Just a little post about the great horror film The Shining.I came across a great video by Ian Kammer compiling every zoom shot in the shining, in an 80 second video collage.
Time after time something new comes out regarding this film decades after it's released. It shows the deep traumatic impression it has left on our brains which still haunts us and we keep digging it still to this day. The meticulously controlled pace and slow zooms help tremendously to up the tension throughout the film. Jack Nicholson delivers such a performance that even if he would've stopped acting after that, I would still rank him as one of the great actors. Praising the film itself in this mini post would be very challenging. So I would leave that to another full fledged review. All I can say is I'm grateful for the call Kubrick made to King, early in the morning to discuss a film version of his novel. Who knew at that point a great film is about to be made which filmmakers will study for years to come as a guide on how to make a Great horror film.
Without further ado, here is the video of every zoom shot in the film. Live the greatness one more time.
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