Identify Suspense Techniques in Script for Rear Window

Dialogue Means Nothing- Use facial expressions, have one character not listening to other, dialogue can be a lie.

Jeep the Story Simple- Linear and streamlined, story simple but characters complex

Characters Must Break Cliche- Lisa breaks into the apartment, Thorvald respectable murder

Use Humor to Add Tension- characters in ironic situation,

Two things Happening at Once- distract audience, Thorvald hiding the knife, Miss Lonelyhearts

Suspense is Information- The dog returning to the garden

Surprise and Twist- Son is the mom in Psycho, Rear Window has moments where Thorvald 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- Pushes him out the window (surprise and twist)