The audience is given audio and visual cues to identify the car that is carrying the bomb. The car itself is a convertible with the roof down, meaning that the occupants of the vehicle are visible whenever the car is on screen. The up-beat rock and roll music that starts with the car is a secondary cue to the car. The music increases in volume when the car is visible and lowers when it is off screen.

The camera is never still during the entire scene making the tracking feel natural. The movement is neither too fast or jerky as to distract the audience. At the beginning of the scene the camera is tightly focussed on the bomb – making the audience aware of the bomb and the timer. From here it follows the bomb to the car then follows the car. During the cars journey the movement slows down as pedestrians cross the road impeding the car’s progress and causing tension as these bystanders could be hurt were the bomb to explode. Eventually the camera ceases to follow the car and starts to focus on the couple as they make their way through the street. We are still aware of the car as we can hear the music and  see it pass in the background at the checkpoint. The car goes off screen once more before it explodes

This approach builds tension throughout as the audience is aware that a literal ticking time bomb is present while all of the characters are oblivious to it. The audience is aware of the danger yet powerless to do anything about it.