Opening Sequence - Fast 5

The opening of Fast Five manages to establish four of the main characters and it does by by switching between close ups one each of these characters. This opening sequence introduces and tells the audience about the core themes which underpin this film, the fast sports cars suggest illegal sports cars will be a major focus alongside crime, which is shown as one of the main characters is detained on a bus on his way to a prison, wearing typical prison clothes. The clothes he is wearing, and the cars are major signposts of the genre. As you see the cars pulling up on the side of the truck, in front and in behind this captivates the audience and gains their interest as they want to know what they're planning and what will happen next.

The pace of the editing here is significant. The editing is at a fast pace with frames usually last two seconds, i think this helps as it is interesting and it also compliments the fact of speed, the cars are moving at speed and the editing is at a speed to match that and two emphasize the speed which the cars are travelling at.

Camera movement is used here well as it ranges with a variety of different shots, long shots, close ups, etc.. the long shots are effective as they use it to establish the location and allows you two see all four vehicles in the frame at once, and the close ups are used to look at a particular character so you can read their facial expressions. The close up on the cars also is effective as it allows you to identify the brand of the car. in this case a dodge charger, this is effective as you would associate a charger with this genre it is another signpost of the genre.