Action Opening Scene Analysis: 2 Fast 2 Furious

Action Opening Scene Analysis: 2 Fast 2 Furious

The scene starts off with the universal studios opening however it’s not accompanied by the non-diegetic theme sound but instead it’s a Hip-Hop and R&B music, this intro may grabs the audience’s attention as it’s unusual. The logo turns into a solid grey colour and the music changes into machinery sound whilst the logo moves with it then the Hip-Hop and R& B music enter into the scene; as the universal studios logo turns into a car wheel. There is a close up of the shot which hints that the film is going to involve a lot of cars suggesting that this film is going to gain more attention from the male target because they may be interested in different types of car or they have a desire to own similar cars that their favourite character owns. 

The scene cuts in a low angle medium shot of a group of people in the back of the van, getting ready to get off - this could suggest that they are in a gang so the camera shows that they’re powerful by making the viewer’s feel vulnerable. There is low-key lighting as its set at night, which suggests that they’re there to cause trouble, which is a stereotype of teens and young adults. The group are preparing for an event as they are taking out cones in the middle of the road and they’re all noisy especially the girls who are screaming but the music in the background overpower it because their dialogue can’t be heard clearly. The camera pans downwards to a close up of the sign which shows that the road is closed which suggests that they are going to have a car racing event. In the next scene there are motorcyclists doing tricks to hype up the audiences and cheers can be heard, also there are a lot of girls gathered suggesting that they men are trying to impress them. There are close ups of the racing cars so the male target audience will be interested in watching the film.

When the group finishes preparing the roads the scene cut into an over the shoulder shot of a man on his phone – the non-diegetic music slowly turn down and the phone rings to suggest that he’s a significant character as we can hear what he’s saying. Then the camera turns into an extreme close up of his lower face area to make the audience curious about his appearance. From his conversation we are informed that he is asking whether this event can begin then once it’s approved we are able to see his smile which shows that he’s excited. The camera changes into a long shot of him so we can see what he looks like; from his appearance we can tell that he’s a mechanic. He informs everyone to get ready as it going to start in five minutes then the camera zooms out into a high angle longshot so the audience can see the setting as it pans. Suddenly we can see a neon red/pink lights moving around the scene with a non-diegetic mechanical and cars speeding noises which then turns into the name of the film which gives it a good effect. The titles lasts for 4 seconds and then zooms off the scene like a car which informs the audience that it’s going to include a lot of racings and car chases. We can see that there are a lot of people gathered for the event showing that it’s popular among young adults.