Panic Room
There is frequent use of shot reverse shots, to show relationships between characters, the one between Meg and Sarah suggests that they have a strained relationship. 
There is then a tilt of the staircase upwards, it is darkly lit suggesting the house is empty and spooky. The dark lighting and the focus of only one light at the top of the first set of stairs creates a creepy aura, suggesting that there's something wrong with the house and that it holds mystery, secrets and danger.
The next shot is close up of a eyeline match, of the roof window, which you can see heavy rainfall outside. This can suggest that Meg is up for a rough night, that the weather can also suggest that something will happen that night.
This is effective as its subtle and spooking way to suggest something will occur. The reoccuring eerie and dull music used, sets the mood of the film. It can further suggest that the something is about to happen, and the music is building up tension to a boiling point.
The meduim shot of Meg then moves into a long shot, and there is a build of a non-diegetic music suggesting something is about to happen. This is effective as builds tension and entices the audience to find out what happens next.
2002 American Thriller film about a mother and daughter who take refuge in a safe room that millions of dollars is stored in and 3 burglars break in to retrieve it.
Analysis:
The film opens with the title sequence. The titles are shown in a simplistic way through the backdrop of a city. The titles almost blend into the background through the use of silver font, which connotes that an issue is hidden and that people are unaware of the danger.
There is then a pan from left to right of the title 'Panic Room' the slow accelleration of the pan suggests the importance of the words, and informs the audience that the film will be about this. This would be a good idea for our film title sequence if we wanted our title to be the main theme of the film, as we could use bold font to make the meaning noticeable. However, we have decided that we want a more subtle approach to our title sequence, to keep the audience guessing as to what our film will be about. 
The panning of the title also increases the tempo of the non-diegetic music, suggesting that the 'panic room' in the film will be the problem, as a change in tempo can often change the perspective of the audience and makes them notice the importance of different things. The louder and more heavier music suggests that something bad will happen from this and that the audience should be aware. I think that using changes in music tempo's and pitches would also be a good idea for our first 2 minutes, as it will allow us to establish characters' through the use of music, which is a simple and effective way to put across the characters' motives, etc. The title sequence then picks up pace, with faster music and quicker showing of the titles. This creates tension as the audience want to know what the title sequence is building up to. The tempo of the music then changes again to a more powerful tone, the constant use of changing the music tempo/pitch is effective as it creates uncertainty about the film and that maybe the film will also be unpredictable.
The panning of the title also increases the tempo of the non-diegetic music, suggesting that the 'panic room' in the film will be the problem, as a change in tempo can often change the perspective of the audience and makes them notice the importance of different things. The louder and more heavier music suggests that something bad will happen from this and that the audience should be aware. I think that using changes in music tempo's and pitches would also be a good idea for our first 2 minutes, as it will allow us to establish characters' through the use of music, which is a simple and effective way to put across the characters' motives, etc. The title sequence then picks up pace, with faster music and quicker showing of the titles. This creates tension as the audience want to know what the title sequence is building up to. The tempo of the music then changes again to a more powerful tone, the constant use of changing the music tempo/pitch is effective as it creates uncertainty about the film and that maybe the film will also be unpredictable. 
The opening scene is shot in a tilt motion, that establishes the scene and the characters. This is often used in most film openings, and is very effective in establishing important detail such as location, characters and mood. This would be an extremely good way to open of film, as we can suggest so much in the opening shot, such as who the character is, where he lives, the job he does, etc. This would save us time and we wouldn't have to try and include all this detail.However, it may be difficult for us to include a tilt shot from a certain height in our film, as we wouldn't have the equipment to create such an effective opening, and we would have to remember health and safety issues if we did this. However, we could include this tilt shot on a much smaller scale if we wanted to establish the scene.
A low angled shot is used to establish the roles of the women. The red headed woman at the front is established as the more assertive one, and we look up to her as they walk down the street. The second woman seems more passive and reserved 
as she tries to keep up with the other woman and keeps attempting to reassert her authority. The use of this shot quickly establishes the roles of the women, in a quick and effective way. The next shot is a low angled of
as she tries to keep up with the other woman and keeps attempting to reassert her authority. The use of this shot quickly establishes the roles of the women, in a quick and effective way. The next shot is a low angled of Evan who is stood looking down on the women and child, quickly showing his authority and superiority. This shot, almost immediately shows power of certain
characters and is extremely effective. The use of high and low angled shots in our 2 minutes would be a effective method to signify strength and weakness of characters.
characters and is extremely effective. The use of high and low angled shots in our 2 minutes would be a effective method to signify strength and weakness of characters.The close up of Meg creates a focus on her emotions, which imply that she is nervous and 
unsure about something, enticing the audience to find out why she feels this way, and what's happened to her to end up in the situation of looking for a house.
unsure about something, enticing the audience to find out why she feels this way, and what's happened to her to end up in the situation of looking for a house. The house is dark and empty, creating a deserted and eerie mood. The use of a wide shot shows different actions taking place. Evan opens curtains to let light into the house, as though he is attempting to make it more appealing and worthy of its price. The use of introducing light to scene is effective, as it conveys that someone is trying to cover up the issues with the house, such as its dark past and anything unappealing to the buyer.
