Title Research: Panic Room #18

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?

.  In the opening sequences of the film there were eleven titles displayed within the first two minutes of the film.

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? 

. Some images that were prioritized in the opening sequences include a Microscope, Glass sample lens, Glass flasks in different shapes and sizes, Hazard signs all over a laboratory, A glass tube with a strange alien creature inside, a Electroencephalography machine with active brain activity,and Some type of vault with a fully grown alien creature inside connected to tubes of sorts. 

What connotations do the images carry? 

. The connotations the images carries is the idea that the film will have something to do with a disease of some sort and the creatures shown have something to do with the hazard signs posted all over the laboratory as if some type of disaster happened. 

How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?

. The genre is reinforced  through symbolic and technical codes by showing aspects of the genre such as Aliens, extraterrestrial lifeforms, and mutants that was shown in the outset and the equipment used could shows foreshadowing of a major event happening.

How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?

. The outset from the film establishes enigma by displaying different mysterious images such as the creatures and the hazardous lab equipment that puts the audience in a paradox wondering what is really going on.

What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to it's target audience?

. Some strategies used to ensure the film's appeal to the target audience are the use of different back ground designs to catch the audience's attention along with the use of mysterious images from the film. Another strategy used was making a film that was more or less aimed towards a younger audience who are more likely to watch it.

How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions, and editing techniques. 

. The technology in the outset has been used very effectively, the use of high/low and dutch angles shows all the different variables that tie into the main motion picture.The transitions and editing techniques were also used very effectively, from the use of fade in/outs and wipes that jumped from one part of the laboratory to another to the use of dramatic cutaways.