Final Edit

Examiner Information

Group- 

Ebony Anderson (me)

Matthew Peall

Christian Vaites

Centre Number- 28278

Candidate Number- 6004




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Question 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

When doing research into the thriller genre, I found the following conventions within the genre that thrillers follow;

• Fast-paced
• The unknown/ narrative enigma
• Plot twists
• Investigation
• Protagonist accustomed to violence and often dis-empowered
• Complex narrative that still abides by Todorov.
• Violent crime
• Everyday setting where something extraordinary happens
• Themes of mirroring, identity, voyeurism.

In the making of our thriller we applied these conventions to our opening sequence in order to convey that it was in thriller genre and would appeal to the target audience. Those of the conventions that I have highlighted were those that we wanted to focus on and ensure that they were conveyed within the opening.


















Voyeurism


We portrayed the convention of voyeurism to the audience by ensuring that through the rule of thirds we had enough foliage in the shot to give the impression to the audience that we are watching from behind the bush. By doing this it makes the viewers alert and creates narrative enigma for them, in addition to this we have also used this convention to reflect the theme that the character is dead. As these types of shots puts distance between the audience and our character.

Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

How does your media product represent particular social groups? on Prezi

Question 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Question 3

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Trailers

HeadHunters (Morten Tyldum, 2012)- Momentum Pictures

Gone (Heitor Dhalia, 2012)- Entertainment Film Distributors

Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

Robotz Movie
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Question 5

How did you attract/address your audience?

Question 5

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Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?




Photoshop CS4

Photoshop was a key technology in the process as it allowed us to add in the titles we had made on picnik into our opening sequence. To be able to do this we learnt how to select the individual letters in our titles, copy them onto another level then merge them together in order to create a new file. Due to this we learnt about how to effectively use a 'gif' in order for our titles to have a transparent layer, thus allowing us to overlay our titles. Furthermore, through using Photoshop we able to include new and trendy fonts that tied into our theme instead of sticking to the basic fonts.

Canon EOS 550D

With us having access to the Canon EOS we were able to use the settings on the camera to ensure that our thriller had a professional finish due to its ability to shoot film in HD. We were able to achieve this as settings on the camera such as; giving all images shot a dreary and haunted feel, allowed us to create the right atmosphere for our opening sequence. Also as the Canon allowed us to change the lens to a zoom lens we were able to shoot elements of our opening sequence in great detail in order to create narrative enigma.

Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Firstly in the pre-production stages of making my thriller I carried out research into the genre and the target audience, having done this I was then able to confidently create a storyboard that would show the right conventions, themes and attract my target audience. As I hadn't done this for the preliminary task I am able to identify areas that didn't work in the preliminary task and analyse why. The answer to which being that I didn't have a full knowledge of the audience or genre.

The major change I have made from filming the initial preliminary task to the final edit of my thriller, is that I am more confident and comfortable when using the equipment and software. Also I have developed my knowledge on how to best use the technologies within the filming and editing processes in order to convey the themes and the emotions to the audience.


Another noticeable difference in the tasks is the way in which my camera skills have evolved, as in the preliminary task the images were often out of focus and the lighting wasn't used effectively. 

In comparison to this the images within my thriller opening sequence are clear, show good use of lighting but also good knowledge of how to use settings on the camera to improve my work and help portray the right themes. As within the example below we used the rule thirds on the camera to have foliage in the foreground of the shot, as this illustrates the theme of voyeurism.

Re-editing

As we have received feedback on our first edit of our thriller we are now able to go back and edit the existing footage we have but also include the new shots we obtained in our re-shoot. By re-editing the new and old footage together in a new way we are able to make our thriller more appealing to our target audience by improving the quality and having clear representations of our conventions within the opening sequence.

Re-shoot

For the re-shoot of our thriller, we initially were going to film on our inset day as this meant that we would be able to spend more time filming than our first session, as we would have more hours of light. In order to do this Christian found out that Erin (the actress), was allowed time off in school hours in order to participate in media projects. However, we then discovered that this time period had expired, to rectify this mistake we rescheduled to film on the 13th after school. Due to the limited amount of daylight time this offered us, we chose to re-shoot in Christian back garden which was of a substantial size and had a small wooded area.


