Film Opening Scene — First 2 Minutes

Design the opening 2 minutes of a short film.

**Genre**: [drama / thriller / sci-fi / horror / comedy / romance / mystery]
**Tone**: [dark / light / surreal / gritty / whimsical / tense]
**Setting**: [time period and location]
**Main character**: [brief description]
**Core conflict**: [what the film is about — one sentence]

## Opening Sequence:

### Pre-Title (0:00-0:30)
**Visual**: [What the audience sees FIRST — before any dialogue]
This should establish mood, not plot. Think texture, atmosphere, a feeling.
- Shot 1: [describe — wide, close-up, tracking?]
- Shot 2: [describe]
- Sound: [ambient sound, no music? a single note? silence?]

### Title Card (0:30-0:35)
- How the title appears: [fade in / hard cut / overlaid on scene / text on black]
- Font style: [serif / sans / handwritten / distressed]
- Duration: [hold for X seconds]

### Introduction (0:35-1:30)
**Goal**: Introduce the main character through ACTION, not exposition.
Show us who they are by what they DO, not what they say.

- **Shot 3-5**: [Character's morning routine / workspace / environment]
  What details reveal character? (messy apartment = chaos, pristine desk = control)
- **Shot 6**: [The first hint that something is off / the inciting incident approaching]
- **Dialogue**: [minimal or none — what little they say reveals a lot]

### The Hook (1:30-2:00)
**Goal**: Something happens that changes everything. The audience leans in.
- **Shot 7**: [The moment — a phone call, a discovery, a stranger, an event]
- **Shot 8**: [Character's reaction — this tells us everything about them]
- **Music**: [enters here for the first time, or shifts dramatically]
- **Cut to**: [black? next scene? freeze frame?]

## Technical Direction:
- Aspect ratio: [2.39:1 scope / 1.85:1 / 16:9 / 4:3]
- Color palette: [describe the world's colors]
- Camera personality: [static and composed / handheld and intimate / Steadicam and dreamlike]
- Reference films: [2-3 films with similar tone]