Outlines of Pitch Ideas and Final Idea in development!

Idea 1:
Pitch idea one is set up to be a detective/crime thriller opening. The general "plot" of the opening would revolve around a detective arriving at a crime scene. We would use a variety of low angled shots, and panning shots, to give a sense of authority and power to the detective on camera. The crime scene would utilise police tape to make it look authentic and the car that the detective would arrive in would be fitted with a strobe light, to give the film a feeling of authenticity. The location we would use would be a bleak spot in the countryside to really emphasise the feel of isolation, which would help to follow some typical Thriller conventions, such as isolation and tension. The titles would appear afterwards and would be colourful and stylised, which would give it the feeling of a 70s police thriller. the detective in the scene would wear a suit and long coat to give him a sense of formality whilst the victim who briefly appears at the end, will be dressed more scruffily and casually, to give a sense that nobody will miss him. For the sound, we were thinking of going with monotonous sounds to give a feel of impending danger.

Idea 2:
The second pitch idea would be a Western themed opening, set in a snowy forest. The opening would be set around a mysterious man, dressed in western attire, walking through the snow, carrying a shovel. It would be a simple idea, but the use of tense guitar music would help to generate a feel of suspense. The fact that the man is carrying a shovel raises questions about the man's motives and activities, which helps to engage the audience like a Thriller should. The sound would be tense guitar music to back the things happening on screen, whereas the location would be an big wood, covered in snow, to give the impression of a cold, unwelcoming landscape.

Idea 3:
Our third idea would be set in a busy diner and would focus around a smartly dressed man who has obviously let themselves go. The "plot" will focus around this man getting more and more agitated, and then the person hunting him is finally revealed sitting behind them. The victim would wear smart attire, possible a suit and a coat, yet would wear them scruffily indicating he is stressed and on the edge. The "Murderer" would wear a Raincoat and would be otherwise dressed smartly which would create a contrast between the hunter and the hunted, and would suggest the killer is cold, calculating and professional. The sound used in the video would be the audio from the diner, but distorted in places to give a surreal feeling of isolation in a busy and crowded place.

Reception and Final Idea development:
The pitch ideas were positively  received yet the western one was criticised for being too ambitious. The other two ideas however were received well and we have decided that we would combine them into our opening by using a dual narrative. This would help to incorporate lot's of elements we initially wanted to use (crime, detective, dual narrative etc) yet would include them all in an interesting way. For titles we were going to stick with the titles and style proposed in Idea 1.