Shining Opening Titles Analysis

The shining open titles analysis (http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-shining/)

The opening titles of the shining begin flying over a lake and doing high angle shots of wide open country side, this is done to provoke a sense of isolation before the film even begins, and is a good way to establish the surroundings the film will be set. The shot below of the car driving on its own does this very well and is something we will try to put into our own film to convey a sense of loneliness.

The shots of the car driving down a baron road continue while sinister brass music is played over the top attempting to make the audience fell uneasy and confused as to why this is happening, as well as this high notes are played at offbeat intervals with a distortion effect implying something is not right.

The music then escalates into a choir that sounds like it is almost screaming and at this time the films main title is shown at the climax of the sequence.

The only other time another car is shown in shot thus far is after the climax and this is used to attempt to give the audience a sense of security as the opening titles begin to calm down. Seconds later 2 more cars are shown.  One of the final shots in the scene is of a grey scale lodge type building surrounded by snow and once again isolated from the outside world.