... history. Action films then expanded in the 80s and 90s, with the growth of special effects techniques and in response to jaded audiences who demanded faster plots (coherent or not), greater violence, and stimulation. Action films have many different sources for their inspiration from directors. These can be anything from "real life TV programmes" and "experiences in the directors life" to "dramatization of historical events." In this essay, I will be looking at the motives behind the film Speed, and analysing each segment of the lift scene at the start of it, from different perspectives. Speed, like most films, begins with a title sequence. Ironically for a film entitled 'Speed,' this consists of a slow tracking scene with music that regularly changes tempo, volume and key. This adds to the opening tension, by illustrating the many changes during the course of the film, cleverly interwoven. It also contradicts the monotonous Black / ...

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