Alex and Jordan other crime thrillers

At the start of this opening sequence there are several jump cuts, which lead into an establishing shot of what looks to be a desert. The director has also added a panoramic view and voice over to the the opening scene. many of these shots are also long shots.


In this opening scene/sequence the producers have put many effects to lighten up the film. To start with though, the film starts with the camera at a medium panoramic shot showing the victims of a murder. The scenes also has music and sound effects over the events that take place, this music is also a good match for the film seeing that they are both in the crime genre of thrillers.

In the opening of drive there are many different editing techniques but the main ones used are match on action shots and audio based transmissions (L-Cuts). This is because there is no speech from the main character and for the l-cuts when the car is traveling through the city.