Thriller Opening Two

The shining

Camera angles range at the very beginning as it canted right while zooming in to bird’s eye view, establishing the uninhabited setting. However it then just consists of mostly long shots and mid shots, introducing the characters; Jack Torrance The male protagonist and Wendy Torrance the female protagonist and others. There are lots of shot reverse shots as well because there’s a good amount of conversation at the beginning to make it interesting and pull the audience in.

The font scrolls over the clip it is red which can connote danger bold and placed in the middle of the screen. There was also white text on black background which can connote danger like the skull and cross bone.

Non diegetic sound is very eerie and suspicious which increased the tension, made the pace increase. There was a low base sound under the dialogue and an echoing screaming at the beginning of the establishing shots which got louder as the camera zoomed into the setting. The dialogue steps and typewriters are the diegetic sounds made to make the film more realistic.

The lighting is very bright which juxtaposes the reality as the story is actually quite sinister and disturbing. It connotes the era it was set 1980 as there was only one type of lighting.

For costumes the character Wendy Torrance is wearing an orange blouse under a long blue pinafore and Jack Torrance is wearing a suite as he is going to an interview.

The font scrolls over the clip it is red which can connote danger bold and placed in the middle of the screen. There was also white text on black background which can connote danger like the skull and cross bone.