Suspense In The Film 'The Ring'

The people who made the beat made it sound like your in a scary movie. In addition, the song has many literary devices in it. An example of figurative language in “Thriller” was when he said “, Something evil is lurking in the dark, under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart.” That means that she sees something scary that almost stops her heart and it’s an imagery.

The lighting there is much darker than outside without any light. There is a medium shot from low angle facing the cellar door. Then, Lila opens the door and slowly walks down the stairs and proceeds to another basement room. The scene of walking steps from the door down into the room generates a mysterious mood and it symbolizes that Lila is going deeper into the hidden secrets. The shot then edited to another brighter room with lights on and a worn out setting continues with Lila opens the door producing a creaking noise. Then, it shows a medium shot of a back of a woman sitting on a chair with her hair-tied in a bun. Lila then walks closer to the woman and call Mrs. Bates. When she is walking, the camera is constantly stay and Lila is getting closer and the focus point changes from the hanging light bulb to her face. Her facial expression shows that she is curious about the appearance of Mrs. Bates in the cellar. She taps on the right shoulder of the woman and the body of the woman slowly jiggles back and turns over. There is still medium shot when she taps on her shoulder and audience can see the shadow of the woman reflected on the wall behind. Then, the shot is cut to a close-up shot with the skeletal of the woman’s corpse with empty eye

As the music goes on, the constant loud bang of the drum adds that scary effect that you don't know what's going to happen next. The sound of a train and furnaces firing up are amongst a few which add a heavier eerie feel to the sequence. The editing can be seen that throughout the sequence a filter was put on top of the film, as well as this many of the shots have a blur around the edges. This effect could connotate the feelings of the main character when he first comes out of the coma. A time-lapse shot has also been used from 0:09 to 0:11 to convey the many years that have passed since he has been in the coma. Many of the cuts are raw and sudden, the shot will go from landscape (wide shot) to a extreme close-up. Once again foreshadowing the events to come, this could mirror the act of the zombies suddenly appearing. lump cuts are also used In scenes of an abandoned house, giving a Jarring effect to the pace. The titles appear amongst the scene, sometimes moving. The final title 'The Walking Dead' flickers into shot over a green background that fades to black at the edges. The use of mise-en-scene in this sequence evokes anticipation in the audience. The post-apocalyptic world is conveyed through micro elements such as, the bare and dirty decor of the abandoned house and the low-key dingy lighting. The contrast of natural and low key

Loud, booming brass instruments play to a slow beat of a drum, while a silhouette of a man supported by crutches begins to inch closer and closer to the camera. His approach to the audience continues until, eventually, his whole shadow takes up the entire camera and the whole scene is pitch black. The black figure is a looming presence that exudes danger, and the threatening music that accompanies his forward movements heightens sentiments of dismay. What is haunting about this scene is the fact that he eventually consumes all of the screen, which adds to a sense of enclosure. Thus, the viewer is forcibly trapped into all-consuming darkness. This particular moment is significant because it relates to the film’s central theme of inevitability; just like the looming dark figure who is fast-approaching the audience, the fate and doom of Walter Neff quickly caught up to him despite his well-calculated pursuits of getting away with murder. He must now suffer the consequences his misdeeds, and, just like the audience who is enclosed by the darkness, he is essentially feels trapped and is forced to confess. In addition, the very fact that this forward-walking silhouette is that of Mr. Dietrichson, not only foreshadows the film’s murder victim, but also adds an eerie feel to the opening scene (because in this instance, we are literally presented with a “dead man walking”). Similar to

By offering a shot by shot analysis of a scene that uses diegetic sound the audience can understand why the director used these sound aspects to tell his story. This analysis does not just follow one scene but rather a series of scenes in order of what is relevant. First we are witness to the mother in her apartment washing clothes on the washing board and the camera then cuts to the clock, which is striking time and making an animated noise that brings the audience into this important element of the film. The story then cuts to Elsie being honked at on the street with horns that are overly dramatic in sound, yet another way for the director to use the sound technique. Another way the director uses sound in a dramatic way is when he presents Elsie bouncing her ball down the sidewalk and on the

Jaws 2 is a classic American horror film made in 1978, and directed by Jeannot Szwarc. It is about a police chief’s duty to deal with a giant great white shark, yet again. It takes place on a fictional ocean side resort, but was actually filmed in Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts and Navarre Beach, Florida.

They are greeted with musical stabs each time they appear and add suspense as the audience wonders that the signs are pointing at. The fourth time the direction sign shows up, the camera pans to the right and looks into a window. The open window reveals Vilette 's dead body and the music escalates very quickly. The suspense in the first 45 seconds of this film is expertly crafted and although the murderer is revealed directly after, it leaves the audience curious. Beside the corpse is the murder weapon (a blunt instrument) and you can clearly see Vilette 's head bleeding at the top, revealing how he was murdered. From the image of Vilette 's body, the camera pans to the doorway where the beaded curtain is left swinging showing the audience that someone has just left the crime scene.

