I wanted to use a basic outline of my film opening to put it in a simplistic view. The bottom left is the exposition or introduction and the bottom right is the resolution or final outcome. In each one of those parts, I have split the scenes to fit it .Especially since it is just a film opening and not the full film in hand, it is harder to describe such a small scene, but I will do my best:)
Exposition: The exposition will obviously begin with Chloe being the first cash register, taking orders from customers while also speaking and joking around with her coworkers. As she is about to finish with a customer, this familiar guy "Mike", whom she has blocked many times and he keeps creating new accounts to try and text her, comes in. He asks her why she keeps blocking him and he realizes the managers in the store are all mad at him for interrupting other customers. Chloe confidently rejects his constant nagging about the blocking and tells him to leave her alone.
Rising Action: The rising action begins when the scene transitions to the night at around 10pm where Chloe is finishing cleaning up at her job. She forgets her bag inside the store and walks out towards her car after saying bye to everyone with a coworker. The coworkers car is on the other side, so they wave bye and Chloe keeps heading to her car. Mike is standing behind her waiting to speak to her and just watching. Chloe gets close to the car and realizes the door won't open automatically and quickly rushes back to the restaurant without noticing Mike.
Climax: As climax since it is not the most dramatic prt of the opening, but it is a pretty important part, I wanted to talk about when Chloe gets into the car to leave the main plot towards the end. Chloe is walking back to her car, Mike has disappeared from behind her and he is no longer there. She gets in and Mike had found another way to contact her begging for her to contact him in any way and that she better do it or he will get very upset.
Falling Action: As Chloe has been driving a few minutes in she notices around her that it is really dark and her mom gives her a call wondering when she is getting back from work. They have a quick conversation and she tells her mom her feelings towards this man "Mike" because she is truly uncomfortable with it.
Resolution: The resolution I wanted it to be intense and as "Chloe" is driving down this long dark road alone, she gets the urge to look into her rearview mirror and Mike is sitting behind her and she's driving. She almost loses control of the wheel because of how frightened she is and possibly screams as he is just sitting there. Thats when the scene cuts and the movie begins.
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