Opening sequence Analysis of Panic Room

Camera Shot/Angle/Movement

The camera shots in Panic room are mostly high angle shots with the first couple of shots of buildings in New York/California and then a couple of panning shots of the buildings.

In between each high angle shot the credits of all the cast and characters appear in a way like they are part of the buildings in the background and it almost looks 3d (three dimensions).

Sound

The sound in Panic Room builds from the very first shots and it carries on through out the opening sequence of the movie.

The sound is almost feels you anticipation as it get a little bit more intense.

The pitch of the sound also fits perfectly with the high angle shots e.g as the camera panned up a big building the pitch also rose and as it was zooming in to the corner of another building.

There were several instruments used in the opening sequence of panic room but there were a few that stood out e.g piano,violin.

Editing

The editing in panic room is very simple at there are not really any characters in the opening sequence so it just cuts from shot to shot.

Mise en Scene

The Mise-en-scene in Panic Room is the same all the way through the opening sequence.

All the shots contain bird eye view of a city e.g cars, pedestrians, houses, shops etc

Characters

There are no characters until the ending opening sequence.

Locations

The location of the opening sequence of panic room is set in an urban city with an attractive skyline e.g new york,california.

Narrative/Plot

There isn’t really any clues to the narrative plot of panic room as there isn’t any speech till the the end of the opening sequence between to ladies and all that suggest is that something mysterious and unexpected is going to happen.

Themes

The theme of the panic room would be like crime or death or mystery as there is no obvious clues in the opening sequence.

Visual Style

The visual style of panic is very  organized as the pace and speed builds through out the sequence first starting slow and then the music and the camera build momentum 

Genre

Panic room is your typical type of thriller as the opening sequence contains various conventions that you would expect an interesting thriller to contain.