Thriller Clip..The Shining

In class, we watched a short opening sequence of the movie 'The Shining'.

In the opening of the clip, we see a car driving along a cliffside road, in a very open space.
This creates a foreboading atmosphere as you cannot see anything but the car and the surronding area. You do not know what is going on, therefore this creates a feel of suspense.

In terms of camera shots, we see a lot of wide angle shots. This enables us as the viewers to see the surronding area in the opening sequence. It also makes the area a lot more mysterious.

There is a panning shot which gives us the feeling that we are a bird sweeping through the cliffs.
There is a bird's eye view which gives us a clearer shot of the landscape.

The music has an ambient feel to it which puts us as the viewers in a very tranced, hypnotised feeling.