Suspense with a Camera (eBook)

A Filmmaker's Guide to Hitchcock's Techniques

Jeffrey Michael Bays (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
234 Seiten
Michael Wiese Productions (Verlag)
978-1-61593-290-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Suspense with a Camera brings the secrets of suspense out of the shadows. Written for screenwriters and directors by a leading expert on Hitchcock techniques, you’ll have fresh insights on crafting suspense. These ideas have never been published before and share revelations that go far beyond the cliché knives, corpses, and blondes that many associate with Hitchcock.

Suspense is such a basic part of storytelling it can even be used in romantic comedy!

How did Hitchcock manipulate his audience into a state of frenzy? Hitchcock scholar Jeffrey Michael Bays has made this question his life’s mission, and is here to share his top tips for escalating suspense and leaving your audience begging for more.

Ideal for filmmakers of all kinds, these tips will enhance everyone’s creative works — shorts, web series, TV episodes, and features.

Inhalt

Introduction

Section 1: Digging Up the Suspense

Suspense / The Triad of Secrets / Suspense Models

Section 2: Learning the Visual Language

Writing a Visual Sentence / Syntax of Eyes, Hands and Feet / Camera as a Musical Instrument

Section 3: Poke the Director

Awakening the Storyteller / Personality of Camera / Creating a Hitchcockian Opening

Section 4: The Sound of Suspense

Role of Sound and Music in Suspense / Stream of Consciousness Voice-Over

Section 5: Sharpen the Clarity

The Tightrope of Tension / Carving a Clear Path of Audience Belief / MacGuffin: The Side Effect of Suspense

Section 6: Humor

Humor and the Roller Coaster / Hitchcock’s Punchline Endings / The Underplayed Chase

Section 7: Playing with Space

Locations That Push Story / Building the Danger Off-Screen / High Shots / Characters That Catch Us Looking

Section 8: Q&A with Suspense Practitioners

Guest Interviews TBA

 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.9.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• ISBN-10: 1-61593-290-9 / 1615932909
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61593-290-0 / 9781615932900