after going MIA in
Desert Storm, Aaron returns
home under mysterious
conditions, not having aged
since his disappearance, and
must reestablish
relationships with loved ones
before an imminent return to
an ambiguous other-worldly
existence.’
We liked the idea of someone
that has gone missing and
after their return either
they don't recognise anyone
or no one recognises them.

10. Questions to ask the audience
1.
In a opening
sequence would you
prefer a montage
or a continuity
type sequence?
2.
Do you think that
our opening
sequence would
give too much
information about
the film away?
3.
What can we do
to improve our
idea?