The then-new Steadicam mount was used to shoot several scenes, giving the film an innovative and immersive look and feel. Kubrick often worked with a small crew, which allowed him to do many takes, sometimes to the exhaustion of the actors and staff. Production took place almost exclusively at EMI Elstree Studios, with sets based on real locations. After a winter storm leaves the Torrances snowbound, Jack’s sanity deteriorates due to the influence of the supernatural forces that inhabit the hotel, placing his wife and son in danger. The hotel had a previous winter caretaker who went insane and killed his family and himself. The hotel’s cook, Dick Hallorann, also has this ability and is able to communicate with Danny telepathically. Danny possesses “the shining”, psychic abilities that enable him to see into the hotel’s horrific past. Wintering over with Jack are his wife, Wendy Torrance and young son, Danny Torrance. The central character in The Shining is Jack Torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of the isolated historic Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies. The film is based on Stephen King‘s 1977 novel of the same name and stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Danny Lloyd. The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. Overlook Hotel – July 4th Ball Picture – The Shining
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