Drive- opening analysis

The opening scene to the film Drive is a slick dark scene with one thing that stands out. That one thing is the scorpion on the back of his jacket, why is this you may ask? well its all part of making a appeal to its audience. i am going to analyse the opening film.

Lighting; The lighting in the opening scene is dark and whilst in the street the main lights are the street lamps. this is because the main character is trying to hide so doesn't want to stand out to bright so there fore uses natural light.

Sound; The music is like a calm heartbeat which is consistent and gets louder when he is waiting. enhanced sounds are used when he is waiting for the two robbers and you here fast ticking on the clock this may represent the robbers heartbeat as the drivers is still calm.

Mise-en-scene;
From the first shot you are imediatley focused on this one light which is the Scorpion on the back of the mans jacket. this gives us as an audience something to think about as we are drawn to it.