The Shining Analysis

  The scene opens with a steady cam following the protagonist of Danny on his tricycle down the halls of the hotel. Non diegetic high pitched eerie music is over the scene in order to create tension as the camera follows him round the bends of the halls, before a loud drum reveals the two girls at the end of the corridor, the audience feels tense throughout the scene but has an expectation that something will happen in the scene to add to tension - being the two girls stood at the very end of the corridor. A reaction shot is shot of Danny in order to reflect on the emotion of fear that the audience would feel, the shallow depth of focus totally brings full attention to Danny's face. The extreme long shot of the corridor shows both the twins but also Danny, the camera being a viewing point of the audience. Diegetic talking from the girls is spoken over the music but the talking is in sync to add to the typical conventions of sinister children in horror films. Reaction shots are constantly shows of Danny's face to contrast with the calm and collected face of the twins, but the lack of emotion and short flashbacks of the girls dead does project fear. The fast paced editing of the girls being dead on the floor is used to create fear but also contrast with the two girls stood calm, The talking between the cuts 'forever, and ever, and ever' again is used to reflect upon the death and also suggest the death of Danny - but also show the absence of the girls as they are supernatural sprits. Traditionally films of the horror genre use low key lighting to create a darker and more scary, however in this scene high key lighting is used this shows that the normal setting conflicts with the action within the scene - also suggesting to the audience that normal places can have dark histories.

Non diegetic high pitched music is played over the top of the scene to build suspense and tension as Jack walks through the door with an axe. The snow acts as a barrier and trap for Wendy therefore putting the audience on edge as her death is imminent. Typical to the horror genre a crucifix is seen to make reference too the religious roots of horror films - in this case an inverted cross is seen on the door. Diegetic talking from Jack mutes the sound more but you can still hear the high pitched violin screeches to emphasise the confusion and fear. Parallel editing is used when Jack cuts through the door and to the reactions of Wendy in the bathroom, this is used in order to show different perspectives of the action in the scene but also to show Wendy's reactions to the audience as a reflection on the audience. Within the scene high key lighting is generally used which is again not typical to the horror genre, interestingly the protagonist tries to get from high key lighting to low key lighting - this often reversed in generic horror films. A close up of Jacks face is shown toward the end when he says the iconic line 'Here's Johnny' - this generates fear in the audience as he references himself as another persona emphasising the psychological aspect in the  horror genre. This scene personally made me on edge due to the pitch of music and the use of the axe and Jacks mental state - the axe being iconic to the genre.  

Film Analysis - The Untouchables

The Untouchables 
 This scene from The Untouchables uses a mass amount of point of view shots to give the scene the perspective from the main protagonist of Ness - for example when he looks at the clock, the camera only shows a medium shot of the clock. The main theme throughout the scene is time, shown by the constant emphasis on the clock and the loop in the scene from the child, woman, villains and clock - as the clock draws closer to midnight fast paced editing is used to speed up the loop. 

 The use of birds eye view shots also relate to the camera angles within the scene as they make them out to be point of view shots as the protagonist is stood on a balcony overlooking the area. The constant close ups to his face allow the audience to get an understanding of the emotion to feel in the scene - for example the look of panic on his face when he sees the woman and child entering the area. 

  In the scene you can easily identify the villains to the heroes as they wear certain clothes or have certain attributes to them. For example the hero is a generic hero; white, heterosexual, young male and the villain has a certain downfall about them, this case being he has a broken nose. The woman fits the 'damsel in distress' role as according to the male gaze theory as she is very dependent on the man, specifically when he helps her baby carriage up the stairs. The lighting plays an important role in the scene as high key lighting is used to show the hero in a positive light but as he is the underdog in the scene - as he is outnumbered - then it allows the audience to easily identify the specific roles in the film, like how the main villain has low key lighting so you again identify the different sides.