Genre/ Atmosphere of Panic Room

The tone of the opening to Panic Room differs a lot. From the images of the city (moving cars, lots of open space) we get the impression that the film won't be unhappy, scaring or thrilling but then we are put off by the stillness of the credits, the boldness of them and the colour of them. In my opinion, the credits confuse the viewer by contrasting with the images in the opening. The dark, low tuned music also does this, so the tone of the opening differs depending on how the viewer sees it. The tone I get from the opening is a still, serious tone, which I think is the tone that was meant to be captured.

The mood of the opening is an eerie, ominous atmosphere. The music especially adds to this feeling with its differing paces and tunes. I think the credits, once again, create this atmosphere the most with the stillness of them. The credits hover in mid air over the city and the chalk colour of them gives us a cold atmosphere. The tall buildings in the city gives off the mood of loneliness. They seem to take over the city and make you feel like even if this big world, it is hard to be seen because there is so much going on.

Overall, the tone and mood of the opening is created with the video clips of the city, the differing music, the hovering, eerie credits coloured like chalk and the tall stand alone buildings that seem to smother the city.