Keep your audience on edge with these filmmaking techniques. There are a variety of different ways to build tension in a film. Learn how to properly introduce sound and visuals to an audience and you’ll have tight control over their attention. Let’s take a look at four techniques in particular from Jennifer Kent’s 2014 film Babadook that will keep viewers in anticipation of what’s coming next. A perfect introduction to the world of suspense, the film focuses on Amelia, a widow struggling to raise her unruly six-year-old son, Samuel. Grappling with grief, insomnia, and depression, Amelia is only further distressed when Samuel begins to complain of a monster hiding in his room. When a sinister children's book mysteriously shows up on Samuel’s bookshelf, however, Amelia begins to question her own sanity. The first hour of the Babadook succeeds at slowly building tension through a variety of different methods. Let's take a closer look at these methods. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 18 June, 2018