Lost Highway Opening Credits

In the opening credits, the dark, shallow sky ahead of character suggests

that he character is unable to see far ahead of him in his life, he
cant see where his life is heading and has no idea where the road/life
is taking him. Also, the viewer is unable to se what is ahead, this
suggests that the plot of the film is a mystery, and it's hard to
predict as the road is a long, dark and unpredictable road.


Opening Titles:

Bill Pullman - Actor
Patricia Arguette - Actress
Balthazar Getty - Actor
Lost Highway - Movie Title
Robert Blake - Actor
Natasha Gregson Wagner - Actress
Richard Pryor - Actor
Lucy Butler - Actress
Michael Massee - Actor
Jack Nance -Actor
Jack Kehler - Actor
Henry Rollins - Actor
Giovanni Ribisi - Actor
Scott Coffey - Actor
With: Gary Busey -Actor
And: Robert Loggia - Actor
Casting by: Johanna Ray, C.S.A, And: Elaine J. Huzzar
Music condcuted and composed by: Angelo Badalamenti
Editor: Mary Sweeney
Production Designer/Costume Designer: Patricia Norris
Director of Photography: Peter Deming
Produced by: Deepak Nayar, Tom Sternberg and Mary Sweeney
Written by: David Lynch and Barry Gifford

Jaws Opening Scene

In the opening of the clip, the colour an brightness of the location is that of a dark and sinister vibe. The location is a juxtaposition to the feeling and situation that the people on the beach are having, as they are enjoying themselves. However the location and its environment suggest otherwise as it has a more sinister and gloomy look to it.
From 1:25 to 1:35, a POV is used from the from the sharks perspective to build up curiosity and tension within the scene, as looking form the sharks point of view, with the viewer not aware that they are looking from the sharks POV, so the scene is building up to a climactic encounter as the music which also coincides with the shot, builds up the dramatic effect in the scene as the music has low pitched sounds which gradually grow in pitch and pace as the clip goes on to increase the tension in the shot.
Furthermore, the shot at 2:35 shows the baron view of the sea, and that the viewer nor the man laying on the beach, no longer know where the girl has been taken into the see, creating a errie and uneasy atmosphere as both the man in the clip nor the audience are aware of where she is.
At 1:50 in the clip, high pitched noises are made by a string instrument like a violin. This is done to create panic withing the scene as the girl is being pulled by an unknown creature (Shark). A tense and uncomfortable feeling is created as the high pitched sounds are unpleasant on the viewers ears, making the whole scene an uncomfortable viewing as no one knows what is really happening in the scene apart from the girl fighting for her life

Questionnaire

The images that are on the blog show four questions that I asked five random people about thrillers in general in order to gain a good understanding of the public's view and opinions on thrillers. I asked how old the 5 people are that I questioned and from the ages that are given, I got a good variety of ages with different opinions on thrillers, so there was no age bias involved. 
The green filled blocks indicate which option the person answering the question answered.

What is your preferred title out of the ones shown below?
Oink	Oink Oink	Piggie	Raging Pig

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The first table above shows that we asked 5 randomly selected people which title was their favorite, and results show that 'Oink' was the preferred title out of the 5 to choose from. So because of these results, we choose to go with 'Oink' as our film title.

What is your favorite movie genre?
Thriller	Sci-Fi	Horror	Action

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We asked people what their favorite movie genres were as we wanted to gauge how we should base our film around. When the results shown that thriller and horror were both tied, we came up with the idea as a a group to try and incorporate them both and make a horror thriller, and that is what we have tried to do in our final film, as that seems to be what the majority might be interested.

What is your age?
<16	17-29	30-39	40+

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We choose to ask what our samplers ages were in order to gain a good, broad range of people to answer the questions, as asking people around the same age of each other gives slightly bias results.

What is the main aspect of thrillers that you like?
Suspense	Action	Story/Setting/Plot	Other

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The final question we asked our samplers was what they like the most about thrillers, whether or not they choose it as they're favorite genre in the previous question. It concluded that plot/story was the preferred aspect of thrillers, however we aren't able to put in a detailed story as we only have 2 minutes for our film. So what we aimed to do was to try and get across within those first minutes, was what the rest of the film is based around (Which is piggie and his actions) and that the viewers would be able to have a basic understanding of that.

The Dark Knight Bank Robbery Scene

The opening titles of the clip are in a dark blue/black colour, which match the vibe and look of batman the character, as he is seen as  being a dark and gloomy character in the films. This suggests that the film will also have a dark and mature undertone within the movie which works with the batman films, and batman as a character. As the opening titles end, the clip begins to show the build up towards the bank robbery which is about to incur. A slow, string instrument is being played, which gradually gets quicker and louder as the clip continues.  In collaboration with the slow paced music, drums and bass start to play once the robbers go down the zip line, and also go into the car. The music shows the gradual build up in suspense, as the viewer waits in anticipation as to what is happening.

Once the banker gets his shotgun and approaches the two robbers, drums are being played which quicken in pace up to when he fires his last shell, this creates build up to when the banker confronts the robbers up to when he gets shot.

The use of drums, string etc. help create dramatic tension, which gives the scene become a more suspenseful and anxious tone as the music that is used is able to keep the viewer intrigued and curious.

Mise on scene is used in the clip to show to the viewer that the robbers in the clip are not friendly or sociable individuals. Instead, the masks that are used give the impression that they are a more intimidating and unfriendly group, as the masks faces give a negative vibe, as they are clown masks, which even though used to be related to positivity, are now related to horror or nightmares. So this suggests that the robbers are using the masks in a way to both hide their identity, but to also intimidate their opposition. 

At 1:40 in the clip, the high angle/established shot that is used, produces a tense viewing as the camera shows the extent of what the two robbers is doing, and how dangerous and risky it is to be going on a zip wire where there is a 200+ foot drop which lays below them.

From 3:30 to 3:40 fast paced jump cuts are used to emphasis the situation that is happening, where the two robbers are being pursued by the banker. The fast jump cuts show the banker shooting, then to the robber as he is the target, trying to maneuver out of the way of his fire. This continues for about 7 cuts bouncing between the two, which shows the tension in the scene as once the banker shots, its cuts to the robber to show if he has/has not been shot, creating a sense of curiosity and anxiousness.

Production Company - Legendary Pictures 

Distrubution Company - Warner Bros. Pictures