The Italian Job

This is the opening to the iconic movie The Italian Job.
The Camera work in the opening of this film is very well done. There are a wide vareity of conventional and more abrstract camera angles. Some of the most interesting ones are view of the side of the car and the zoom in of the gangster feet when one of them crushes the driver's sunglasses.

The mise en scene in this film is almost dream-like and definatly symbolises Italy without telling the audience that it is set there. The Italian hills and the winding roads are synonimous with this country. Also he is driving a Lamborghini Miura, an italian super car and a very big contrast to the Minis driven later in the film.

The music is 'On Days Like These' by Matt Monro. This music defiantly slows the scene down, even though the driver is driving very fast the music seems to make it feel alot slower to the veiwer.