In Seven close ups and extreme close ups are used to get an idea of what the character is doing and what they may be about. However in Panic room no characters are identified and wide shots and high angles are used to get an idea of surroundings and background.
Both Seven and Panic Room use non-digectic sound in the opening sequence. In Seven there are mechanical sounds in the background and Panic room an orchestra is playing the melody in the background. The sounds in Seven create this sense of danger and alertness whereas the sounds in Panic room create this sort of tension and high climate of fear.
The editing in Seven consists of many different shots cut quickly which represent disorientation and confusion. Similarly Panic room also consists of shots cut but they are not so quick and erratic.
The mise en scene in Seven is objects such as images of the dead, books, needles and newspapers. These things give off the idea of death and danger. However panic room mise en scene consists of buildings and cars which gives the idea of the city.
In Panic room there are no characters identified this may be done to keep the audience guessing about who the protagonist and antagoinst are in the film. Whereas in Seven a suggested antagonist is shown throughout the opening sequence.
The location of Seven appears to be in a secretive warehouse or an underground basement. However the location of Panic room appears to take place in a city, most likely New York City. However in the opening of Panic room the shots relocates to different parts of the city.
Panic Room and Seven’s narrative plots are not clearly identified from the opening sequence. But certain aspects in the opening sequence leads us to believe that the plot of Seven could possibly involve a murder case or serial killings. However Panic Room does not give any objects that would tell us the plot. However we know the location of the film is in the city and from the eerie music playing in background this could imply that some horror or thrilling accounts will take place throughout this film.
The themes of both film seem to be very similar from the opening sequence the main themes are probably going to be death, thriller, danger and suffering.
The visual style of Panic Room is very unique using eerie sounds and Putting the credits in a special bold font. Seven also uses a unique style using a distinct mechanical sounds and also uses a strange font.
The genre of Panic Room due to the eerie background music would appear to be horror/ thriller. Similarly the genre of Seven also appears to be thriller, horror and mystery I have come to this conclusion because of the objects identified for example images of the dead and razor blades.
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