Once at the location, Matthew recorder 2 minuets of ambient sound whilst the actor was getting into costume and having her make-up done. After receiving feedback from our first draft, we made the make-up around her eyes darker in order to signify the connotation that the character is dead and make her look more haunting. 


When shooting the new shots of the character we ensured that she was doing different things than those previously shot, for instance we had her sitting on a bench and also on a swing. During filming we came across some difficulties, in that from certain angles fences, houses and grass were visible. This was a problem as the shots couldn't then be used in our thriller as the location wouldn't have appeared in keeping with the sequence of shots we already had. We overcame, this and went on to shoot a large variety of shots such as; high angle, close ups and extremes closeups. Within these shots we aimed to create narrative enigma and build tension through the unknown.

1st Draft

Feedback
After finishing our first draft of our thriller we received two sets of feedback the first from Miss and the second, after watching each others thrillers, we each had to make at least 4 comments on how the person or group could improve their work. From the feedback by Miss we learnt that our thriller was a bit boring in the way that there wasn't enough variety of shots used in order to interest and build tension for the audience. This was as the character is vastly seen in long shots skipping, and in addition to this the contrast between the white of the backgrounds on the titles jars with the ambient background of the titles superimposed over the wood footage and in addition to this the initial titles at the start of our thriller didn't read well.


In addition to this feedback given from Miss, our class made comments on areas that could be changed/improved in our thriller;

• some titles were difficult to read
• repetition of 'heart thud' lost its effect
• some shots are blurry

However, we were also given feedback on good aspects of our thriller such as; clear theme of thriller represented, creepy and good character representation. 

Evaluation


Having received the feedback on our thriller we are now able to re-edit elements that didn't work such as the titles, but most importantly we have discovered that our thriller lacks variety of shots. Knowing this we shall be able to re-film aspects of our storyboard from different angles in order to make it more interesting to the audience as by doing this it will make our thriller more entertaining but it will also help to create more narrative enigma and contribute in building tension, which is essential in assuring that we have a clear representation of the thriller genre throughout our opening sequence. Furthermore, by getting feedback we have been reassured as to what aspects of our sequence work well and that we have managed to portray the characterisations and themes we wanted within our thriller.

Editing

In the editing process we used Premier Pro to edit our opening sequence. As we could only edit on one computer we all ensured that we put in the same amount of input to the editing process, by doing this we have all equally contributed to the editing of our thriller and learnt more about the technology in the process.

Filming

When filming for our thriller, we all met at Bramcote park (our chosen location) and made our way up to the specific area of the woods that I had identified to be the prime location to film. The first thing we did upon arrival was to record 2 minuets of ambient sound.


Once we had set up the camera for the first shot and set the white balance, we discovered a image option that made all images shot look quite dreary and haunting. We selected this and did a practice shot with the new setting, as we all liked the look it created, one which fit into our themes, we went on to use this for the rest of filming. 


We started by capturing the end image on our storyboard, the reason for this is because we didn't want it to be too dark by the time we got to the shot and in addition to this we were afraid that if we did it later our actor would be cold but also it was the only stationary shot of our character throughout the sequence.


To gain more interesting shots that would create narrative enigma, we then moved onto to doing close-ups and also a birds-eye shot. In order to get the birds-eye shot Matthew climbed into a tree and put the camera on a smaller tripod that he had brought along with him. From this angle we were able to obtain a variety of shots that we could use in our opening sequence. 


After, we'd done these shots we filmed shots that didn't contain our character. By filming these shots we are able to impose our titles on the top of them at the very beginning of the sequence. Furthermore, we filmed a tilt from the woods up to the sky, this shot will make the audience feel that they are being transported into heaven. This is essential as the story line that we are aiming to portray to our target audience is that our character is dead and in search of closure.


When filming tilts, pans etc. we ensured that we did more either side so that when we cut them down in editing the transitions were smooth. We also applied this to when our character was skipping, again by doing this it ensures the images appears smooth and natural.


Now that we have finished filming our initial shots for our thriller we will be spending our next sessions on editing our shots together in time for our 1st draft edit. Once that has been completed will shall improve our thriller in accordance to the feedback we receive.

