Our influences

In lesson we have watched a number of opening sequences to help us gather inspiration for the opening of our film. One of the most influential openings we watched was "Eden Lake", as it was a horror themed film and featured the flashbacks/flashforwards that we used in our production. It also included a shot in a car, which is also something that we used in our film. Another opening that we watch was "The Last House On The Left". This helped us in deciding what location to choose and how a horror film builds tension. It was useful because "The Last House On The Left" is also part of the horror genre so it gave us an overall idea of how a horror film should look and feel. The location in "The Last House On The Left" influenced us because part of it was filmed in a dark and eerie forest, we liked the effect that this created therefore we chose a similar location.
In one of our shots during our opening sequence, we filmed a shot of a dead girl on the side of the road. We had her sitting up against a tree with blood on her, we hope that this would give a large effect on the audience. We got this idea from a 'Think!' advert, it's an advert for speeding. It shows a girl laying up against a tree who got hit by a car because someone was driving over the speed limit of 30mph.