The opening scene begins with low angle shots of two cars racing at high speeds. Establishing shots show the race from different angles to set the scene. Point of view shots give the audience a thrill by putting them in the driver's seat and emphasizing the speed. Close ups of the characters show their focus through facial expressions. Fast editing and changing camera angles keep the audience excited and make the race seem faster. The setting of a small village by the sea contrasts with the loud, fast cars, making the race more intense. Loud engine sounds emphasize the speed, with sounds getting fainter as shots move farther from the cars. The opening establishes this as an action film in the Fast and Furious franchise through its high-speed

2. The opening scene of this film begins with a low angle shot of two cars racing each other, this
shot portrays the cars as big and fast. There are a lot of establishing shots used in this opening
this is to show the audience that the two cars are having a race through many different angles
and to establish the setting. Point of view shots are used, this gives the audience a thrill as it
allows them to feel as if they are in the car, and it also emphasises the speed the two cars are
travelling at. many close ups are used throughout this scene this is so the audience can
recognise the characters and shows that the characters are taking the race seriously as you
can see the focus in their facial expressions. A birds eye view is used to show off more of the
scenery. There are many different shot types and angles used in this opening as the camera is
changing very quickly and this is used effectively as it keeps the audience excited and makes
everything look faster.

3. The mise en scene is suggests that the setting is in a hot country the audience can infer
this because of the bright blue sea and the sunshine against the rock mountains. the
high key lightning used and the colours used connote a calm quiet environment which
hugely contrasts with the two fast loud racing cars. The fact that the race is going on in
a small village make the race more intense as they are racing along narrow roads which
means one small incident could end up very badly for the two characters.

4. Very fast editing is used throughout the opening with short clips which cut from one
another in a couple of seconds. Towards the end of the opening the editing begins
to slow sown this implies that the end of the race is near. Match on action is used
numerable times which allows the audience to see the race smoothly even with a
lot of cuts in the scene.

5. The audience can tell that the genre of this film is action straight from the beginning of the
scene when the two cars come racing out at ridiculous speed in a car race with fast editing
these are key features in action films. Moreover in one shot there a sign that says the speed
limit is 50 miles per hour when its obvious that these two racing are going well over the limit so
although this shows danger which is key in action film there's also a sense of humour there
which shows the audience that this film is going to have bit of comedy throughout the film. In
addition one of the characters is built man this is a common character in action films.

6. Throughout the opening diegetic sound of engine accelerating the tires breaking has been
loudened to create a race atmosphere and to put emphasis on the speed that the car is
moving at. When the camera shot is close to the car the sound of the cars are very loud,
when the shot of the car is far away you can faintly hear the cars.

7. In all of the fast and furious films the title is always in the same font this create a
signature look for the franchise and allows the audience to recognise what the film is
by reading the font. All of the fast and furious open with a big car/race scene which
also gives the franchise its own unique style.