Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet.

• When the credits are running at the start, quite mysterious and melancholy music is being played, with a blue velvet curtain swaying in the background, relating to the title.
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• This blue velvet curtain then fades into a blue sky.
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• In the first scene happy and cheerful music and imagery is used (flowers, children). Red roses are used which are often linked to love and desire, however in this case could represent danger. The white picket fences, blue skies and perfect gardens depict a traditional and idyllic American town.
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• During the editing of the scene, dissolves have been used between shots to create a smooth transition from one to another, so not to ruin the peaceful atmosphere intended.
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• The gun briefly shown on the TV could foreshadow the events to follow (discovery of a murder). This dark image makes the viewer curious, as it very out of place from the seemingly perfect setting shown previously.
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• The close up shot of the tap malfunctioning suggests there is going to be a problem and the sharp cuts between this tap and the man builds tension.
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• The blue velvet song is faintly playing in the background throughout, with the sound effects such as the tap spraying and the dog barking over the top of it.
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• The close up shot of the grass used, appears as though the viewer is going through it and shows an uglier and less perfect side to this supposedly "perfect" town, showing lots of large black insects which most people would find rather disturbing and disgusting.