Research The Lost Boys Opening Sequence



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The opening sequence to the Lost Boys starts with a choir-like song playing over a long-shot of the sea, before settling on a fair ground. Overall, this does a pretty good job of setting the scene for the film, shortly after introducing the main antagonists of the movie (the group of vampires). The close ups on the vampires do an equally good job of expressing the confidence of the characters when confronted by the others (the security guard and the boyfriend). It also clearly shows who the leader of the group is (David, played by Kiefer Sutherland), thus setting up the interaction between the group and the protagonists of the film.

The transitioning between the shots is also very smooth, with the shots themselves being related to each other – the scene moves from the sea, to looking over the fair ground, to zooming into the fair ground, before resting on the scene with David’s gang on the carousel.

The credits are also, as usual, kept to non-distinct areas, and kept the theme of the clip – the credits are shown as the camera glides across the sea, and is coloured white like the reflection in the water, keeping to the general colour theme of the scene.