Camera Shot/Angle/Movement
Long shots from high, aerial angles are used throughout, the title sequence shows a different landmark of the New York skyline with every different name in the credits. All of these shots pan to show some of the area that surrounds the landmarks. The opening sequence shows a great deal of Manhattan, an effect used to contrast the setting of the film being centred around one room.
Sound
Sound is non-diegetic. Strings are used within the two bass octaves to begin with, but move into the mid-range. The composition is in minor throughout, in order to give a ‘dark’ feel to the music. After a minute of the opening sequence, the tempo of the music increases and the strings are played in a staccato style, as opposed to the legato style used earlier in the opening sequence. This style of performance give an effect of heightening fear.
Editing
There is an interesting use of typography used throughout the opening sequence, which blends the credits to the building. This was successful as this typography was used in a later film “Fringe”
Mise en Scene
New York City is shown in detail, from the skyscrapers to the cars on the road below, so that the audience gets a sense of the events in the film moving in real-time.
Characters
No characters are shown
Locations
It is an ariel view of New York
Narrative/Plot
There is no narrative.
Themes
From the opening sequence, I think it shows a theme of solitude, as the music is repetitive, and has no narrative.
Visual Style
it is shot to show a “faceless city”
Genre
From the opening sequence it is very hard to predict a genre, but as it had shown a lot of solitude, it would probably lead to a thriller.
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