The title sequence to 'Panic Room' creates suspense from the onset in many different ways. Firstly, the sequence establishes where the film will take place, as all the shots show the inner city areas of New York. This makes the audience feel more knowledgeable about the upcoming film, and establishes familiarity.
The titles to the film are seen high up across the cityscape using CGI. This makes the audience feel omniscient and powerful, as they are seeing things that the people within the film would not be able to see. A serious mood is established by showing the titles entirely in bold capital letters in a serif font. This makes the titles appear more formal, which foreshadows a tense atmosphere and possibly dire situations throughout the film.
Suspense is also created by the sound played over the top of these titles. It is an orchestral soundtrack played in a minor key which continuously plays a bassy drone with small trills and flourishes overlapping it. The continuous nature of the drone connotes uneasiness, as it is not a characteristic of music we would normally hear in mainstream music.
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