The use of a long shot down a corridor, composes uncertainty. The room at the end of the corridor seems to be misty and foggy, 
suggesting that theres something strange and unsettling about the room, something that needs to be discovered, the panic room. There is light shining behind Meg which creates an angelic atmosphere for her character, suggesting she is the Heroine, and she can be the light needed for the house.
suggesting that theres something strange and unsettling about the room, something that needs to be discovered, the panic room. There is light shining behind Meg which creates an angelic atmosphere for her character, suggesting she is the Heroine, and she can be the light needed for the house.The medium close up of the Panic Room shows the room as darkly light, which connotes something mysterious about the room, as though it isn't safe. The darkness suggests that maybe it is hiding something. This would be a good idea to use in our film as we want to create an atmosphere that's unsettling for our audience, especially when 'Daryl' is on screen as we want to suggest that he has a shady past, and that he too is hiding something.
Whilst inside the panic room, we see Meg's discomfort about the room, as we circle around her. It creates a sense of isolation, and gives the audience an insight into her character.
The use of this kind of shot can emphasise characters' traits early on. Meg seems to be uneasy about the room, and instead of protecting her, it seems to be panicing her.
There is frequent use of shot reverse shots, to show relationships between characters, the one between Meg and Sarah suggests that they have a strained relationship. 
The medium close up of the can of pop and Sarah suggests that the mother is controlling, and is over protecting, further establishing characters traits.
There is then a tilt of the staircase upwards, it is darkly lit suggesting the house is empty and spooky. The dark lighting and the focus of only one light at the top of the first set of stairs creates a creepy aura, suggesting that there's something wrong with the house and that it holds mystery, secrets and danger.
There is then a slow tilt upwards and track towards the bedroom, there is once again a darkly lit hallway, with only one light.
The next shot is close up of a eyeline match, of the roof window, which you can see heavy rainfall outside. This can suggest that Meg is up for a rough night, that the weather can also suggest that something will happen that night.
This is effective as its subtle and spooking way to suggest something will occur. The reoccuring eerie and dull music used, sets the mood of the film. It can further suggest that the something is about to happen, and the music is building up tension to a boiling point.There is a low angled track across the corridor, which creates a further spooking atmosphere. This camera movement can be linked to someone following or intruding. As though we are creeping up on something we are not supposed to see. This is effective as it builds up tension
and puts the audience on edge as to see what is in the room. This could be useful in our 2 minutes we may want to build tension and show something's importance. We could also use this technique when in 'Willow's' POV as we want to focus on 'Willow's' isolation as she struggles with schizophrenia.
and puts the audience on edge as to see what is in the room. This could be useful in our 2 minutes we may want to build tension and show something's importance. We could also use this technique when in 'Willow's' POV as we want to focus on 'Willow's' isolation as she struggles with schizophrenia. The next shots are medium long shot pan's of the rooms in the house. They are darkly lit, 
suggesting the house's wicked nature and its mystery. We then zoom out onto Meg in the bath, with diegetic sound of the tap dripping. The dripping tap emphasises the emptiness of the house and the lack of human activity. These kind of sounds also create tension, this would be a good idea for our film. We want to use the ticking of a clock to suggest his isolation and his characters' traits. We can use this to suggest that something is about to take place, 'Daryl' going out to protect his Goddaughter.
suggesting the house's wicked nature and its mystery. We then zoom out onto Meg in the bath, with diegetic sound of the tap dripping. The dripping tap emphasises the emptiness of the house and the lack of human activity. These kind of sounds also create tension, this would be a good idea for our film. We want to use the ticking of a clock to suggest his isolation and his characters' traits. We can use this to suggest that something is about to take place, 'Daryl' going out to protect his Goddaughter. There is then a close up shot of the alarm clock, reading the time '1:26am', the showing of the time suggests that something is about to happen, and that the time is important. 
Early morning suggests that something bad is about to happen, as unsual and dangerous things happen at times when there isnt much activity in the neighbourhood.
Early morning suggests that something bad is about to happen, as unsual and dangerous things happen at times when there isnt much activity in the neighbourhood. 
The meduim shot of Meg then moves into a long shot, and there is a build of a non-diegetic music suggesting something is about to happen. This is effective as builds tension and entices the audience to find out what happens next. 
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