Analysis Of The Shining.

Music/Sound: the music is fundamentally erie. it contains sound effects that are reminiscent of people screeching which indicates there is a horror style element to the movie, and a trumpet sounds. there is also a "pingy" sound effect throughout the sequence which further adds to the atmosphere.

Camera Work: the sequence starts with a flyover camera angle of a lake which fades to a overhead sequence of a car driving down a road in the forest.

The actual opening sequence does not introduce any main characters as such, but does introduce the location of the mountains. This can be seen as being far away from everything, where anything can happen. And judging by the music, things aren't all happy. We see and follow this car as it goes in and out of this mountain pass, through the valleys, with this amazing back drops of massive mountains and cliff edges, which also adds to the feeling of being away from most life.

Editing: The way in which the credits roll up is very classic as the names scroll from the bottom of the screen right up to the top. This is all happening while the live action following the car is going on. This is a typical way of showing the credits as it conforms to normal conventions of film.