Genre Research - The Shining

The first opening scene we looked at is "The Shining". It's genre is a suspense horror theme. I think the director purposefully gave very little information in the first few minutes of the film in order to give people a sense of mystery and get the watcher invested. The first few minutes really just explains that the main characters are going off into a far away location and that they are staying in a hotel. From the trailers you can image what will be happening in the film and all it does is set that up. The shot used was a wide drone shot from several hundred feet into the air. This lets you see the car as well as the lack of civilization in the area from all directions. I really like the simplicity of the opening scene because it gives you an interesting yet unsettling view of the film. The film got multiple awards in its time