Sound

The sound which we chose to accompany our thriller, was of a young child singing 'Ring a Ring O' Roses'. This was chosen as when sung slowly it sounds haunting and intimidating, but also as it has the connotations of children and innocence it will convey to the audience that the images on the screen aren't right or natural causing them to question what happened, thus building tension. In addition to this we also chose the song as its content is about how people died of the black death, this added meaning to the song, gives the implications that our character is dead, causing narrative engima and creating tension.

'Ring a Ring O' Roses'-

Ring-a-ring-o-roses
A pocket full of posies
A tissue, a tissue
We all fall down

When thinking of ways in which we could have this soundtrack Chris located a version of the song on youtube which was free and matched the style in which we wanted it to be sung like, below is the track.








After listening to the song several times, we decided against it as the lyrics didn't match those we wanted. However from this we made the decision to use someone we knew to sing the song and then edit the soundtrack to sound more haunting but also slow down the tempo of the track in order to allow it to build tension.


We also want to have a non-diegtic sound of a little girl laughing this is as it juxposes the image on the screen causing tension and giving our thriller a haunted feel. When these sounds are not present we will have ambient sound of the woods which will have; wind, trees rustling etc. Also we are going to add the diegetic sound of a twig snapping this will happen when we have a midshot of the charcter where the camera will pan away from her and then back. By doing this we are adding to the tension of the sequence as it makes the audience aleart and aware of the surroundings.


Another piece of sound we are going to include on our thriller, is one to accompany the transitions between titles and one to create tension when we are panning up to our characters face. Chris located a couple possible sounds we could use on a free sound website*, after listening to a few we chose the two below to accompany the specific image or transition.


The first is the sound that will accompany the transitions between titles, in order to see how they would go together, I put the sequence of titles together with the sound playing along side.

Below I embedded the second sound which will be used in the pan up to our characters face to cause tension.






We recorded the song 'Ring a Ring O' Roses' with a singer within our college by doing this we know that the item is copyright free as it's an original piece. All the other sound effects that we used (which are shown above) have been taken off; freesound.org. This shows that all the sound used within our opening sequence is copyright free.

Storyboard

In the making of our storyboard we discussed what shot we were going to use, as to affectivly convey themes we wanted but mainly so that they would create tension. We found that shots that help to create tension are;

• slow moving shots
• close up that create narrative engima
• shots giving a sense of the unknown
• facial expressions.

With this knowledge we were able to apply some of this were relevant within our thriller to ensure that it builds tension for the audience. Once we had discussed and Matt had drawn out the image onto the storyboard we then put all the images together, making them into a clip then adding a soundtrack over the top explaining what was going to happen in the shot and why it was nessacary to contribute in building tension.

Location

We chose the location of a woodland area as we felt that it will be great to build tension for the audience as it will create narrative enigma, but also the woods create a state of isolation and are intimidating. 


The first location I visited was a woodland area near my house, after walking round and taking images of the location. After showing them to the group we came to the agreement that the trees in that area were too spaced apart in order to create a feeling a seclusion from normal life. Also from some angles within the woods there were houses visible in the background and also a large field. Again this wasn't appropriate in order for us to create tension as the character was isolated. In addition as the woods were located between an industrial site and a recreational ground, it was deemed in appropriate as when filming we needed silence but in this particular location there would have been ambient sound from both of the surroundings.

The second location I went round and and photographed was Bramcote Woods, this location was chosen as it has a thick woodland area given the sense of isolation and also when the we have a high angle shot of our character the woods would be intimidating for her, putting emphasis and her innocence. Furthermore, as the trees within the specific area of Bramcote woods are thin it makes them look haunted and creepy, but in addition to this it enables our character to skip about without too much obstruction.

When I presented the images of the second location to the group they agreed that it was the best location for us to film in as it fit our criteria. As the lighting wasn't the same as it would be at the time of day we plan to film, I returned to our chosen location the next day to see if it would still create the same ambiance. Having doing this it was the right setting for our thriller also, due to the time of day there weren't many members of the public around this is good as it means there shouldn't be too many disruptions when we film our thriller.

Actors

• Actor: Erin Vaites
• Character: Erin will play the role of a young mysterious child who is skipping through the woods, she will not have any dialogue, and no facial expressions will be needed except for a gloomy, creepy look at the end of the clip
• Make-up- The young girl will not show her face up until the final shot of the scene were she will have make-up on that makes her look lifeless e.g very pale/purple face, possible cuts and she will also have mud on her face.

