Scene numbers and film times taken from idyllopuspress.com.
TS000a (0:00:00) pre WB title card
TS000b (~0:00:03.5/CF~1sec) WB title card
TS000c (~0:00:12.5/CF~1sec) post WB title card
TS001 (0:00:15*) St. Mary Lake, Goose Island
* I have a slightly different time: 0:00:14
TS002 (0:00:33/CF~4sec) Snake like road
Extraordinary:
TS002-01:
Discounting the two crossfades during the WB title card, this is the only "proper" crossfade of the opening title sequence, at 0:00:33 none the less.TS002-02:
The road is figuratively snaking through the forest, and the camera is looking down, as opposed to a more level viewpoint in all other shots of the opening title sequence.TS003 (0:00:52)
TS004 (0:01:11*) Gray rocks, titles, VW Beetle flyby
* I have a different time: 0:01:10
Extraordinary:
TS004-01:
Titles roll up.TS004-02:
Title color is Cyan. Cyan is a secondary color from "additive primary green" and "additive primary blue", complementary (or "inverse") of "primary additive red".TS004-03:
The (in)famous helicopter shadow can be seen in the 4:3 version at the beginning of TS004 in the lower right corner (probably unintentional).TS004-04:
The title for JACK NICHOLSON meets the camera passes the VW Beetle.TS004-05:
The title for SHELLY DUVALL comes into view the moment the VW Beetle gets out of view.TS005 (0:01:41) Road, tunnel, lens flares
Extraordinary:
TS005-01:
The VW Beetle enters the tunnel on the right lane, but exits on the left lane.TS006 (0:02:13) Lush green slope
TS007 (0:02:36) Snowy slope
Extraordinary:
TS007-01:
Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson get a shot of their own.TS007-02:
We have a transition to a snow covered part of the landscape.TS007-03:
The mountain in the background does look a bit like a head in profile.TS008 (0:02:46) The Overlook Hotel opening shot
Extraordinary:
TS008-01:
Helicopter blades (my interpretation: possibly unintentional)TS008-02:
(HD) Police (or possibly fire-fighter) car, with red(?) lights on roofTS008-03:
In the 4:3 version further white cars can be seen in the lower right corner – what we see with regards to cars seems to be an intentional composition (BTW, I counted 41 cars, 1 truck and 1 "snowcat" in the 16:9 version)TS008-04:
No flags (we will later see flags in TS100-02)TS008-05:
We have a bird's eye view of the Overlook's exterior – the next time we see it in TSxxx at the beginning of the CLOSING DAY, we are at "eye level" of the parking lot. Then in TSxxx we get to a view from below. A steady progression downwards.TS008-06:
The Grey Hotel fascade seems to blend into the grey gravel of the mountainscape…TS008-07:
There are in total five VW Beetles on the parking lot: Two Yellow (on the left end of the image), one Red (near entrance), one Beige and one (battered?) Red with gray fenders (front center of the image).TS008-08:
(HD version only) The leftmost Yellow VW Beetle has both its doors open and someone can be seen at the passenger side door.Continued in TS009 (0:03:02) INTERVIEW title card.
Notes:
It is amazing how utterly beautiful the scenery is. The ominous music makes it clear from the beginning that something is afoot here.Colors:
- Shades of Blue (sky, shadowy regions of the mountains)
- Shades of Gray (road, rock, Overlook Hotel)
- Shades of Green and Yellow (vegetation)
- Shades of Pink (Rocks after St. Mary Lake)
- Yellow (VW Beetle, double line on road)
- White (snow, clouds, car on the road)
- Purple/Violet lens flare
- Red, Gold, Silver, Brown, Dark Green, Lime(?) Green, Beige, White, Yellow, Black, Shades of Blue (cars in front of the Overlook Hotel)
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