Both Panic Room and Seven had the genre of the film as thriller but the way they portray this is different. The opening to Panic room uses different shots for example establishing shots, long shots and wide shots of building whereas in Seven uses a lot of close up shots of many object like books and smaller objects.
The wide shot used in panic room gives the audience a feel for where the location is. Whereas in Seven the close up shots don’t give any clues to where the film is set. The setting in Seven seems claustrophobic and closed whereas in in Panic room it seems open and spaced out. The lighting used is dark and gloomy in Seven and also artificial light would be used for this whereas in Panic room natural light is used because it’s really bright. This is another difference between the two opening scenes. The editing in Seven is really fast paced and there are many jump cuts whereas in panic room there are lots of shots and simple cuts used. The location for Panic room is known as you can see its taking place somewhere in New York whereas in seven you cannot see any location the place seems as though it is a room we are unaware where it is. The characters in panic room are revealed at the end which are tow woman, in the opening scene for seven we only see some hands of someone who seems as though they are a manual laborer, we do not see and actual person.
The graphics used in bot opening scenes are again different panic room looks nice and not as though it would be a thriller, whereas in panic room the colours of red and black used for the fonts which flash seem appropriate for the genre it looks eerie and creepy. Another difference between the two opening scenes is that they both have different ways of showing the genre of a thriller. Panic room doesn’t seem as though it would be a thriller whereas in Seven the colours used makes it seem scary and eerie and has the conventions of a thriller.
We used Pearl and Dean to get an idea about the target audience for thriller films. The films researched in Pearl and Dean were Children of men, Panic room and Saw, a comparison of these films was used for an insight of their expected and received audiences.
This was the first movie that we compared the reason is that it is a popular horror film and it would be good to find some audience facts about this. To Pearl and Dean mostly ages from 15-24 watch this and most of them are male. This may be because the film is targeted at them,possibly due to the amount of gore and male actors used.
This was the second film we compared this is a thriller the reason this was researched was due to it having good thriller traits which may be used in the opening for our thriller. From the table, noticeably 78% of males watched this film. The highest age range was ages 25-34. The type of viewers, were from a background of good qualifications and also in middle management, possibly due to the complex content in this text. The issues raised in this film are of a serious tone and challenge the mind. The action could intrigue persons of a younger age, but the age of the male lead and adult topics could attract an older age.
This was the third movie we compared as it has some conventions used in our thriller. Mostly females watched Panic Room. 15-24 and 25-34 were the ages that this film attracted. A business occupation or and students could be the suggested audience's lifestyle. This could be explained from the age of the protagonist actor in the film and her situation. Females were possibly intrigued by this movie due to the 'Girl power' and use of a female lead. The use of the male actors and the dominance they had in this film could attract males to this text.
Pearl and Dean Age Certificate
The age certificate for our thriller genre opening would be a 15; based on the certificates of the similar movies in 'Pearl and Dean'.
The opening scene of Saw starts with many extreme close up shots of things, these things include ticking clock, a wall, another clock and a TV. There are also close up shots used these shots include numbers, newspaper articles and other images of some streets and roads, that may link to the film in the end. The camera angles used are high angle this is used when looking at the clock it is as we are looking up facing upwards. This gives us the sense of realism as if we were there. The camera movement seems as though it is dolly zoom because the camera is moving closer to the subject in this case it’s the newspaper articles which seem as though they are on a table of some sort. The sounds used are diegetic and non-diegetic, the diegetic sound is the sound of the man screaming in pain right at the beginning as it starts. The non-diegetic sound is the soundtrack used this music is quite slow but has a sinister beat to it. The music adds suspense to the film before it’s even started and also it gives a creepy and eerie feel to it iswell.
The editing techniques used are jump cuts, these shots bring out confusion, and the shot is abrupt and shocks the audience that is why it was used. There is also some fades in the opening scene used this gives the impression of difference in places or time. There was also some fuzzy like TV images used this creates realism as though it is a real documentary of events. The lighting used in the open scene is dark and gloomy and eerie and again links into the theme of the colour is bland and not really bright this would distract from the meaning it is trying it bring, which is that of scariness. The graphics used are mostly numbers these numbers must link into the film somehow. These numbers flash unexpectedly on the screen, these colour of these numbers are white and are bold. At the beginning u see he twisted picture the company may be used this is in barbed wire this automatically gives the film a theme of thriller, this is even before the opening scene has started. The title of the film which is saw is all white silvery fluorescent colour whereas the background is black this stands out even though the writing is very small. It’s effective because it seems as though it is a metal material. The way it fades out is also very effective iswell.
The mis-en-scene in this opening scene is also very effective. The set design is that of a horror, we are unaware where it is but we get a feel as though it is in a room with all the clutter everywhere and the papers and the TV iswell that is on. The space used again looks claustrophobic with all the papers on the desk, also the TV and thing everywhere. The props used like the clocks and timing suggests that the characters will need to do something about time.
The characters involved are not seen in the opening scene however we do see someone in a mask, which is quite disturbing and creepy, this might be involved in the film maybe. We don’t really know if any men are women are involved in this which is good because it keeps us guessing and thinking. The location seem as though it’s in a room we do see some images one includes a barn yard of some kind; the others include building and roads of places it’s in American but no known where. The location kept unknown is also keeping us guessing and thinking where it will be set. The visual style is creepy and eerie and also mysterious. The themes of this film could be death, killing all the things that would associated with the genre of horror which is what Saw is.
Overall the opening Scene is very scary and creepy and makes the audience be prepared to watch something that will be of the opening. The opening scene is full of anticipation and anxiety to what will happen next.
