The title sequence in the shining

is very different compared to all

the other title sequences I have

seen. The main shots used

throughout are extreme long

shots which pan across a location

following a green car. Extreme

long shots are used to establish

the location, in this case the

location is pivotal to the success

of the title sequence as it shows

a very rough and more

importantly a very remote

location something which are

stereotypically used by

psychological thrillers and

horrors to convey a sense if

helplessness this is one aspect of

the title sequence that hints the

genre of the film to the audience.

The use of non diagetic music is

also key to the success of the

opening title sequence. The very

deep toned instrumental creates

a very eerie atmosphere and is

the only other aspect of the

sequence that tells the audience

about the genre of the film. The

music seems to be used to

counter the strong sense of

normality and realism in the

shots used to build this title

sequence thus implying that

danger is around the corner.

In the terms of narrative

structure, the audience is left

with many questions, who, what,

why and where the care is going

and what is the importance of

this car, no hero or villain is

clarified, one thing that could be

said is that the film starts at

equilibrium this is represented by

the blue wirting as apposed to

red which seems to be colour of

choice in most other film

sequences.

It take 1 minute for the first titles

to come on screen this maybe

done because the director what

the audience to zone in to the

movement of the car and camera

and not focus on anything else,

the titles from then on stay on

screen for a maximum of 5

seconds. The titles seem to go

with the hierarchy of power

system but starting with the

director and then the two main

stars followed by the film title.

The film sequence also uses a

very slow cutting rhythm this is

also used so the audience can

focus on the screen and ease into

watching the movie the slow

cutting rhythm is also used to

create mystery as the as the

audience cannot tell anything

about the prospective story line

from the pictures they are

getting.