The Shining: a Masterclass in Framing
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2021
- A dive into the hauntingly beautiful world of The Shining and Kubrick's mastery of the frame.
The Shining (1980) - dir. Stanley Kubrick
Music - 'Midnight, Stars and You by Ray Noble
Video Essay
Written and Edited by Toby Roberts - Фільми й анімація
I wish Stephen King could someday grow to appreciate this film -- even if it's not what he had in mind while writing the novel. I like Kubrick's vision more, anyway. Great analysis!
It's a shame but King strikes me as a man that can feel easily intellectually challenged, and probably never gave it the time of day to truly see it as it's own work, and not his.
You gotta remember , The Shining was a very personal story to King. And in some ways almost autobiographical( obviously not everything). King has often talked about his battles with Alcohol and anger. He even admitted to having violent visions of harming his children. From an outsiders view most enjoy disecting this movie in multiple ways. And there are countless theories , some absolutely insane. So from our point of view we can look at it as a separate different entity , for our personal ideas and beliefs. But in the end it's still the root of King's story. His characters, his idea. We got everything from faking tbe moon landing, to Wendy being the actual villain of the story. So with something so close to home , it's kind of hard seeing someone take your work and turn it into something else. Even though they are separate, they are very much intertwined together. It's got to feel a little weird when people say they prefer someone elses version of your story.
f king, hes a hack bum compared to kubrick.
Stephen king doesn’t have the intellect to understand it.
@@Largecanyondog Damn! 😭
It's my favorite film. For all it's glorious madness
I’ve accepted the fact that there will never be another filmmaking genius such as Kubrick. It’s a shame it took so long for him to be truly appreciated.
hes been regarded as an utter genius (and rightly so) the entire time. spartacus (not a a true kubrick film im aware) was a massive hit and hes been a huge star director ever since, strangelove was a massive hit, and that was made in 1964, 2001 is one the most ubiquitously iconic films ever made. he was a sublime genius, thats why we're all talking about him still / right now.
@@johnwatts8346 …and will be talking about him in 3001.
I’ve always tried to get this kind of cinematography in my own illustrations and composition, this helped me inject it more
I’m a shining tragic, love your work, thanks !
I finally now understand my fascination with the modern "Backrooms" videos. It's a similar environment. Brightly lit, but comfortably forbidding. Much like the Overlook Hotel.
This is criminaly underrated
Not really, The Shining is recognised as the greatest horror film ever made and one of Kubrick's best.
What a video, nicely done! Quite a few observations I hadn’t heard before with this film, and nicely told too. Hope you get more traction, your vids seem excellent. Subbed.
Really great analysis, loved this.
I'm curious, how much choices like framing knives under Danny affect a viewer who doesn't know to look for it. Is it truly some sort of subconscious thing or does a viewer not consider it.
I think that the more subtle it is the less likely you're going to notice it consciously, but you would definitely notice subconsciously that Danny is linked to knives. It wouldn't exactly be a huge influence on you, but Kubrick was known for extremely specific set details that link to the story!
i think there's some divide between kubrick's era and our current era of film. it's not just that kubrick was a subtle filmmaker, although he was, it's also that many modern movies are edited in a much more dynamic and straightforward way that has trained us as movie watchers to anticipate action and lots of cuts rather than complex shots to sit on and take in like kubrick and his contemporaries favored. it's there to see but because of us being in a different era of film, it may take 2 or 3 times to really peel back each layer of complexity in these older films.
Personally I never noticed Danny being placed under knives and recall never feeling like Danny was connected to knives or any type of odd feeling of unease either.
Framing tricks such as this are cool little details and I totally get the desire to assume that they'd have some effect on even the viewers who don't notice them, but I think that in vast majority of cases the fact of the matter is that if the viewer doesn't see it consciously, they are unlikely to feel much about it subconsciously either.
Excellent, thank you.
thank you so much for making this. I’ve always loved this film so much for the proper usage of creating suspense. But have never seen the framing instances that you talk about. Thank you.
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Great video
Another masterful analysis. thanks do much for this. subscribed notifications on!
Very good
Now that’s what I call spooky
Is the scene at 4:36 from the extended cut of the film? I truly don't remember seeing it before. Great vid!
Thank you! It's the standard cut, I think when it was released there were two different cuts, but the longer one became the final cut.
Redrum! Redrum! Redrum!
This is a much better analysis than Rob Agar.
I feel like this is now my life completed? Put this on my gravestone please.
Do an Argento movie
I will! I'm watching Deep Red and Suspiria soon as it's Spooktober!
@@screen4646 Cool! Thanks 🎃
the shining is an incredible film, top bracket of all time. kubrick had the audacity to make a film about p file in cest, and coded it / used enough subterfuge to get it made / get away with it and make most people miss the point.
he really was the most devious bastard in New Yorkkk Cittey
Huh?
You would think that modern dirctor's would try and emulate Kubrick's work. Maybe A.I. can do it. 👀
A.i will never replicate the human.ever
I don't think films like this get produced anymore, and also no it definitely could not. Ultimately, AI could piece a very complex narrative together, but film is art, and art requires emotion and meaning
@screen4646 a.i. takes away from the human element. Look at all the movies currently that use generated landscapes. Awful looking