As in my pitch, we have decided to alter colour slightly to emphasise the divide between girl A and girl B, with the girl living on the streets represented in darker shades and the richer girl from the parallel universe highlighted with bright splashes of colour. This can be done using both specifically coloured objects as part of A's costume and surroundings and by altering colour in editing later. The effect should be somewhat reminiscent of "colour splash" photos.
As mentioned previously, Wes Anderson's films such as "Moonrise Kingdom" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and the film based off Kormac McCarthy's "The Road" are our main influences for the coloration.
The subtly dystopian feel of the later plot should be hinted at in this opening as well, and so cues that display the idea that something is slightly off should be deployed. Particular influences for this would have to include a selection of novels, simply because books are forced to be more subtle and slow-burning than most visual media about these sorts of things. "Delirium" by Lauren Oliver is a good instance of this, as despite the world containing some truly jarring differences (like the fact that love is considered a disease), these only become apparent slowly, and are mostly portrayed by a sense of general unease as opposed to an in-your-face sense of danger straight away. 
Although not particularly well-rated, the film (and book) "The Host" is also subtly similar to not only "The Invasion of the Bodysnatchers" but also has the underlying feeling of innate wrongness that we would want to aim for. The subtle fact that the main character, who is a host to one of the aliens who have taken over earth, has mirrored eyes that glint only when the light is right, is a good example of the sort of simple but apt clues we'd like to include in our opening.AF & DY
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