Written by Christian Vaites

Costume & Props

Costume*

Normal school uniform

• The image shows the character in a normal school uniform, this is so we can see the contrast between her normal uniform and her uniform with the additional red coat.

Red coat without hood

• In this image the character has a red coat on so we could decide which outfit would be most appropriate.
• In this instance, it would be harder to conceal the identity of the character with the different types of camera angles up until the end on the scene when the girls face is finally revealed, but this type of outfit does provide the ability to show the girls hair more, as it moves around whilst she is skipping, really giving a sense of vulnerability and naivety.
• We chose the colour red as a focal point in terms of colours partially because red is most commonly associated with danger (this was confirmed by the majority of people in our questionnaire), but also because it contrasts against a woodland background, so the character is distinguishable during the opening scenes.
• The general idea is that the girl is in a school uniform, which is why she will be wearing black tights and shoes, as well as a grey or black skirt, this will create a sense of innocence for the audience, which builds up tension.  

Red coat with hood

• The actor is shown wearing a red coat with a red hooded top underneath, this is because we could not find a suitable hooded coat which fitted all of our other criteria. We chose to have the character hooded so that it conceals the identity of the character, creating a feeling of the unknown
• Also a hooded character will project the idea that the film is set in the winter, when it is cold, and cold is synonymous with a strange creepy atmosphere.
• We chose the colour red as a focal point in terms of colours partially because red is most commonly associated with danger (this was confirmed by the majority of people in our questionnaire), but also because it contrasts against a woodland background, so the character is distinguishable during the opening scenes.

Props

As a group we chose against using any props as we deemed them to be irrelevant as we felt that we were able to create tension with the locations, costume and the makeup we use.

*the costume section is written by Christian Vaites

Filming Schedule

Filming Schedule 

Saturday 25th February:

• Film all of the needed shots exculding the final shot (zoom close up to the face of the character)

All of these shots can be filmed together as there is no need for the actor's face to contain the make-up as it is planned that none of these shots will contain her face. The reasoning behind this is that we are unable to apply the make-up to the actor on this date as the make-up artist we are using is unavaialable. 

What will be needed:

• Erin Vaites (Actress)
• The costume for Erin (School Uniform with red jacket)
• Camera Equipment and Tripod

Sunday 26th February:

• Film the final shot (zoom close up to the face of the character)

We have chosen to film this shot the next day as the make-up artist is available to correctly apply the make-up to our actor's face in order to get the best ending we can. We will have to make sure that we film at roughly the same time in order to get the best quality and make all of the opening sequence flow and look professinal.

What will be needed:

• Erin Vaites (Actress)
• The costume for Erin (School Uniform with red jacket)
• Make-Up for Erin's face
• Camera Equipment and Tripod

Written by Matt Peall

Risk Assessment

For our risk assessment Matt evaluated possible dangers that may occur and what we as a group could do to prevent and or solve them should the situation arise. Below is his conclusion of possible risks when filming;


Nearest Emergency Phone- Mobile on all 3 of the group

Risks:

• As we are filming in wooded area there is a hazard of tripping on sticks or things left on the floor e.g glass.

To overcome this we will ensure that the area is clear of anything hazardous before we start filming the different shots of the scene and also ensure that our actress wears shoes that all times.

• We are filming in a public area this may mean that strangers may become interested in the filming and try to disrupt us from our work.

To overcome this we will keep a watchful eye on what is happening while we are filming, as there are 3 of us in the group we will always have somebody stood in a close distance to our Actress just in case something happens.

• As we are filming outside there is a risk of bad weather condition.

To overcome this issue we will make sure that we take appropriate clothing in order to keep our actress warm if she gets cold, we will also take the appropriate types of umbrellas and coats in order to keep the camera equipment dry and safe. 

Brainstorming

In the session we discussed as a group potential ideas as to what our thriller would consit of above is our initial brainstromming idea that we came up with, once we had found a theme that we all liked and argeed on we then went on to develope these ideas futher (mind map below). In this we brainstormed camera shot, sounds, location and what we want our thriller to convey. In order to ensure that our idea would appeal to a target audience we carried referred to our audience research including information from that were nessecary.

