Planning- Characters

I have been thinking about the characters in our title sequence as it is important that they are portrayed correctly as they will be setting the mood for the rest of the film.

There are two characters in our opening sequence. One of which is the main character in the actual film.

The first character is the so called "murderer".
We have decided that in the opening sequence we will never see this characters face. This will help to create suspense and build up atmosphere for the audience. We have also decided for this character to be a woman. This is a conscious choice that we have made as we want our sequence to be different and do not want our "murderer" to be the typical stereotype (a man). We want to challenge the typical conventions of a thriller.
This character will be dressed in dark clothing which is typical of this character (the villain); maybe a long coat and clumpy boots..

The second character is the victim.
This character will be stereotyped. A young woman walking home. She is vulnerable as she is alone. She would be wearing casual clothing, cardigan, jeans, and heels (hard to run in).