The Mechanic analysis

In the opening scene of The Mechanic we are not given an insight into whether it is an action film or not, this is because we do not see any guns or violent behavior but as we get further into the opening the guns are shown and the violence starts to happen.
Camera
There were loads of shots used during the opening of The Mechanic. It starts off with a long shot of the male getting into his swimming pool, this creates a sense of mystery as we do not know who this man is. A few seconds afterwards we see a medium shot of him putting his goggles on ready to get into the pool, this gives an idea of what he looks like and whether he is going to be a villain or not. We then move onto a birds eye view of him doing length in the swimming pool, this gives us an idea of whats in his surroundings. Whilst he is swimming in the pool we see a shot of his face, this is a low angle shot as we are looking up at him, this is effective because we can see what expression he has on his face. We then have a camera shot of point of view, this is where we see that there is a watch on the bottom of the pool and we obviously can infer that he is going to pick it up, this is when it turns to his point of view as we see his hand reach out in front of him. This is then when he gets grabbed by someone in the pool and it cuts to a close up to show the panic on his face as he is dragged down further and is being drowned.
Sound 
There was non-diegetic sound used through out the opening. The music that was being played was very dramatic we can interpret that something bad is going to happen. When the man is being drowned all we can hear is gargling as the man is swallowing the water as he is being held under. As the villain escapes there is suspicious music being played, its like the spy music that is played when they are on a mission. The next sound we hear is when the maid sees the man floating, she screams, this creates a sense of panic as when people scream it means they are scared or need help with something. After the maid screams the suspicious music starts to begin again as the villain is escaping the house.
Editing
It is fast pace editing throughout the opening, this creates chaos because it makes the audience sit on the edge of their seat hoping everything will be okay. This also helps us understand the situation, we can infer that there is a problem that needs to be sorted and not everything is fine.
Representation
During the opening scene villains are shown as being good looking, we know this because it shows a medium shot of the villains body. They are also represented as being muscly, this is so they will be able fight and so they look the part.