Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Identify Suspense Techniques in Script for Rear Window

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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