Analysing Opening of a Thriller

Panic room using an establishing shot to show the spectators exactly where the film location is, the tall gray buildings and large amounts of road traffic show that the setting is a city. The opening credits for Panic Room are done in a relatively simple way, the font used is 3D and fairly square and bold. The letters for each credit are in capitals, this helps them to stand out, as like the buildings they are displayed on, they are also gray in colour. As the text blends in with the images that are in the background it has a good effect as the text and the location are similar in style however this lack of contrast between the text colour and styles means that the credits can be slightly difficult to read. Each individual credit has a different background image which shows different areas of the city and the camera alternates between panning across the images and remaining still. This variation in camera shots prevents the credits from becoming too repetitive and therefore boring to watch.