Several ideas, all leaning towards a man in nature/survival theme.

I'm still in the process of figuring out my plot. Although I understand we're only creating a film opening, I believe it's necessary to go about the project as if one were creating a full fledged film, and this helps make everything clearer in my head. I know what shots I want to take, since I want my opening to be in nature, however what the story behind the main character is. I'm leaning towards the survival/nature theme due to the fact that most of the others around me are either creating a drama or horror, and I would like my project to stand out. I also believe I'd enjoy creating a film in nature more so than I would indoors. I have spoken to a few of my peers and have gotten some great idea, I just need to make a decision, and quick!

One of the ideas for the film is just simply a main character lost in nature trying to survive. Another idea is that the main character is running from some outside force, either human or fictional "creature," which would make the scene more intense. This leads into another branch, where maybe the character is from somewhere other than Earth, making the movie a bit more sci-fi. An idea that keeps running through my head as well is a man experiencing nature for the first time and what the world has to offer, which could be for three distinct reasons. 1. He is placed there or never grew up as humans traditionally do, which would lead to the sci-fi route. 2. He is just from a completely different part of Earth, where he has just never seen the forest (which is where the setting would be). Or 3. He was abused by whoever raised him and never got to see the outside world until now. The third reason seems to have a darker tone, however I would attempt to make it more light-hearted and positive by focusing on what the character is taking in now instead of the past. There have been past situations like this, but they turn very drastic and end up extremely negative, such as the story of Danielle, a child who was locked away in a room for much of her childhood, which you can see here:

Here the young girl ended up with psychological disabilities, but I would want to shape my story in a way where the character can understand whats occurring around him, it's just that everything would be very new, and the opening would revolve around the theme of discovery.

There are many themes and plots I would like to delve into, I just have to make up my mind and find out the plot so I can get started with the project.