Opening sequence to Panic Room

Opening Sequence Analysis - Panic Room 

• Camera Shot/Angle/Movement;

There is a lot of panning used within this opening. Aerial shots, long shots, establishing shot, high angle shot, low angle shot and crane shots are also used. 

• Sound

Diegetic and non-diegetic.  The non- diegetic sound is used in the beginning where the credits are across the buildings, yet diegetic sound is used when it cuts to a busy street with people walking. 

• Editin

Typography is used, different types of shots are used and they seem to come straight one after the other as if in sync. Jump cuts are used as the camera cuts to many different buildings that are filmed at many different angles.

• Mise en Scene

The city, busy, cars, sky scrapers, lots of people, it looks like an autumn morning as leaves are falling from the trees and blowing in the wind.

• Characte

None established in the opening as you can only see the credits and towards the and you hear two female voices one female younger than the other, as a member of the audience you see where the voices are coming from and what characters are speaking. There are two females walking very quickly.

• Locations

The city, somewhere very busy. There are only two main locations within the opening sequence, the sky scrapers, busy traffic and then the busy road that is bombarded with dry leaves that have fallen from the trees and people walking. 

• Narrative/Plot

Although there is no narrative or plot represented in the opening sequence towards the end there is a middle aged woman and a young girl talking about a property to rent.  

• Themes

A theme represented could be busy city life. Or moving as when the voices become audible a female voice is talking about a property. 

• Visual Style

Quite typical in the way that names are shown but typography is used in a very unique way. As the credits seem to be in front of buildings. 

• Genre

The genre is not apparent as nothing is really happening. Yet the music seems to build tension for the audience this could imply that it is a thriller.