Panic Room - Opening Sequence

Panic Room Opening Sequence -


Cinematography:
During the opening sequence you always see mid shots and long shots of the city, letting you be able to see where the movie will be set and almost giving the viewer the type of lifestyle the characters may live. For example, see tall buildings of offices could suggest that the characters live a fast paced life with their main focus being on work. Also, during the opening sequence we see many low angle shots maybe suggesting that something bad may happen as it gives more power to whoever or whatever the thing is.

Mise-en-scene:
In the opening sequence the audience gets to see straight away where the movie will be set, as they keep getting repeated shots of tall buildings suggesting that it is set in a busy place like London or New York. The viewer doesn't see any characters yet so there is no reference to costumes.

Editing:
The opening sequence is almost a form of montage editing and this means that the clips are in a random order, but it works well as they all associate with New York city. Also, there are no special effects really except for the actors/producers names appearing suddenly on the screen, and the transitions between the clips are just quick cuts.

Sound:
The sound within the opening sequence starts off very quite and calm almost giving off a creepy feel to the audience but when the title of the film appears 'Panic Room', the music becomes a lot louder and faster paced almost trying to scare the viewer making them want to watch on.