The Shining.

    In this first section of my essay about The Shining I will talk about the hallway scene where Danny finds the two girls that died in the murder before his family went to the hotel. The scene begins with Danny riding his plastic bike through the hotel kitchen area, it opens as an extreme long shot this can emphasize how small he is in this situation how little he can do to stop what is going on in the hotel and how he is dominated by the girls later in the scene.

In the next part of the scene Danny is riding his bike down the hallways of the hotel, the camera follows him using the tracking method, in this shot you can see Danny is wearing a red jacket this could signify danger and that something bad will happen to this character. Also I took note that the bell on his bike was also red this could signify danger also. I also took note of the wallpaper, it is incredibly symmetrical.

When Danny turns the corner to meet the two girls there is a sudden change it atmosphere the girls are perfectly placed on the blue section of the carpet they are very symmetrical, also they are both wearing blue the color blue could signify the coldness of their characters and that they are not friendly. I also took note of the alarm and exit signs on the walls, they are all red. Just like Danny's jacket and bell; I believe the red alarm signify's danger and emergency. 

The shot then cuts to a close up of Danny's face showing his reaction and his confusion which soon turns to fear. During his close ups Danny is in full focus of the camera to clearly show his reaction to the viewers, the scene cuts back and forth between the long shot of the hall way and close ups of Danny's face. 

The scene then changes from a feel of mystery to horror, the long shot of the two girls dead on the ground adds fear to the scene, they do this by adding a lot of blood which is a key sign of danger; the axe on the ground also refers back to the story of the previous care taker of the hotel who killed his wife and two daughters with an axe. 

Fast cuts are then implemented into the scene, the cuts change from shots of the dead girls to them alive. After each cut the camera gets closer and closer to the girls adding suspense and fear in the scene. After this the girls disappear and the corridor returns to normal. 

There are then cuts from long shots of the corridor to close ups of Danny's face showing his reaction and fear to the situation un till the scene ends.