Deconstruction of Panic Room

   This is the opening for Panic room, a thriller made in 2002 about a mother and daughter hiding in a panic room during an invasion by three armed robbers trying to find millions of dollars hidden somewhere in the house.
    All of these shots are fairly similar. All of them are long shots of the city the film takes place with the large credits appearing to be 'floating' in the air.
   In the first shot an simple frontal establishing shot is used to introduce the audience to the location of the film. It starts in complete darkness, with the everyday sounds of New York. Then as the noise dims slightly, the establishing shot fades in along with a slow, deep classical music piece composed especially for the film, which builds the tension.
   The large font used for all the credits in the shots are coloured a grey colour, similar to those of the buildings surrounding it. Also, the colour of the font reflects the mood of the city. The lighting and weather used in the opening scene indicates the mood is very dull.  If the producers chose to use a more vibrant font and colour, the effect of the mood being put across may not have been as powerful, as brighter colours indicate to the audience a happier mood. Another reason why the credits are coloured grey is that they blend well with the cityscape around it, so the viewers don't get too distracted from the overall scene, and can still focus on what is going on around them, and feel the tension that is being put across.