LH: Shot by Shot Analysis - The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) "Here's Johnny!"

Duration of shot (seconds)	Camera Technique	Mise-en-scene	Sound
0:00 – 0:07	Camera is tracked backwards, character is shown in the middle of the screen. The shot is a mid-shot showing characters upper body.	Character walks limping, clutching onto an axe. His facial expressions connote a psychotic nature about this character.	Sharp scratching non-diegetic sounds are put over the top, this is typical in the horror genre. The sound gets louder to promote tension, this sound is used as the soundtrack.
0:07 – 0:11	A static shot, shows woman in the middle of the screen.	Woman is struggling to climb out of a window, to escape the psychotic man. She is unable to escape and has to resort to climbing back inside. Her character blocking shows her fear.	Soundtrack
0:11 – 0:13	A mid-shot is used to show young boy, in the centre of the screen.	Young boy shown to be in safety outside the house, yet it is clear by his panting and facial expressions he is still scared.	Soundtrack
0:13 – 0:19	Walking shot, behind the back following character.	There is no emotion shown by the character. The prop used is a huge axe which promotes ideas of violence.	Soundtrack. Dialogue “Come out, come out wherever you are” – shows psychotic humour.
0:19 – 0:22	Static mid-shot showing the woman from the back opening the window.	Woman shown from inside this time, is frantically trying to escape, still with no success, her body language is rushed showing fear.	Soundtrack
0:22 – 0:26	Shot is taken outside the window still central. A low angle is used to show how the drop is dangerous	Woman is struggling to pull herself out of the window.	Soundtrack Sound mix is used to increase the volume of the woman panting to show fear.
0:26 – 0:41	The shot is a medium close-up. It shows the psychotic character by the door side on.	The characters facial expressions still connote a psychotic killer nature about this character.	Soundtrack This is paused on two occasions, sound mix is used for both, trying to unlock the door and the knocking.
0:41 – 0:44	An outside shot of the female’s upper body.	Woman now fearing for her life, has given up on getting out of the window.	Soundtrack Dialogue is also used “I can’t get out!” This shows panic and fear, by the trembling voice
0:44 – 0:54	Long shot shows the outside, with woman and boy outside. Rule of thirds is used with the child and his mother.	We can see the child running off the screen in panic, the mother has to be left behind.	Soundtrack “run!” “quick!” this dialogue shows the danger in this situation and the panic in the woman’s voice.
0:54 – 0:59	This is a central medium close-up to show the expressions on the male characters face.	The psychopathic character still maintains the scary smile on his face as he speaks through the door.	Soundtrack “little pigs, little pigs, let me come in”, this is spoken in a scary manner.
0:59 – 1:05	This is a tracking shot to show the characters movement around the bathroom.	Woman is locked in the bathroom; she finds a knife (prop) and cowers into the corner. Her facial expressions show her fear.	Soundtrack Sound mix is used to increase the volume on the knife being picked up.
1:05 – 1:14	It goes back the central medium close-up of the male characters face, still showing scariness on his face.	His facial expressions as he is talking connote a deranged nature, which promotes the horror theme.	Soundtrack “Not by the hair on my chinny, chin, chin” “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff”, he is quoting a child’s fairy-tale, showing psychopathic nature. Asynchronous.
1:14 – 1:16	A mid-shot is used behind the male antagonist.	He begins to swing his axe into the bathroom door.	Soundtrack “And I’ll blow your house in!” this gives an idea of destruction.
1:16 – 1:23	A side on mid-shot is used to show the characters torso.	The side on view shows the axe hitting against the door 3 times, the door begins to crack.	Soundtrack Sound mix increases the volume of the axe crashing into the door. The woman inside the room can be heard whimpering in fear.
1:23 – 1:47	A still frame shot of the woman inside the bathroom. Mid-shot.	The woman’s facial expressions connote extreme fear. The axe is shown to get progressively further through the door. Woman is cowered in the corner.	Soundtrack Woman’s screams are piercing. Axe creates loud thudding sounds on the door.
1:47 – 1:54	Shot through the hole in the door is used to show the danger.	The males facial expression is angrier at this point, he is shown aggressively hammering the door.	Soundtrack Axe thuds.
1:54 – 2:01	It goes back to the side on view on the antagonist striking at the door.	The hole in the door has grown in size. He axes still aggressively.	Soundtrack Axe thuds The woman screams in the background, and pleads.
2:01 – 2:03	A close up of the male antagonists face through the crack in the door.	His face is shown through the hole in the door, his facial expressions are a psychopathic smile as he speaks.	Soundtrack has gained volume “Here’s Johnny!” is said in a psychopathic tone.
2:03 – 2:05	Medium close up of the female in the corner.	She is clutching the knife in her hands, her facial expressions connote fear.	Soundtrack Woman screaming
2:05 – 2:08	A close up of the male antagonists face through the crack in the door.	He is shown smiling through the crack in the door and he begins to step back.	Soundtrack
2:08 – 2:09	Extreme close up of antagonists hand.	He reaches through the crack to put his hand on the door handle.	Soundtrack
2:09 - 2:10	Panning shot of woman in the corner	Woman swings her knife at the antagonist’s hand.	Soundtrack Sound mix increases volume of the knife hitting man’s hand. The male character screams

This has proved very useful as research, especially when it comes to giving us inspiration and ideas for our groups work. For example the usage of shots used which we can use in our production. This film is slasher, which we use in our own film opening so it can give us ideas for this. We  can take inspiration from the usage of characters, shots used, editing, sound and many other factors.

In this scene, personally I think one of the shots that Stanley Kubrick used particularly effectively was a close up. This was used extensively to show the antagonists face, in most cases showing a psychotic smile, I think that this shot was very effective when it comes to creating tension and causing the audience to take the side of the woman and child. This would be very useful in our work, the antagonist could have the effective usage of the psychotic smile, which can scare the audience in itself.

A clever use of editing I noticed throughout this scene, was an effective way of creating tension, this was the increasing speeds for the cutting rate. The beginning of this scene contains slow, fluent shots. Longer takes are used at the beginning, it creates tension through slow moving, like the calm before the storm. Gradually, the cutting rate increases, the shot lengths become shorter raising tension for the audience.

In the background of this scene constantly throughout a soundtrack is used. This sound used, is very similar throughout a high pitched minor key noise. This is very conventional in this genre, the noise itself produces tension, as it is not pleasing to the ears. This has the potential to be used in our film, it could be very effective, if we can find a suitable noise for the background. 

Overall from analysing this scene in depth I have got lots of new ideas for our group, this includes the sound usage. The usage of sharp high pitched strings was very effective in my opinion especially when it comes to creating tension in the scene. Also, the editing, camera and mise-en-scene has created many new ideas, including the psychotic smile.