PANIC ROOM

The scene starts with an establishing/ bird’s eye view shot with the institution’s name, then various shots of places and buildings are shown as texts stands in the air. Majority of the shots used are long shots of New York City. A lot of bird’s eye view and tracking shot is done as it shows names of actors, producers, editors are shown and the significance of this is to familiarize the audience with the cast. The opening credit is being edited into the buildings so cuts don’t need to be made between shots of landscape and opening credits. The titles are very grand and easy to read as it stays on the screen for quite a while. The sound is non diegetic as orchestra music plays in the background. It starts quietly as the camera tracks through the building, then it gets louder and the pace picks up a little suggesting adventure and action, then it goes back to being quiet and fades into the dialogue that takes place when the camera pans down. There is no narrative plot in the opening sequence as no action is shown making the film ambiguous as it isn’t fully established, however the characters are talking about a house suggesting that this house is important, therefore it’s hard to categorise the film into a certain genre, however the location is in the city and the music is eerie which could imply thriller or danger. The audience don’t get a chance to meet the main characters, but towards the end of the opening sequence, two characters are seen and heard talking about an accommodation, however this is done to create suspense because the audience are left guessing who the antagonists and protagonists are. The target audience were mainly 15-24, although females went to see it the most as well as C1.