The Shining opening credit

In this opening sequence of 'The Shining' we had to analyse mise en scene, editing, camera and sound. Stanley Kubrick uses this opening sequence to create a creepy mysterious idea that is carried on throughout the sequence. It opens with  the warner bros opening title, with warner bros being very well known it gives this film and automatic judge that the film will be relatively well made. I think this opening sequence is very effective and accurately creates the mood it is trying to create.
Firstly, in the mise en scene the location is clearly observed. The car is driving through mountains that seem to go on for a while, suggesting the character is driving far away to somewhere in the middle of no where. In this sequence we are not introduced to any characters or a plot, leaving the audience thinking creating an ambiguous atmosphere.
Secondly we look at the use of sound, the music is very creepy and mysterious. It creates a disturbing atmosphere and feels, to the audience, that something is coming up behind them or someone is watching them. Music plays a big part in scenes because if the music with this opening scene was a joyful song in the charts, it would create a very different atmosphere.
The use of camera is very important in this scene as it creates the idea of someone watching the person in the car which connects to the music. The camera follows the car using birds eye view shots, and wide angle shots, with nothing around them highlights the ambiguous atmosphere.
Finally the use of editing in this scene is confusing to me as Kubrick uses a bright blue font for the credits, this does make them stand out however it is a contrast to the scene, bright blue normally suggests happiness and peace and this contradicts the idea of the opening sequence. The change of camera angles is also part of the editing and I feel that Kubrick did this well because there was a constant sinister element to the sequence.