KG - Outline of Opening Sequence

• Sound bridge across a black title, fades into a CU of the music box, open with the music playing.


• Pan slowly around the music box, mainting the same CU and framing.


• As the shot comes back to it's starting point, a girl's mouth is visible in the mirror. This character then screams.


• Cuts to a CU of the girl's face, she is pale with dark set eyes - she looks worn and vulnerable.


• She continues to scream, and begins to shout wildly.


• She abruptly turns her head, as she does so the camera cuts to the direction she has turned, to show what she is looking at.


• This is a MCU of the doll sat on her bed.


• Cuts back to a MS of the girl in her room becoming increasingly more distressed. She continues with her shouting [directed at the doll]. She can move around the room in her anger - it's not yet decided.


• Tension rises and rises and she slips further and further into her own insanity. Shots can vary depending on her movements - it's not finalised yet, this just the basic structure, there also needs to be frequent reaction shots between her and the doll during her dialogue.


• At breaking point, the girl screams, collapses into corner possibly, anything. Cuts to black.


• At this point there can be a title explaining time, as this new section is previously... or else it can be left to audience interpretation.


• Cuts in from the black to a mirror, this time in the bathroom. A face steps into the mirror, we can see that it is the same girl, this time looking fresh, rosey cheeked, very childlike. She starts to brush her teeth. This all filmed with a MCU.


• Cuts to a LS of her in the bathroom on a little step to reach the sink - representing age/character.


• Cuts to a MS of her walking through the door to her bedroom.


• Cuts to a MS to see her walk infront of the camera and towards the music box, she uses the mirror to brush her hair.


• Cuts to a CU of her face in the mirror, with the doll visible in the background [as with all the other points where she is getting ready. The doll needs to always be near, and frequently getting into shots, setting up the clues for the film].


• Cuts to a MS from the right of the girl, showing her turning away from the mirror and going towards the doll.


• MCU from behind the girl as she picks up the doll - she can talk to it or just pick it up, this can be tried with both and the most successful picked.


• Cut to a MS of her putting her shoes on, tying up laces with the doll sat next to her.


• Shot follows her as she gets up and walks to the door, POV from behind as doing so.


• Cuts to a MS from outside the house, as the door opens and the girl walks outside, with the doll.


• MLS/LS from side of girl moving with her as she walks/skips down the road, either cradling the doll, or holding its hand dangling next to her, or equivilent.


• Titles either as she is walking down the road, or as she is getting ready in the mirror etc. Can try all of them and see which works best.