Opening Credit Analysis – Panic Room

Time Image Text Sound Comments0.14s Columbia

pictures present.

Columbia pictures present the film panic room, so basically the Columbia pictures are the makers of the film.

0.26s A Hofflund/ polone production.

A Hofflund/ polone production are the makers of the film, it is the company that has produced the movie itself, the people who have thought of the storyline.

0.29s An Indelible picture.

An Indelible picture is the people who work with Columbia pictures to produce all the images in the film.

0.35s Jodie Foster. Jodie Foster has her name as top billing. This means she had a big part in the movie as is the most important person.

0.39s Forest Whitaker.

Forest Whitaker is the second person in top billing, well at the beginning of the movie so we assume that he has a big part of the film.

0.41s Dwight Yoakam.

Dwight Yoakam is part of the cast; we decide he has a big part in the film as well as he is one of people who are in top billing at the beginning of the film.

0.46s Jared Leto. Jared Leto is part of the cast; as he has a big part in the film as well as he is one of people who are in top billing at the beginning of the film.

0.53s Panic Room. The title of the film has appeared after some of the stars of the film, we know this the title as it is bold, big and eye catching as it is zoomed in facing the front so the audience knows it the title.

0.58s Kristen Stewart.

Kristen Stewart is another member of the cast, however as she is further down the line it shows her part in the film isn’t as important as Jodie Forest.

1.02 Ann Magnuson and Ian Buchanan.

These characters are less important as they are starred in the same place as one another whereas other characters names are by iself.

1.04 Patrick Bauchau and Paul Schulze.

These characters are less important as they are starred in the same place as one another whereas other characters names are by itself.

1.10 Casting By Luray Mayfield.

Luray Mayfield is casting the film panic room, which means he is a big part of the film because instead of just his name is states casting.

1.14 Costume designer Michael Kaplan.

This states that the costumes where all designed and picked by Michael, which shows he was the one who dressed all the characters in the film.

1.17 Music By Howard Shore.

This states that all the music was picked by Howard; he had to watch the whole film and decide which music suited best.

1.20 Film Editors James Haygood A.C.E and Angus Wall.

This shows that the film was edited by the people stated in the screenshot.

1.26 Production Designer Arthur Max.

This screen shot shows who was the production designer, and shows he was important because his name is in bold writing.

1.30 Direct …. Conrad W.Hall, Darius Khond.ie

This states who directed the film, it shows it was 2 people who directed the film.

1.34 Produced by Gavin Polone, Judy Hofflund, David koepp and Cean Chaffin.

This screenshot shows who produced the film, it shows that the whole film was produced by four people.

1.39 Written by David Koepp.

David Koepp has taken a big part in the film as he has produced, and written the film Panic Room.

1.41 Directed by David Fincher.

Panic Room is also directed by David Fincher which shows he has a big part in the film as when the film was getting made he was directing everything in the right place.

1.47 No writing. This screen shot shows that the opening credits are over and the film is beginning.