Upon researching the genre of thriller and having an idea of what my film opening will be composed of, I realized that the idea I had stormed in my brain might be too much to tell in two minutes. I don't want to divulge too much before having anything set in stone yet. But, the original storyline my opening scene involved too many "emotional" scenes in a short amount of time. Not only would it be tiresome to see, now that I think about it. But I, nor anyone I know, have the capabilities to give a good performances that wouldn't look goofy on camera.
My solution was to go back to the root of the genre, and actually think of this project as just the opening of my movie. I closed my mind to what the rest of the movie, the endings and the plot twists would look like. Upon my research I came across this article that talked about the anatomy of a thriller, although it touches upon writing it I still found the advice useful. Explaining the three C's all thriller were composed of, I realized how I just needed to focus on the first C, the contract.
"The contract, an implied promise you make to the reader about what will be delivered by the end of the book. It’s crucial to keep every single promise you make, no matter how trivial."
With this I learned I needed to make my film opening about the ending of the film, without giving away the mystery of it. It made things simpler, now knowing I didn't need to cram everything into two minutes but I would just need two scenes of all the ones I had brewed at the beginning. I needed the tragedy and the mystery.
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