Definitions of Suspense :RESEARCH

Definition Of Suspense

Suspense is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. Below are examples of suspense;

• It brings tention.
• When there is suspense there is scary music being used.
• Many movies use 'false plateu', this is when suspense within the audience but the tention breaks when the scary part turns out to be a false alarm, but then the scary part happens. - it makes you sit at the edge of your chair.
• The audience start to breath quite heavily.
• There is a always a cliff hanger in movies, where always left in suspense and eager to know what happens next.
• The usage of 'Hitchcock's bomb theory'.
• Creating a false platue in which the viewer is drawn into a flase sense of horror/suspense.

Suspense

the definition of suspense:

• make you sit on the edge of your seat
• scary music -  to engages audience
• create tension - big up to a big event
• heavy breathing 
• visceral effect - if affect us physically ( hugging a pillow, scream)
• cliff hanger - it leave us on the edge waiting for something to happen
• false plateav

here a example of a suspense image

SUSPENSE

The Visceral Effect Engages The Audience Physically - Increased Heartbeat
                                                                                        - Searching For Comfort (Pillow etc.)
                                                                                        - Scream Or Jump


Hitchcock's "Bomb Theory" - Where the audience know something the characters don't!

CLIFFHANGER - Make Audiences Sit On Edge, Create Tension and Also Hook The Audience!

Suspense

Suspense:

• The use of tense/scary music which creates a mood of suspense or horror.

• Building up to a big event by using many different techniques.

• Visceral effects: The usage of techniques which make the viewer physically affected, ie: Hugging a pillow or jumping out of shock.

• Cliff Hangers also create a sense of tension which helps build suspense as viewers are eager to know what happens next.

• The usage of 'Hitchcock's bomb theory'.

• Creating a false platue in which the viewer is drawn into a flase sense of horror/suspense.