Tuesday, 20 October 2015

Analysis of Opening Sequence #1


Lost Highway (1997) - Opening Sequence

Camera
Below is a clip which explains about two of the different camera techniques in the opening sequence of Lost Highway:




Sound
Below is a clip which explains about two of the different sound techniques in the opening sequence of Lost Highway:





Editing
Below is a clip which explains about two of the different editing techniques in the opening sequence of Lost Highway:




Mise-en-scene
Below is a clip which explains about two of the different mise-en-scene techniques in the opening sequence of Lost Highway:





Opening Titles
Below is a list of all the opening titles used in Lost Highway:
  • Bill Pullman
  • Patricia Arquette
  • Balthazar Getty
  • Lost Highway
  • Robert Blake
  • Natasha Gregson Wagner
  • Richard Pryor
  • Lucy Butler, Michael Massee, Jack Nance
  • Jack Kehler, Henry Rollins
  • Giovanni Ribisi
  • Scott Coffey
  • with Gary Busey
  • and Robert Loggia
  • Casting by Johanna Ray, C.S.A and Elaine J. Huzzar
  • Music Composed and Conducted by Angelo Badalamenti
  • Editor - Mary Sweeney
  • Production Designer/Costume Designer - Patricia Norris
  • Director of Photography - Peter Deming
  • Produced by Deepak Nayar, Tom Sternberg, Mary Sweeney
  • Written by David Lynch and Barry Gifford
  • Directed by David Lynch
The font used in the opening titles is a sans serif font and is slightly titled to the left. It is yellow and because of that and the font, the text looks like the type that would appear on a sign at the side of a deserted road. When the text appears on the screen, it flies up like it is a car speeding down a highway. This is the way that the text links to the title and plot of the film.


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