Film Opening Planning 2/21

 Hello, welcome to my Film Opening update. In my last blog post, I discussed my final plans for my film opening. For a recap, I decided to stick with this concept about a man waking up in a post-apocalyptic setting, with nobody in sight. Since then, I have come up with more plans for it. Here, I'll be talking about the characters and plot aspects of the opening.

To summarize, a man wakes up in a house in the middle of a small town. He does note know where he is, and looks around. There doesn't seem to be anyone around. He goes throughout the area, finding little clues as to what may have happened here, and why everyone is missing. I have added a new scene, which is, at the end, he notices a few specks of blood on the ground. While investigating, he is suddenly attacked and the scene ends. The whole point of the scene is to build of mystery and a bit of suspense, and then quickly release that suspense into one burst.

 

Cube (1997)

 

This is loosely inspired by another film, which is the 1997 movie Cube. In its opening, a man is exploring a strange complex with many cubed rooms. He does not know anything about it, checking different rooms and finally choosing to walk through one. After taking a few steps into the room, he is suddenly killed by a trap. What I take inspiration from is that somebody finds themselves in an unfamiliar place, and after exploration, they are suddenly cut off. It sets a tone for the rest of the film, and introduces a sort of conflict or antagonist that will be present throughout the movie. I will discuss my final plans and production planning process in my next post.