Story board

shot 1: a zoom out from a close up of the turning windmill to the a more distant shot of the windmill and surroundings, this shows the calm atmosphere. this gives the scene tranquility and makes shows the viewer there isn’t any dangers because it is a slow zoom out in a country side.

shot 2: a medium distance still shot of the windmill and White walking out of the windmill towards camera where he bumps into Black which surprises the viewer because of how so far both shots have been tranquil and calm, this adds humour.

shot 3: a panning shot of the two looking at each other angrily like in the western films as shown^ but beginning with them standing face to face symmetrically showing the obvious difference of one wearing all black and one wearing all white but also showing their similarities.

shot 4: point of view shot from each characters perspective, reverse shots from each character as they begin to push each other, much like in animé.

shot 5: a high angle rotation of the two fighting to give the viewer authority over the character which emphasises how petty their fight is.

shot 6: an extra long shot of white and black running out of shot with the villagers closely chasing behind them, at such a distance that you cannot here any sound affect from the action but just country side sounds like birds chirping, adding humour to the scene .

Cinematography in The Shinning

One of the Shinning’s main qualities is the use of camera work. In the Shinning there is a scene near the end where Jack is chasing Danny through the maze. The reason this scene is so effective is because of the fluid use of camera movement as Danny runs through the forest is very fluid and stiff creating a scene of dread from the fast-frantic pace. As well as the stiffness creating a sense of coldness which fits the scene since it takes place in a snowy environment. Another way the camera work is really good in this scene is a way it displays the characters placement in the scene with the use of dialog or statement. For example, the way the camera faces behind Danny while he is running away form it clearly displays to the audience that he’s being chased without any context or prior knowledge of the scene. As well the way the camera is more shaky and tilts slightly below Jack shows the audience the how he is a threat with the intimidating angle it creates.