Suspense With a Camera by Bays, Jeffrey Michael -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Contents Foreword Acknowledgements How to Use this Book Introduction Part One: Digging up the Suspense

1. Suspense 2. The Triad of Secrets 3. Suspense Models

Part Two: Learning the Visual Language

4. Writing a Visual Sentence 5. Syntax of Eyes, Hands & Feet 6. Camera as a Musical Instrument

Part Three: The Director Game

7. Awakening the Storyteller 8. Personified Shooting & Editing 9. Lure Them with a Hitchcockian Opening

Part Four: The Sound of Suspense

10. Building a Soundscape 11. The Role of Music in Suspense 12. Inner Thoughts Aloud

Part Five: Sharpen the Clarity

13. Carving a Clear Path of Audience Belief 14. Clarity with Tension & Laughs 15. Suspense Objects 16. MacGuffin: The Side Effect of Suspense

Part Six: Playing with Space

17. Locations that Push Story 18. High Shots 19. Building the Danger Off-Screen 20. Characters that Catch Us Looking

Part Seven: Q&A with Film Practitioners

Making a Lasting Impact Bibliography Appendixes

I. Hitchcock at a Glance II. The “Hitch 20”

About the Author

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