The Illusionist
Camera
Lost Highway begins with the camera very still as the credits begin to come on screen. As the clip moves on the credits are always central and the camera still. However the director shows us small parts of what’s to come with mid long shots of the characters involved. He doesn’t show their faces so we still don’t know who the main characters are and he does this to keep the audience waiting for the characters to come to role. At the end of the clip we get a four second mid shot of one of the characters and then a two second shot of him from the side. Disguising the character by keeping him still, these shots let us see him but we find out little about him keeping the directors character a secret.
Editing
The company, who have made the film, BYP, have their logo shown at the start and this is centralised. By using lots of cuts the director gives us a glimpse of where the film is set and what time it was in but he doesn’t give too much away. He does this as it builds up tension so the audience keep watching as they want to find more about what is going to happen. Cutting from clips of the film to the credits gives the audience a small look at the film reiterating that he is building up tension with small glimpses of the film. Keeping a slow pace the director is building up the scene and the film in order to keep the audience interested but not giving to much away.
Mese on sene
All characters that are shown are dressed in Victorian clothing symbolising the era that the film is set in. This lets the audience understand a little bit more about the film and will help them when they try to identify different characters. Music in the scene is parallel to this as it is Victorian music and this keeps the verisimilitude of the scene.
Sound
Sound is only used in the opening clip with the music. It is parallel to the scene and keeps the tempo of the scene slow.