Final Idea of Group Film Opening

Preliminary Synopsis of Group Opening Sequence:
Below is the synopsis of our opening pre- production

• A phone rings and we see Zoe, a teen around 18 years old, babysitting in a house.
• She then goes to the kitchen,
• A masked man is standing at the window wearing a mask and dark clothing. Zoe does not acknowledge his presence but the audience sees him.
• Zoe hears a scream and strange noises coming from Summer's room (the child).
• Startled, she drops a cup of red juice on the floor and runs upstairs to check on the child.
• She opens the door, glancing at drawings, a rocking horse (and maybe a music box).
• The window has blown open and as she approaches the bed, slowly pulling open the covers she realises that the child is gone.

We followed this synopsis when presenting our proposal to the class and teacher. Below is a copy of our handout. It includes the synopsis, influences, genre and style of the film, themes, target audience and the practicalities of the proposal.

Final Synopsis of Group Opening Sequence

• Zoe, a young girl of 18 is babysitting Summer. The sequence starts with her at a table in the kitchen doing work.
• She receives a call on her Blackberry from Mrs Matthews, Summer's mother.
• After the conversation, she gets up and walks to the fridge to get out a jug of red juice.
• As she walks away from the fridge, we see a masked man, clothed in black standing outside watching her. Zoe does not see him.
• She goes to the couter and pours herself a drink. As she is drinking it, she hears a loud scream which startles her, making her drop the cup of juice on the floor.
• She runs out of the kitchen, up the stairs to Summer's room.
• In Summer's room she goes straight to the bed to check on the child, but sees an empty bed. She looks puzzled, and calls for Summer to stop hiding and come out.
• Zoe then notices the music box which is playing on the bedside table, and being unnerved shuts it.
• She walks out of the room checks the other rooms in the house and goes up to the second floor, calling out for Summer.
• She realises that Summer is not in the house, and sitting down on a step, Zoe starts to panic.
• The house phone starts ringing, interrupting her thoughts. She runs down the stairs and picks up the phone shouting, "Hello?! Hello?! Who is this?!"

We had to change the synopsis of the sequence, because we realised after our test shoot that the narrative did not make sense.