Dialogue Means Nothing- Use facial expressions, have one character not listening to the other, dialogue can be a lie.
Keep the Story Simple- Linear and streamlined. Keep your story simple, but characters complex.
Characters Must Break Cliche- Lisa breaks into the apartment, Thorwald respectable murder.
Use Humor to Add Tension- Characters in ironic situations.
Two Things Happening at Once- Distract audience, Thorwald hiding the knife, Miss Lonely hearts
Suspense is Information- Dog returning to the garden
Surprise and Twist- Son is the mom in Psycho, Rear Window has moments where Thorwald looks innocent.
Warning May Cause MacGuffin-Drives the story forward, the thing that everybody wants,
Psycho- $40,000
Part II: Label which techniques are used in scene from Rear Window
Surprise and Twist- Pushes him out the window.
Two things happening at once-
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