The opening scene of The Conjuring starts with a black screen and the three characters talking. They are talking to someone about the possessed doll, the moment they mention the doll, and extreme close up of the dolls eyes is shown on the screen. Although no sound is used, what is interesting about this is that it gives the viewers a shock, an uneasy feeling when we first see this. Although there is no loud noise this excellent close up technique gives us an insight into what it really is that is distressing the characters and we see why they are so distressed, and for one moment in the film we share the same distress. We feel the fear the characters feel. The camera then zooms out, the shaky camera movement away from the dolls eye suggests

Suspense is a crucial ingredient in the making of horror and thriller films. The significance of suspense in horror films is to bring out the “twist or unexpected moment of realization that makes someone scream and one's heart race. In the film industry, there are various types of genre, but as different as films may seem, they all have one element that links them all together. That element is known as Mise-en-scene. Mise-en-scene is a French phrase that means “putting into the scene.” Mise-en-scene includes elements such as setting, lighting, costume, and figure movement and expression (acting).

He is able to use these parts to manipulate the audience’s emotions. The music playing from the car is an on-screen sound. As the man gets attacked, the volume increases. The sound helps intensify the scene that has been created by the film’s visual elements. The audience then subconsciously forms ideas, opinions, and feelings about what they are seeing. The viewers develop scared feelings as the scene intensifies to the happy upbeat tune. The increasing volume of the cheery song reflects the violence and the sinisterness of the scene. The song stops with the slamming of the car’s driver-side door as the man is abducted. There is a moment of silence and then a new song abruptly entered the silent scene. The music is non-diegetic and is an offscreen sound. The song is screechy, high pitched, and jagged sounding at first, continuing the anxious and scared mood. The song shifts into a sort of soulful hymn. The tone shifts along with the song. The audience begins to feel relieved and relaxes to the peaceful song.

This film was made by the man who people call “the master of suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock. This film is one of the many of the suspenseful films he made and is in with the British classic categories for his film. This was made in 1935 but

The ghostly figure can be recognised through the sound of her high pitched screams, which she releases in the presence of another character. The thumping noises of a rocking chair on a timber floor can be heard whenever the Woman in Black is present, and is associated with her death. The volume of the rocking chair increases as a character approaches it, helping to create tension in a particular scene.

This is achieved through the use of pan shots, combined with non-diegetic sounds. In the scene where Brandy was reading her diary, a pan shot was used to show that she was living in a poor neighbourhood and the negative conditions associated with it. When her dad aggressively pulled her mum through the room and out of the house she described the violence the family experience at the hands of her dad. A mid shot was used to express the anger in the dad's face but also the tears and screaming in her mum’s face. This focuses the audience's attention on the domestic violence that Brandy experiences. The director portrays this through Brandy’s voice over dialogue, “ I watched my mother being half beaten to death…..” This is a powerful use of non diegetic sound combined with a pan shot. This allows the audience to see that the whole family was living in a small house with one bedroom. The reason why the director combines the panning effect with sound is to have a stronger effect and draw stronger emotions from the audience. The use of voiceover and non diegetic sounds create a stronger and more realistic mood for the audience. The use of voiceover during the scene of her mum getting violently pulled and pushed is mixed with panning shots to also show the reaction of the rest of the family as they witnessed the violence. Through the use of these techniques the director encourages audience to think about and emotionally understand what a lot of young people in abusive families go through and the struggles which make them who they are

Most horror films do create this to engage the audience and suggest feelings about what is happening within the scene. Within the film they use expressive sounds and tones to create a feeling of horror or suspense. When “It” is transferred to Annie the guy she slept with drops her off in front of her house. He then speeds away in his car and the viewer hears the screeching of tires as he peels out. The peeling out noise continues and his car leaves the screen, but a creepier and screeching noise is implemented in the film to create a feeling of uneasiness.

The building of apprehension in viewers’ mind helps put them in the character’s shoes and truly captures their attention. In the “Pilot” episode of the television series Stranger Things, the writers create suspense by applying the two main elements of media: music and setting. The element of music is creatively used to establish the mystery present in the show. For instance, when Will is on his way to his house the audience does not fully see the slithering horror he encounters. Instead, an appalling, liquid chittering is heard from the deep woods (Brothers, 2016).The choice of sounds that the writers use helps trigger the audience's mind and keeps the viewer curious about what will happen to Will Byers, and who the noise is coming from. Another