The Shining 'Come play with us Danny' Analysis

The Shining is a representation of the typical horror convention of an isolated setting. The three members in the family are stuck in this hotel, alone for an extended period of time
This scene commonly known as 'come play with us Danny', begins with Danny riding a tricycle through a long corridor. In this first corridor the camera seems to be tracking Danny but at a distance. This is to show the surrounding area, the emptiness of the corridor and the length of it.
The mise-en-scene use of the corridor could be a way of striking fear into the viewer. This may possibly be due to the commonly shared nightmare of long corridors. Showing this could actually invoke hidden or new fears for the viewer. At this point in the scene the non-diegetic sound of high pitched music is slowly building up. This makes me begin to feel anxious as it gives the sense that something frightening is to happen soon. The mise-en-scene of Danny's clothes in this scene and in others reminds me of the film Chuckie. The clothes the two characters wear and the tricycle used are both extremely similar. Due to this I feel the fear I had from watching Chuckie.
The camera follows Danny shot through the different corridors from and over the shoulder shot. The camera follows Danny closely causing me to feel entrapped and like I am there with Danny going round the corridors. Just as Danny does ride round the corner to witness the two girls there is a sudden non diegetic slam of a low pitched sound. At that point I did have a little jump of fear. The scene is lit with artificial light but is surprisingly high key. As the typical lighting for the horror genre is low key lighting. When Danny stops and sees the two girls the non-diegetic music stays at a constant eerie low pitched sound. We then get a point of view shot of the two girls when it shows them as they were killed in the hotel with an axe on the floor next to them. This can possibly be seen as a foreshadowing of the weapon Jack later uses to try and kill his family. This is shown through a long shot so we are able to fully see the girls and the surrounding area. The quick flashes we see of the two girls lying dead made me feel quite scared. My heart rate quickened. Throughout the film and in this scene there is a constant use of the colour red. This represents the danger and blood shed of the film. This is also another typical convention of the Horror genre. To intensify the fear we get a reaction shot from Danny to show just how terrified he is at this. He covers his eyes with his hands. When he removes his hands from his face, he sees that the two girls have gone. For the rest of this scene the camera stays at a tight shot of Danny. I found this scene to be rather scary, the high and low pitched non-diegetic music intensified the feeling of fear for me. But this was not the the most scary scene I saw in this film.