Opening sequence ideas continued...

After having a big think about how I want to do my opening sequence I am still not 100% and there are a few things I need to finalise but I think I have narrowed it down to two ideas. 

This is the basic outline that both of my ideas will follow:

• Grace is the younger sister of Bethany. Bethany has Cerebral Palsy and because of this she is bullied as is Grace. The family are tormented in their own home. 

A few things I am unsure about:

• The title of the film... Originally I wanted the title of my film to be 'gracie'. I wanted this to be the title because I think it has a ring to it and also it is a sweet young girls name. I wanted this to come up in child's hand writing and I have also used a lower case 'g' on purpose. I think this also shows how young she is and so will make the audience feel emotion. After speaking with my teacher I am unsure on whether to call it 'gracie' or 'Grace'. Grace would be a suitable title because the definitions for the word grace are very appropriate. Grace can mean elegance, beauty and good will. The young girl, Grace will show these characteristics, especially good will. 
• The word on the door... My original thoughts on this were that 'retard' should be sprayed on the front door because it is a horrible word which is commonly used out of context. However after researching into Cerebral Palsy I found out that there are 3 types. One of which is Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Now I think the word could possibly be 'spastic' because it then shows that the people being nasty don't understand anything about Bethany's condition. 
• Dialogue... I had first wanted there to be a voice over explaining the situation they are in but without giving away too much detail. I am now unsure as lots of people have done it before and I don't think they worked as well as hoped. 

Idea number 1:

Initially I wanted the opening sequence to start with a note from Grace's mother telling her that she has gone out. This note would have been read aloud by the mother. I then wanted the shot to change to a shot of Bethany in bed which would be covered by Grace talking about Bethany's condition. Then a shot of all of Bethany's pills would be shown as Grace described how Bethany hates taking them. Then a shot of Grace opening the curtains from 3 angles will be shown and as she is shown head on the title of the film will appear. I am unsure from here as to what would happen next.

Idea number 2:

Today I came up with a second idea whilst talking to a classmate. We felt that it would be really effective if the first shot was a brush being dipped into a bucket of water. This would then lead onto a series of shots of Grace scrubbing either the word 'retard' or 'spastic' off of her front door. This idea isn't a thought out at this moment in time but I think at the moment this is my favourite idea as I think it will be harder hitting and far more gritty as soon as the film starts.