The Shining Opening Sequence

This opening sequence is taken from the film The Shining which is a very famous horror movie which was made in 1980, which now means it is over 30 years old. The movie still it achieves it main aim which is to frighten people by using it's horror codes and conventions. In the opening sequence all we see is an aerial shot of a car driving across a mountainous area which appears to be quite a picturesque area. Yet the music used is very creepy and echoey creating a scary feeling to the whole opening sequence which is strange due to the beautiful scenery shown.
Also the area in the scene is very deserted which adds to the affect of being very eerie as this is a typical convention in a horror movie for someone to be alone and scared.