ANALYSING AN OPENING SEQUENCE

This is the opening sequence for the 2002 film 'Panic Room'


The sequence holds a lot of significance. It is shot from an aerial view showing the tall buildings of New York. We get a feel of how big it is and creates quite an atmosphere. The words of main film stars and directors are suspended in mid air floating across the buildings. This could give a sense of isolation and lonliness, which is later shown in the film when the mother and her diabetic daughter are trapped inside their home unable to get out. They have no-one to help them at all. The sound used for this opening sequence is very slow and gradually gets louder and then quieter and so on. It is quite a deep sound.

The font of the credit titles contrasts with the main object in the film - the actually film it is made out of hard steel and this is what the writing looks like.