Camera work Analysis

For our homework we were assesed to choose a thriller movies's title sequence of our choice and to analysis it. I chose Panic room directed by David Fincher whom is famous for his action packed films.
Diretor: David Finker
Year: 2002



The Camera swerves through the buildings of New York city giving birds eye and high angle shots. The cameras colour vibrancy is only grey and dull concluding to the impersonality of the buildings. Throughout the opening sequence a characterless vibe is given out by the slow motion and movement of the camera exposing the scenery, almost feels as this stillness is about to be broken.

The edited features which are added on to the original shots such as the directors ,and actors names casually blend in. For the majority of the sequence a human presence is a dim and vague. The use of such a typical big town like New York city gives of the impression of hectic life but the result is very much the opposite, as there is very little human presence shown, possibly symbolising the lack of care of each individual.
This title sequence doesn’t give much idea of what the film is going to be like, so either the audience will be eager to find the following plot or already bored and disappointed by there expectations therefore wont pay much attention.

Charlotte.T