1. The Shining 2 Minute Opening Analysis
The opening of the movie has a
beautiful scenery, which usually
relaxes the audience to calm
before a thrilling moment.
However the non-digetic music
which is added to this is a slow
trumpet, which is not very
pleasant as it has only one tune,
sounding like sad funeral music.
This creates are slight strange
feeling due to the odd
combination of nice scenery but
music not matching to the scene.
Which right at the start of the
movie gives us a hint that it’s a
psychological thriller.
The scene moves onto the land, which then moves onto a road on a mountain hill.
Then the view stays still on the road view this gives the audience slight interest to
why the camera is specially focusing onto the road. As the angle changes to a birds
eye view, focusing onto a car, reminds one of someone’s eye observing the car.
Constructing the feeling of being watched. The music stays the same throughout
the opening again doesn’t seem very pleasant, creating effect of the genre.
2. The Sixth Sense The film starts off in the darkness with
something red glowing. Due to the red
colour and darkness it at first seems
odd makes you think what this is. As at
first its not a pleasant sight. Plus
there’s no sound, only dead silence
generating tense mood.
Scene then changes to a character coming clarifying that it’s a
storeroom. However as the scene is shown from behind the
wine rack at first it does seem as if someone would be hiding
behind it. Making audience slightly thoughtful if there’s
something or someone behind which is about to jump out or
similar. It’s specifically then as that as the camera moves
around with the character.
However there turns out to be nothing, but as she turns around
and stops for a moment, staring into space out of camera view.
Again creates anxiety that she may has suddenly seen something,
chiefly as her shadow is visible, could be possibly someone else’s
shadow.
Mainly the technique used is that different
camera angles & shots create and increate
excitement & unease putting audience into
the mood.
