Textual research 1

Institutional Context The first logo we see is “A STANLEY KUBERICK FILM” this is in all caps and a bright blue font which makes is really stand out in comparison to its background. They have used a display font to construct this, also its moves up from the bottom of the page. It moves up from the bottom of the screen to the middle then off the top of the page and disappears.

Editing pg.2The second title we see is “JACK NICHOLSON” who is the main actor in the film. This is done in bold bright blue display font which makes it very easy and clear to read. The text is also centered on the screen so that the audience wont miss it and that all their attention will be focused on this as it moves from onto and from the screen. All of the titles on the opening scene are all done in this font and all move in the same way as one another.

Editing pg.3In this shot we see the film title and this is done in a slightly larger font than the other titles. We also see that it is shown on a darker background from the rest which makes the title stand out more than the others. It again moves from the bottom to the top of the screen appearing and disappearing from the shot.

Narrative pg.1In the opening sequence of the shining we see lots of extra long establishing shots which without sound look like they could be for the start of an adventure film or a romance but in fact when we hear the sinister non-diagetic music it makes the audience see that this film is clearly going to be a horror or atleast a thriller. Later in the sequence we pan into a small yellow VW beetle driving through the mountains we see that this is the only car in the shot which makes the Audience see that they areCompletely alone, at the point the music also becomes more eerie and sinister than it was thisbuilds some suspense for the audience.

Narrative pg.2This shot of the car driving through a heavily wooded area shows the audience that where they are going is very excluded and hard the get too it also shows that if anything were to happen they would be hard pushed to find help. The mise en scene shows us very dark colors this could show the danger of their current surroundings.

Narrative pg.3We see that they are driving up and rising to a more and more this shows how secluded they are going to be once they have got to where they are going this is also supported by the extreme long shot and makes the audience wonder where they are heading too and it adds a sense of danger to the scene. Whilst looking at this shot we can see the car is very singled out and is the main piece in the shot it shows how secluded they are alone without any help which makes the audience worry for the person/people in the car.

The subtle use of the technical codesAnd the composition of the shot Suggests that isolation, exclusionAnd feelings of displacement will beThemes throughout the narrative.

In the opening title we see how the camera almost stalks the car like it is its prey and its moving in on its target, it also looks like the mountains are almost starting to create a closed shot that is almost trapping the car.

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GenreThe genre of the film is horror this is shown with the seclusion of the people within the film in the car this shows some classic horror elements also we hear some string instrumental slow music which also fits with the genre. The start of this film and the way they lead us through this almost untouched environment by following the car helps the viewer understand just how alone they are by the time they make it to the hotel.