The Shining 'Are you concerned about me'

The sequence starts with Wendy being tracked by the camera as she sneaks around in fear, with a bat in her hand; a typical weapon used in horror, trying to find Jack but he doesn't seem to be around. Still being tracked, Wendy continues to walk and call Jacks name. At this point you can only here the diegetic sounds of a low, volume rumble, which sounds like the wind outside and generators in the hotel, these are also accompanied by the sound of  Wendy's footsteps. These sounds creates a tense atmosphere and also a sense that something bad or jumpy is about to happen. This is a key convention of horror that builds tension , which is a popular theme amongst  horror films. This first part has all been taken in one shot which varies between mid and long shots. The shot finally changes to a mid shot of Wendy from the front, her facial expression suggests she is scared as her eyes are wide and she looks worried. Her whole body is tense, her fists are tightly wrapped around the bat and she is constantly looking around. In the same shot she walks towards Jacks type writer. The scene then cuts and the camera is positioned at a low angle, below the front of the type writer, allowing us to see Wendy's facial expression as she approaches the type writer, a tense non-diegetic soundtrack builds up and her face begins to drop. To the audience it becomes apparent there is something wrong with what she is seeing.  The shot then changes to a close up of the sheet of paper in the type writer, this shot is from Wendy's point of view, revealing what she discovered. Jack has written the line 'All work but no play makes jack a dull boy' over and over again.  The sequence then cuts back to a shot of Wendy who has a look of horror on her face. She then looks to the left of the type writer and as she does so, we get an eye-match shot of what she was looking at. On the table is a pile of papers with the same line written again and again. After the camera focuses on the papers, it then zooms in fast to show what is written. This zoom technique is also used in the 'RED RUM' scene when Wendy realises the word 'Murder' written on the door in the mirror. This could be a relation between the two parts that are showing Wendy's realisation. Wendy then starts looking through the mountainous pile of the type written pages. While she does so, the sequence cuts multiple times between a low angled mid shot of Wendy's face and a birds eye  close up of her hands flicking through the papers. As she flicks through frantically, the length of each shot gets shorter and Wendy's breathing becomes heavier as she shakes her head, in denial of what she is seeing. Also there is a non-diegetic screeching sound building up and creating more and more tension. As the audience I feel tense and keep expecting Jack to turn up. This kind of sound track is typical in the horror genre. The sound is now picking up in pace and volume and Wendy continues to look through the paper, the shot changes to a different point of view. For a start you see just a wall with pictures on it. The camera then pans to the left showing a long shot of Wendy from behind.  When the camera stops moving, half of  Jack's silhouette slowly comes into the shot as he is approaching Wendy. At this point the screeching  gets louder and a strong feeling of anxious tension builds and I, as the audience feel my heart picking up in pace as I am not quite sure what is going to happen. This kind of shot is a typical horror convention, showing the audience what is going on before the character knows themselves or  revealing to the audience things the characters do not notice or see. Still in the same shot, the music becomes quitter and almost silent.  Jack then  asks Wendy if she likes what he has written; In doing so he makes Wendy jump and scream. The non-diegetic  sound then begins to get louder again as Jack and Wendy are now just staring at each other and nothing is being said. From that point on you can tell that Wendy is uncomfortable, scared,  tense just from her facial expressions and body language, she also begins to cry.

