The shinningBY ZOË ELLIS

This opening has a very drawn out sinister feel to it. The combination of the long driving of the car, and the repetitive music creates a very surreal effect. The areal shots easily show all of the surrounding area and for a long time there aren’t any houses nor people showing that the family in the car are driving further and further into the middle of nowhere. This suggests that the family are alone and that if they got into any trouble that no one will be able to help them.

The repetitive music following the car journey is rather scary and makes the audience feel uncomfortable and on edge. This also implies that something bad will happen and leaves the audience in anticipation as they wait for it to happen.

Thirdly while on the long car journey the question: “Where are they going?” is asked by the audience. After driving for a long time with no buildings around you wouldn’t expect to see the hotel when the family parks there. Also because of the setup of the family being alone, taking a long journey into a strange hotel with sinister music the audience very well knows that the genre of movie is a horror or thriller.