Panic Room

Film:Panic Room
Year:2002
Director:David Fincher

Mise - en - scene

-Urban Background (seen as in the start of the film where the subtiles appeared)
- Chacters :
Meg Altman- Wears glasses (Interlectual), Hair tied back (Ritual?), Clothing- dark and black (shows her background was a mystery and maybe a sence of forboarding?)
Sarah Altman- Has a scooter (typical child), short hair, pale skin (shows her illness), doesn't obvey oders from mother (shows a typical teenager), clothing is dark though casual (shows a teenage stereotypy)
- House- large, dark (mystery?), colour pallet of blues (shows hidden secrets, hidden mysteries and coldness)

Camera Shots
-Pan of Surrounding
-Crab Shot
-Close Up
-Long Shot

Openning Sequence- Typical urban background, mother and daughter goes to see a new house whilst trying to find out the history and why the panic room existed.

Sound
-Ambient Sound of traffic, speech, loud voices.
-Lighting- Low Key Lighting (Hint of Film Noir)
-Sound Bridge used
-At the start the music is slow and deep, as the opening sequence progresses the sound becomes louder.

Editing
-Eye Line Match - Sarah looks at Meg
-Alvin hand blockes the door- a cut in shot is used
Plot: Meg and Sarah moves into a new house and have visitors through the night.
Panic Room follows some conventions like having a mainly male dominated cast, a twist a the end of the film etc. Panic Room however doesn't follow the convention of the use of flash backs.
They lock themselves in the panic room and tries any means necessiary.
History: In the past Panic Room was called Safe Room