Camera:
- All the camera movements are smooth. Most of the actual camera movements are pans but there are some slides. Many shots are also locked off on a tripod. This makes it feel calm at times, but the tension is brought on by the cutting rate rather then the shakiness of the camera. This is also so, that when later the gas alights, the craziness and movement of the fire and the tank is emphasized as the subject movement and the camera movement was slow before.
- Almost all the shots are medium shots, so that a lot is visible in the frame, in order to convey exposition effectively. The shots in the panic room are a little closer on the characters as they are in a more closed space.
- Many of the shots are a little low angle, so that are looking up at the characters, but I also think this is so that it shows more of the ceiling and so it feels more enclosed and makes you feel trapped, like the characters are.
- When she throws the fire blanket to the daughter, the camera pans and follows the movement of the blanket as it lands and stays so that the information is conveyed.
- The camera tracks backwards when we are shown the vent, showing the increasing amount of gas being pumped in.
- The camera tracks in towards the exploding gas tank as it moves frantically around and this intensifies the moment.
- The close ups are used sparingly, like the fire blanket, the lighter finally getting a flame, and the gas tank. This makes each one more significant.
Editing:
- The pace is quite steady but then the cutting rate increases as she gets the lighter and attempts to light it in the vent multiple times. The three outside slowly understand what's going on and so the rate increases. Also more individual reaction shots are shown.
- But when the gas becomes lit, the rate increases significantly but still stays on each shot long enough to see what happens. The stability of the movement helps this.
- The rate varies in the second half depending on what happens, like when the tank is moving around the room, the rate is very fast. But then the shot inside the panic room, with the fire on the ceiling, the shot is slower and it doesn't cut.
- The colour grading in this clip is also very significant. The Panic room is very cool and blue while the outside is quite warm and green. This helps create contrast between the two places so you are not confused.
Mis-en-scene:
- The set design is quite minimalistic, as it is a unfurnished house. The lighting of the outside is quite low key and has lots of shadows. While the Panic Room is more evenly lit and little is in shadow.
- The clothing of the all the characters contrast well with the pale walls as they wear relatively dark clothing. This helps create separation between the environments and create depth.
- The facial expressions are used effectively to show what they are feeling, before they say anything and this makes it more tense as audiences can read facial expressions very well.
Sound:
- The non diagetic background score is used very well to build up tension. The underlying deep bass tone of it increases in volume as she gets closer to lighting the gas. Then when it is on fire, the score really makes the audience feel the impact of the scene.
- The sound is very well mixed, in that you can hear all the little foley actions as well as the dialogue and the background score. There are no gaps in which there is no dialogue, score or foley and so it keeps the pace and tension high. The sounds of the footsteps were made louder to emphasize how worried the attacker is about the gas and so increases the tension.
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