This post serves to be as a foundation for the plot of my film opening. This is just a basic idea of what I want the idea to be about and a little bit of the characters personality traits, so it is subject to change but I don't want to deviate from it wildly.
Synopsis
The film centers around a delinquent teenager who regulary bickers and rebels against his parents. After a massive argument between him and his mom which results him from him being kicked out, he storms out the house and walks in the dark and empty suburbs of Florida to stay at his friend's place for the night. Through that walk, he begins to heavily regret his actions and becomes filled with paranoia and existential dread, wondering what road he's heading in. He eventually reaches his friend's house and stays there for the night, although he thinks people
Achieving Desired Effect
To capture the effects of paranoia, I have been pondering some ideas that would be practical and possible to fulfill. One of the ideas I have is the use of unsettling background music from his walk to his friends house. There's a very fitting song called "Frankie Teardrop" by the band Suicide which achieves the same effects I want to achieve but in music form: a very fast paced beat (sort of like a racing heartbeat) and minimal synths to create a desolate tone. Of course I won't use this song, but if I find any copyright-free music which relates to it I might include it, or I might end up trying to make it myself if I can figure it out. I also feel like this being paired with whip pan camera angles on things in the environment like bushes, house doors, and a single car cruising by could make it feel as if he's being watched or stalked, and that anyone could pop out any any second. One last idea I have for now is the use of special effects in a very subtle way to mess with the watcher's perception, perhaps like impossible shadows walking towards the main character or making objects static-like.
Character Notes:
Delinquent: ~Age 16/17, good person at heart but led astray the wrong path, doesn't have much hopes and aspirations
Mother: Pains her to see her son like this, but fed up with his nonsense
Friend: Sort of like our main character but is kind of like a pushover for him and is more of a follower than leader. Puts up with main characters antics as he also has not a lot of people to turn to.
