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.