Titles

Once we had all finally decided on a name for our production company, RedTurtle, I then experimented with different style fonts and colours that complimented one another but where also in keeping and relevant to our theme. I presented a few variations to the group some of which are shown below, we voted on which style we preferred.

We decided on the below title for our production company, which was originally green and red but Christian raised the point that colour blind people wouldn't be able to distinguish the difference, so I then played with the colours and we all decided that we preferred the colours red and black.

                                   

After we made these choices, we then went on to discuss possible names for our thriller, I suggested the name of 'Sacrament' which the others liked so we have chosen this for the name of our thriller.

Audience Research Evaluation

Once we had collected the responses to the questionnaire, I put the relevant results into the graph below in order to analyse our results.

The graph shows that our target audience is males aged 17-25 however saying this, both females and people aged 12-16 can be targeted as they are likely to watch thrillers. Also as we had previously decided that we wanted to film our thriller in a woodland setting, we included this in our questionnaire to see if the location is something our audience would be able to identify as a setting for a thriller. In addition we included a question asking what colours people connoted with danger, the results show that red was the top answer, from this we are able to ensure that our characters costume has red in it. By doing this we are able to portray to the audience that the character should be associated with danger, thus creating tension. Lastly by doing the questionnaire we are able to include a character in the sequence that our audience will find creepy and create narrative enigma surrounding the character.

Audience Research

In order to best understand and appeal to our target audience we have carried out a questionnaire through the use of a social networking site and asking people who are willing to take part, by doing this we are able to find out which age group we are targeting at and also with the questions we have used we will get feedback on possible ideas to use in our opening.These include location, age of a the character and colours that connote danger.

Audience Questionnaire:

Are you Male or Female?

Male:

Female:

How old are you?

12-17:

18-25:

26-30:

30+:

Do you like Thrillers?

Yes:

No:

When did you last watch a Thriller film?

Within the last 7 days:

Within the last 2 weeks:

Within the last month:

Within the 6 months:

Within the last year:

 Which location would you associate with a Thriller film?

A wood/woodland area:
A Shop:
A House:

Other (Please Specify):

What colour would you most associate with danger?

Red:
Blue:
Black:
Green:
Other (Please Specify):

What character would you find creepier?

A middle-aged man:

A middle-aged woman:
A young school girl:
A young school boy:
Other (Please Specify):

In addition to the questionnaire we wanted to carry out a focus group however, as the only people available to us at the time were all in the age range of 16-18 we decided against this type of qualitative data as the results wouldn't have been reliable as they aren't representative of a mass audience.

The Industry

The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)

The Dark Knight is the top US grossing thriller film thus far and the 10th grossing film of all time, with the estimated budget for The Dark Knight being recorded as $185million. The thriller took a gross of $533.3m in the USA, £48.7m in the UK and got a staggering gross of $1billion worldwide.


The production companies behind the film where Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Syncopy and DC Comics having one of the top distributors in the film industry, Warner Brothers, The Dark Knight had a blanket release of 4,366 screens in the USA and 502 screens in the UK with the weekend gross $158.4m in USA and £11.2m in the UK. The film was released in 19 countries 13 of which Warner Bros. distributed to.


The film was accredited with a vast number of awards with their winning total tallying at 85, within this they won the Saturn Award for the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller film and the AFI Movie of the year.

Source IMDb

Se7en

Se7en (David Fincher, 1995)


The music in the background of the sequence consists of a heavy beat and sounds effects which resemble the sound of  machinery, this is accompanied by the ambient sound of a type writer and what sounds like a record being scratched. By using these sounds the sequence puts the audience on edge as they aren't aware of what is happening and this builds the tension as to what will appear next. Also at the end of the sequence there is a shot of the word 'God' being cut out of a newspaper and in the background the music plays the lyrics of 'You got me closer to God'. This is highly significant as these are the only lyrics we hear throughout the opening sequence, thus highlighting to audience the importance of this. This may have been done to illustrate the mindset of the person we have seen glimpses of in the sequence.

The images used are all extreme closeups this builds the suspense as the audience hasn't given anything away as to where they are or what's going on. Also the images used are constantly flickering which adds to the chaos and disorientation of the sequence. On almost every occasion before a title appears on the screen the image prior cuts to black and all the text is either in a handwritten or typewriter style font. 

