The document discusses getting inspiration from horror movies to develop the opening sequence for a film about a killer clown. It mentions using flashbacks to show how the clown was traumatized by a scary clown doll as a child and how he tortured the doll due to his fear. The clown's costume will have dark colors to suit his unstable character. Flashbacks will also reveal the clown's unstable childhood which caused psychological problems.

1. Clown research

2. Clown Doll- Poltergeist
The evil spirit from the movie decides to possess the doll, bringing it to life in a way that gave every child
nightmares for years to come. The doll also dispelled the rumours of bed being your one safe place as it creeps
up and attacks young Robbie in his one supposed safe haven. It’s face takes on a grotesque, twisted nightmare
while it does so too- just purely to make it that bit more scarier.
How/why I get inspiration from that?
- In our opening sequence will be flashback to Clown’s childhood, which will explain to
audience why Clown is acting in this way
- In the flashback there will be Clown doll, which gave him nightmares
- In another flashbacks will be shown how young boy torture this doll as he is afraid of
this doll at night

3. IT
How/why I get inspiration from that?
- In our opening sequence unstable person will be dressed as Clown to lure his victim
- In our opening sequence the Clown’s costume will be not colourful as this from mini-
series ‘it’. Our Clown costume will have dark colours, which will be suitable for his
character and our subgenre

4. Santa Sangre
A young man is confined in a mental hospital. Through a
flashback we see that he was traumatized as a child...
How/why I get inspiration from that?
- In our opening sequence will be flashbacks, which will explain why Clown is acting in
this way.
- Through flashback audience will found out that Clown was traumatized through clown
doll
- Also through flashback will be shown that Clown had unstable childhood, which cause
his psychological problems