The film Fast Five is the fifth installment in the Fast and the Furious franchise. It follows Dominic Toretto who is sentenced to 25 years in prison. The opening scene shows Toretto in prison and then switches to show him and another man escaping from a prison bus using three black racing cars waiting in the desert. The film was released in Australia in April 2011 and in the US in late April 2011.

1. Fast Five
Fast Five (alternatively known as Fast & Furious 5 or Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist)
is a 2011 American action/crime/thriller film written by Chris Morgan and
directed by Justin Lin. It is the fifth instalment in the Fast and the Furious film
series. It was released first in Australia on April 20, 2011, and then in the United
States on April 29, 2011.
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2. Camera work
There is a head and shoulder shot used as the first image of the opening
sequence, this is also where one of the main characters is introduced. The
significance of this shot is to see the body language and placement of the
individual. Within this shot we can see the back ground clearly of what
seems to be a prison. There is also a two shot included which again
introduces another pair of main characters. The two shot tells us that there
is a connection between the two individuals. A mid shot is used in the
second scene of the opening, is used to show one of the main characters
movements but in this case he is shows as being handcuffed and walking
with other prisoner this gives the impression that he did something
previously which got him in this situation. There is a long shot of the bus
with three race cars behind it giving us the impression that something is
about to happen. The low angle shot of the main female character in the car
shows us that she is dominant and is a courageous person as she is very
focused into what she is doing.

3. Sound
When he opening starts there is dialogue from a judge saying “Dominic Torreto,
you are hear by sentence to 25 years...” the dialogue immediately tells us that
the main character has done something previously that has got him in this
situation, we don't know what he did but it should come out and is a good way
of fishing in the audience. Behind the dialogue there is also non diegetic music
playing in the background which adds emotion to this opening, the music is soft
and melodic which may give the audience the impression that what he did to
get himself into prison was not done by him knowingly. As the scene changes
the music also changes into something fast paced this get the audience
attention and gets them in the mood or the film. The car rev noise in the
background before the cars are even shown on the shot is used because it can
bring in the audience and make them wonder onto what is going to happen it
also reassures the name of the title “Fast Five”

4. Editing
There is an action match used in the car and coach scene. This shows
continuity of the scene and keeps everything fast paced. By doing the action
match at a fast pace links in to the title of the film “fast Five” and it reassures
the audience that this film will be fast paced. There is a jump cut between a
man and the car and coach scene which shows what is going inside the car
where the man is and what's going on outside. This is sued to show a parallel
between the two sides and to show a wider span of the scene.

5. Mise en Scene
The first scene included the main character wearing prisoner clothes which are
bright orange, the costume shows us that he has done something bad in order
to have got himself in this place and also the bright orange is a famous colour
used in most racing cars. In the opening scene there are props used and they are
three racing cars which are all black to show a connection between the two and
is also a big factor for this film as seen on the title. The setting of the opening
switched from a prison to a empty road in a desert. The two setting are a
comparison as a prison has many inmates but the desert has not got anything
on it, it is also a way in which the empty desert is used to show that the
prisoners in general have nothing left.