In our opening sequence we only have 2 characters that are shown to the audience. One is the main protagonist, who we follow throughout the sequence, and the other is the antagonist who stalks her and tries to catch her.
Our protagonist is a female teenager that is dedicated to her work, which is shown through her staying late after school to study. Her clothing is casual and comfy which we thought teenagers in college or sixth form could relate to as she is not dressed up but is still in smart clothing.
Something notable about our protagonist is that she does not talk during our sequence - the only words she says are "No! Stop!" and several screams and gasps but she never forms a sentence. We thought this gave her a sense of enigma but it was also real to the topic as people do not usually talk to themselves. Something else that is quite unique about our character is that she remains nameless as nobody is there to say her name and, as mentioned before, she is unlikely to talk to herself. This creates a sense of enigma about her: Who is she and what is her name? Why was she studying so late after school? Does she know the antagonist?
Our antagonist wears all black to create a sense of mystery about them. Black also represents fear and horror which I think suits our antagonist perfectly. Their face cannot be seen and they continually disappear throughout the sequence.
Similar to our protagonist, our antagonist does not speak at all. They are silent and they follow her silently so that the protagonist never notices her stalker until they make themselves known.
The gender of our antagonist is unknown and it is never said why they are stalking the protagonist which creates a sense of enigma. During filming our antagonist was played by two different actors because there face was either far away or covered so their facial features where never seen.
We also have a point-of-view shot from our antagonist at the end of the sequence when they lunge at our protagonist, this is showing that they are always watching her - even when she least suspects it.
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