The opening scene of the panic room uses a variety of shots these shots include, long shot, establishing shots and aerial shots iswell. There is also some angle shots used iswell this includes high angle shot and also low angle shot. The scene firstly begins with a wide shot this is used to emphasis the setting of the play and where it is set.
The sounds used are diegetic and non-diegetic. The diegetic sound in the opening scene is the sounds of the cars and birds, even though we cannot see these things we know what they are associated with. The non-diegetic sound which is the sound put afterwards is the soundtrack in the background is quite slow and calm at the beginning then it goes fast paced and quite intense. Maybe this is a clue about what the movie will be about is quite unknown what kind of genre it is at this point. At the end of the credits and music there is another piece of diegetic sound this is dialogue between two woman characters in the background of them talking there is a ticking clue maybe this is a clue to the film maybe it will be used later on.
There isn’t much use of editing in the opening scene because it just keeps going to the credits that are placed upon the building.
However there are some editing techniques used like simple cuts which are breaks in cuts and shots which happen from one shot to another. This carries the Cuts carry the continuity of action forward in a straightforward manner. This is used throughout the opening scene. This is good because it’s building the tension about what the film is about and also when it will start. The lighting used in the opening is natural light from the outside it doesn’t really do much as it only shows the buildings and the clouds and not really anything else, this is until we see the two characters that start talking at the end. The graphics used are the opening credits the most important person starring in the film is put first in this case it is, Jodie Foster. The writing is plain and white this is so it doesn’t distract from the buildings behind it, this may also be symbolic.
The mis-en-scene is used in the opening scene of panic room in the following ways. The set design which is that of skyscrapers all clustered together in a busy place. The building gives a sense of realism to the opening scene without already being watched. The space is important iswell and from this we can see that spacing is quite packed within the buildings this is shown. The same goes at the end when we see the two characters walking the street also looked packed full of people and seems busy is well.
Characters involved are seen at the end, they are two women who look well dressed and quite wealthy from the looks of what they are wearing which is a heavy material coat with some kind of fur. Their conversation seems as though it’s about money as the woman says “Forty two hundred square feet, four floors perfect, courtyard and back facing garden.” This tells us that they are two well the location of the play seems as though it’s in New York in the busy street from where they are walking through and also from the skyscrapers from before. The visual style of the opening scene looks modern and up to date and as though it was made in recent years, maybe because it is about today’s times. The theme of this film is unknown because it doesn’t give anything away at all or any obvious clues either. The genre of this film could be thriller due to the music used which is full of suspense and tension.
Overall the opening scene doesn’t fit with the genre of thriller however it does make you think what it will come across to make it a thriller. It uses all the elements well to make a good opening scene.
This was the third movie we compared as it has some conventions used in our thriller. Mostly females watched Panic Room. 15-24 and 25-34 were the ages that this film attracted. A business occupation or and students could be the suggested audience's lifestyle. This could be explained from the age of the protagonist actor in the film and her situation. Females were possibly intrigued by this movie due to the 'Girl power' and use of a female lead. The use of the male actors and the dominance they had in this film could attract males to this text.
The opening scene of Saw starts with many extreme close up shots of things, these things include ticking clock, a wall, another clock and a TV. There are also close up shots used these shots include numbers, newspaper articles and other images of some streets and roads, that may link to the film in the end. The camera angles used are high angle this is used when looking at the clock it is as we are looking up facing upwards. This gives us the sense of realism as if we were there. The camera movement seems as though it is dolly zoom because the camera is moving closer to the subject in this case it’s the newspaper articles which seem as though they are on a table of some sort. The sounds used are diegetic and non-diegetic, the diegetic sound is the sound of the man screaming in pain right at the beginning as it starts. The non-diegetic sound is the soundtrack used this music is quite slow but has a sinister beat to it. The music adds suspense to the film before it’s even started and also it gives a creepy and eerie feel to it iswell.
The sounds used are diegetic and non-diegetic. The diegetic sound in the opening scene is the sounds of the cars and birds, even though we cannot see these things we know what they are associated with. The non-diegetic sound which is the sound put afterwards is the soundtrack in the background is quite slow and calm at the beginning then it goes fast paced and quite intense. Maybe this is a clue about what the movie will be about is quite unknown what kind of genre it is at this point. At the end of the credits and music there is another piece of diegetic sound this is dialogue between two woman characters in the background of them talking there is a ticking clue maybe this is a clue to the film maybe it will be used later on. 
However there are some editing techniques used like simple cuts which are breaks in cuts and shots which happen from one shot to another. This carries the Cuts carry the continuity of action forward in a straightforward manner. This is used throughout the opening scene. This is good because it’s building the tension about what the film is about and also when it will start. The lighting used in the opening is natural light from the outside it doesn’t really do much as it only shows the buildings and the clouds and not really anything else, this is until we see the two characters that start talking at the end. The graphics used are the opening credits the most important person starring in the film is put first in this case it is, Jodie Foster. The writing is plain and white this is so it doesn’t distract from the buildings behind it, this may also be symbolic.
Characters involved are seen at the end, they are two women who look well dressed and quite wealthy from the looks of what they are wearing which is a heavy material coat with some kind of fur. Their conversation seems as though it’s about money as the woman says “Forty two hundred square feet, four floors perfect, courtyard and back facing garden.” This tells us that they are two well the location of the play seems as though it’s in New York in the busy street from where they are walking through and also from the skyscrapers from before. The visual style of the opening scene looks modern and up to date and as though it was made in recent years, maybe because it is about today’s times. The theme of this film is unknown because it doesn’t give anything away at all or any obvious clues either. The genre of this film could be thriller due to the music used which is full of suspense and tension. 
