Genre: Analysis of Need For Speed

Analysis of Need for Speed film opening:

Director: Scott Waugh

Awards: 1 nomination

Box office: Gross worldwide $203,277,636

In the opening of Need for Speed the audience are introduced to many different costumes but the conventional costumes the film opening uses are mechanic wear, informal clothes and formal clothes, we are shown these costumes on the characters that are highlighted to show some characters that have a different status in the motorsport world. For example we are shown a man in informal clothing making a podcast, he is shown to be the man who is of a very high importance racing world, we are then shown a man in a suit talking to a mechanic this shows that the conventional clothing is used to connote that the man in the suit is important but to to the racing and the mechanic used to be important to the racing world but isn't anymore.

It is signified to us that the mechanic is the protagonist as he looks at his trophy collection which reveals that he used to be a good racer, probably the best however is now just a mechanic, this links to the conventional narrative that a former racer or underdog goes up against the current star to win something or someone back. 

The conventional props shown to the audience in the opening scene are cars, trophies, car memorabilia, this connotes that winning is important to the protagonist and to the narrative. During the opening we are also introduce to the protagonists stock character which in the opening is just the friends, and maybe the sidekick, however if the film follows a conventional list of stock characters we will at some point be introduce to the love interest and antagonist.

As the film is based on cars and racing the conventional locations shown in the opening include a mechanic's garage, office, old fashioned unused home office, this connotes that someone in the opening was one very fond of racing and everything that came with it, however following the conventional narrative they were probably injured which made them lose their love and interest in the sport.

Overall the opening includes the conventional costumes, character, props, locations and narrative - these conventional elements are in the interest of the viewers as it means they know what they're in for when thy pay to consume the film.