In the example above of the font styles, both fonts are evident this done to illustrate to the audience which bit is of relevance and on this occasion its the name of the crew.


The images shown throughout the sequence are constantly moving, and when a title appears the image flickers like a film reel image and in addition to this some of the words are shadowed by the same text, appear extremely zoomed and jump about the screen. The reason the image is never static is to build up the suspense and make the audience more alert. Furthermore, the images do not appear to be in chronological order as we get the same shot in a before and after style which is done through the use of superimpose as demonstrated in the example below.

 

Titles that appear are in different parts of the screen, the titles shown are as follows in chronological order;

• New Line Cinema presents
• An Arnold Kopelson production
• A film by David Fincher
• Brad Pitt
• Moran Freeman
• SE7EN (main title)
• Gwyneth Paltrow
• Richard Roundtree
• R. Lee Ermey
• John C. McGinley
• Julie Araskog, Mark Boone Junior
• John Cassini, Reginald E. Cathey, Peter Crombie
• Hawthorn James, Michael Massee, Leland Orser
• Richard Portnow, Richard Schiff, Pamala Tyson
• Casting by Billy Hopkins, Suzanne Smith, Kerry Borden
• Music by Howard Shore
• Costumes designed by Michael Kaplan
• Edited by Richard Francis-Bruce
• Production designed by Arthur Max
• Director of photography Darius Khondji
• Co-producers Stephen Brown, Nana Greenwald, Sanford Panilch
• Co-executive producers Lynn Harris, Richard Saperstein
• Executive producers Gianni Nunnari, Dan Kolsrud, Anne Kapelsum
• Written by Andrew Kevin Walker
• SE7EN (main title repeated)
• Produced by Arnold Kopelson, Phyllis Carlyle
• Directed by David Fincher.

By repeating the name of the film it reflects that it is the main text shown in the sequence.

Lost Highway

Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997)


The background image in the opening sequence gives it an air of mystery and builds suspense as all the audience can see is what has been highlighted by the cars headlights creating narrative enigma as where we are. Also the use of the road markings in the background relates to the name of the film as the titles use a font that reflects the colour and look of the road markings. In addition through the markings the audience is able to see that the car is travelling  at high speed, this cause the audience to question why the car is moving fast. 

Furthermore, the car appears to be travelling the middle of the roads which connotes that the drives is in a hurry so there is a lack of safety in their driving but also that the road is perhaps abandoned or in a derelict area. The camera shot used for the isn't steady, this has been included to disorient the viewer but also to reflect the high speed of the car.  


The music in the background starts off with the ambient sound of a car travelling, the song that then comes on has a fast paced beat at the start this has been done to portray the setting and use to build up the suspense. Also the lyrics of the song aren't clear apart from a view words that can be distinguished which are; 'cruise me', 'I'm deranged', 'no return'. This cause narrative enigma as it adds to the disorientation of the sequence.

Above is a screen shot of the title of the film and in comparison to the other titles that appear this one is the largest and fills the screen but in addition it remains there the longest. This is done to illustrate the importance of the text. Lastly the way in which the text appears, is by starting small and then gradually getting larger this gives the impression that text is travelling at high speed towards the viewer, after this the title stops so it can be read, it then continues to get bigger and thus creating the impression that its going through the audience. This again has been done to coincide with the fast pace of the images to create tension.


The order in which the titles appear are with the main characters coming before the title and the other actors coming after. Once these have been done it goes on to show the names of other big name actors that perhaps don't have a main role, these are identified with the use of 'with' and 'and' before their names. It then continues on to people who worked on the film and do not feature in it, with the last title being the directors name which is done to signify his importance. The titles shown are as follows in chronological order;

• Bill Pullman
• Patricia Arquette
• Balthazar Getty
• Lost Highway (main title)
• Robert Blake
• Natasha Gregson Wagner
• Richard Pryor
• Lucy Butler, Michael Masee, 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 & Barry Gifford
• Directed by David Lynch

All of the above titles appear and move off the screen in the same way and are all on a left slant. Text that appears before names such as 'casting by' are only outlined with yellow, this shows their lack of significance to the audience as the important text e.g names are shown in block yellow.