Opening Sequence: Panic Room

Camera Shot/Angle/Movement:

• Birds Eye, low angle and high angle shots of New York City. Shows grandeur and daunting height of New York Buildings


• Birds Eye shot emphasising grandeur of building.
  
• Low angle shot may be showing how daunting the size of the buildings are.


• High angle shot.


• Opens with a high angle zooming shot.

Sound:

• Non-diegetic sound. Mainly strings instruments. Slow, mournful, ominous. Gives an idea of the tone of this film.


• Diegetic sounds of traffic, car horns. Every day busy New York.
  

Editing:

• Quick shots of different areas of New York. Brooklyn, Greenwich Village, etc. Where exactly is the film taking place in New York?


• Names of cast, crew and film title attached to the side of large buildings. Gives audience and idea of where the film will be taking place. Somewhere of wealth?

Mis En Scene:

• Large Buildings.


• Cars.


• Billboards
  
• Restaurants


• Homes.


• No characters only objects


• Daylight
  

Characters:

• Unknown. Only cars and buildings. Why haven't we been introduced to the actors yet?

Location:

• New York City. Known by the flashes of famous spots like time square and Brooklyn landscape.
  

Narrative/Plot:

• No real sense of plot or narrative. All that is known is takes place in the New York Area.
  

Themes:

• No real sense of themes.
  

Visual Style:

• New York during the morning rush hour. Busy, crowded, traffic ridden.
  
• Large wealthy looking buildings. Very optimistic besides mournful music. Gives off mixed messages to the tone of the film.

Genre:

• Thriller