Gone in 60 seconds

The opening scene starts with a flash of green lights shining onto red writing. Actors, producers and directors names take it in turns to flash around the screen fast paced in the colours red, amber and green. The backing light also changes between these colours. The choice of colours are that of traffic lights which suggests the film will feature cars, this is then backed up with pictures of cars. However the scene so far has not given any evidence of being a crime film. The screen the fades into green and the camera turns showing photos of people and shots of cars and car parts. While the pictures are showing the sound of a ticking stop watch can be heard and it shows a brief picture of one. This suggests that the film maybe features a race against time or someone being timed. It then shows three people in a car pull up at a car show room. One gets out a smashs the window with a brick out of his car. The fact that he had the brick in his car shows he had the intention of breaking in. He runs into the showroom, searches the keys to top of the range porche and drives it through the glass doors, smashing them into pieces. This shows us that the films going to be a crime film as a crime happens in the opening. As an audience we dont find out much from the opening scene, is it just a normal guy stealing an expensive car or is there more to it? Alot of crime films start there opening scene with enigma codes to keep the suspense up and for the viewers 'excitement' in not knowing.