My first idea for an opening title sequence would be a drama. Films in the drama genre tend to be very character focussed and driven and this opening would focus mainly on introducing and building our expectations of the protagonist.
The opening would begin with a scene in which a teenaged girl is lying on her bed in her bedroom staring up at the ceiling and she gets up from her bed and sits her desk. She would stand up and looks at her calendar and shifts to and close-up shot of her calendar which is filled with events such as parties. The camera then focusses on one particular event - "Zoe's birthday". The non-diegetic soundtrack would shift to a downbeat tone and at the same time the character's mood would visibly change to match the sorrowful tone. It is the anniversary of the protagonist's sister's death (although the audience would not know this yet.)
The room would be decorated with posters and there would be etchings and engravings in the wall as well as clothes on the floor, clearly indicating that it is a teenager's room. The costume would be a grey skirt and white shirt which would further indicate that the girl is around fifteen to seventeen years old. The bedroom setting would take inspiration from the film Lady Bird (2017) which can be seen in the picture below.
The rest of the film would be follow the character on the day of her sister's death through the eye's of the protagonist.
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