The camera is now tracking jack as he walks towards his type writer  as if we are looking from Wendy's point of view. The camera stops moving  as Jack asks Wendy what she wanted, however she claims can't remember but is struggling to get her words out. At this point there are non-diegetic sounds that are really loud at some points and just random bursts of shrieking. This makes me feel really on edge and creates an uncomfortable and tense atmosphere, which is likely to be how Wendy is feeling. There is now a parallel edit to Danny who is sat with a shocked look on his face , he has another vision of blood rushing out the elevator doors and it seems he can hear what his farther is saying even though he isn't anywhere near where his farther and Wendy are.  We now return back to Jack and Wendy. The sequence cuts back to an, eye-level mid shot of Jack and as he walks towards Wendy, the camera is tracking backwards as if we, the audience are stood where Wendy is.  As Jack becomes angry and more  intimidating, Wendy keeps her bat at the ready and slowly tries to back her way out of the room but jack continues to walk towards her. Wendy comes to the bottom of the stairs and slowly begins to walk up the stairs but still facing jack as he continues to walk towards her. Wendy makes her  way up the stairs, jack follows and his angry and somewhat psychotic mood escalates. Throughout this entire section, the shots are constantly changing between Jack and Wendy and the camera is continuously back tracking Jack as he walks forward and also tracking Wendy as she walks backwards. The pair get almost to the top of the stairs and Jack is asking Wendy to give him the bat but she won't so, he attempts to grab it from her as she swings the bat trying to get Jack to back off. As Jack again tries to grab Wendy, she smacks his hand with the bat and then smacks him around the head with it. The camera is now at a low angled long shot as Jack stumbles back and falls down the entire flight of stairs which knocks him out, leaving him lay at the bottom of the stairs unconscious. There is then a cut to a final, over the shoulder shot of Wendy looking down the stairs at Jack who is just lay there. 

The Quick and The Dead

Within the first shot you can establish the film is a western. This is because of the mis-en-scene of the musky desert and horse ridden by a long ranger. At this point the diegetic sound of a horse galloping and naying, along side the non-diegetic sound of a Mexican guitar. These also show the genre of the film. The camera then backtracks and zooms, at a fast pace, to reveal the vast landscape in the distance.

The Camera then pans to the right and there is an old, wheel-less, western wagon that's clearly been there for a number of years and has been abandoned. This could show how far away the characters in the scene are away from civilisation. in the next shot we see a second horse, fully saddled with supplies. Again this could be suggesting how far away from civilisation this place is.

 As the camera pans across the set, the sound of a man performing some sort of strenuous activity is heard. The camera is still panning as it passes a dug hole with a shovel next to it this gives us a clue to what the man is doing which is digging holes. However the fact the shovel is on the floor suggest the man is digging with his hands and from the sound, very frantically. The camera continues to pan to the right revealing more dug holes and more shovels.The fact there are so many shovels suggests the man digging was well prepared when he came to this place which means he is digging for something in particular.the amount of holes may also show how long the man has been at it for.

The camera finally stops panning and the scene cuts back to the lone ranger closing in on this digging man. The digging man then pops his head up showing he knows there is somebody approaching and we get a close up of the characters face, which has the expression of realisation. The man stops completely and go's for his gun.

Here we have a long shot from the character point of view, looking down the barrel of his gun and aiming at the lone ranger. The man then approaches the long ranger, who appears to be dead and then. pokes the still body to check if the lone ranger is dead. As the man pulls away the lone rangers hat to see what they look like, you discover that the the lone ranger is in fact a women which isn't a typical western convention but, puts a twist on the story.

The women then hits the man sending him flying and stands to her feet. When she is stood there, the women appears as a silhouette in front of the bright, light sun. The array of light could symbolise that she is the main character in the film and also that she could be a hero and not a villain. After standing up the women ties up the man with a chain and rides off leaving him stranded. 

The next shot is long shot of the women riding on her horse through, a grave yard full of tomb stones. This may be for shadowing the amount of deaths that will occur through out the rest of the film.

The camera then pans to the left but slowing down to a low angle shot of a fence painted with the word, 'REDEMPTION'. This could suggest religious themes throughout the film and also characters being saved from various situations. Religion and belief in god is a popular theme in western movies.

Next there is a mid shot of the women with a contemplating look on her face as she appears to be looking at something a head of her. The shot then cuts to an eye-line shot to reveal what she is looking at...

...which is, a vast, god-like but barren land scape. the women then rides her horse towards the small town which is seen in the distance.

 A new scene begins as the women is entering the town. As she approaches, a group of loud mean on horse back come from behind her and ride past shouting and all appear to be happy.

As she continues to ride further into the town, the women looks down and the camera again shows what she is looking at with a close up. The close up is of a sign or something of that nature that reads 'MARSHALL' which is covered in dust a cast down amongst the rubble. The imagery could suggest this is a lawless town and there is no real order or regulations to follow. 

The women then rides past a man plaining the lid of a coffin which then becomes the main focus of the shot. On the lid of coffin is a cross, this could be more imagery to suggest some theme of religion.