Suspense

The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension; indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person waiting for the verdict of a jury. It also makes the viewer get on the edge of there seat as the drama is very interesting. In addition suspense is normally used when the audience know more then the actual characters on screen for example if the killer is behind a vulnerable person and they cant see as the audience we will want to urge them on to turn around this relates to the bomb theory used by Alfred Hitchcock. Suspense can also be created through the false plateau for example in Jaws the children used card board and acted as a fake shark to get everybody scared, then later on in the film when the audience are relaxed and comfortable a real shark appeared and killed a member of the public and that was very shocking.

Suspense

Suspense is a theme used in several aspects of media such as tv, film, stories etc. Suspense builds up tension and has an effect on the audience that makes you sit on the edge of your chair. Suspense also foreshadows events that will occur later on this creates drama and raises many questions in the audience mind. Often suspense cause a visceral effect, this means it affects our physical body for example our heart racing or screaming in terror. The bomb theory creates mass amount of tension, this is the tecqnique used by directors when the audience know something that the characters dont. Finally suspense can be created by False Plateau this is used to lull the audience into a false sense of security. Such as in Final Destination 3 at the end of the movie the main character thinks everything is ok and so does the audience however there is an accident in the train and the character dies. This shocks the audience.

Suspense

Firstly, you have to define suspense to get the full meaning and understanding of the word. Suspense has many meaning however the suspense we are talking about is the one that is link in a thriller movie. Suspense is feeling a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certian actions. This type of creative drama have the audience sitting on the edge of there seats, screaming in terror and shock, making their heart beat rise and effecting our phyical body this is a visceral effect. Suspense can forshadow events and build up tension because the audience knows more than the actual on screen characters this is known as the bomb theory. Suspense can also be created through the false plateaw. It lulls the audience into a false sense of security. A example is the clip jaws we see a fake shark then will get all relaxed but then we see the real shark.

Suspense

Suspense can be a feeling of tension, uncertainty or anxiety about the outcome of a situation. For example unanswered questions which build up tension and lead the audience to the feeling suspense. This is ususally created by the use of visual effects.