Theme

With our genre being psychological thriller, we wanted our theme to resonate with our audience, having them ponder on it for a long amount of time. The film opening touches on the hinting of a controlled society and the main character, so naturally, I wanted the audience to ponder on the theme of the complexities of masks and how far they go to manipulate people. This theme works best for us since Kyra and I knew we wanted the film opening to be deep with a good amount of complication.

In this case, the film opening is showing how the world we have always known is revealed to be unnatural and a controlled society. With how it'll all be shot including creepy details, I believe the theme will shine through. The theme reminds me of how the movie The Truman Show (1998) is displayed. Jim Carrey's character is led to believe the life he has always known is actually a false reality set up by the once-trusted people around him. Although the genre of that movie was a bit different, I want to go about the same theme with a scarier and creepier approach.

A still from The Truman Show: