Definition of Suspence/Shock.

What is the definition of suspense/shock? Give examples from scenes in North by Northwest/The Birds.

Suspense is where the viewer is uncertain about the next thing that may occur, this is a very powerful technique to use in a film due to it drawing in the viewer because this makes the film look mysterious and makes the viewer anticipate what will happen next so they are more likely to carry on watching if this technique is used well. There are lots of use of shock and suspense in North by Northwest when Roger O. Thornhill is shot by Eve Kendall and we do not know what happens until the next scene where we find out it was a fake shooting and it was all setup. This is a good use of suspense because once the scene of the shooting happens you do not expect it to happen at first and then you are in suspense till the next scene reveals that he is fine. Another example of suspense is also in North by Northwest when Roger Thornhill is waiting at the bus stop to meet the person that he is being excused of being and there is suspense building up by the crop duster when another man arrives where he is and then mentions about how the crop duster is dusting parts where there are no crops building up the suspense on whether the crop duster is meant to be there, later into that scene the crop duster attacts Roger and keeps trying and trying. During this scene there is no other music or dialog but the sound of the crop duster getting closer and further away while the piolet attempts to hit the main character Roger Thornhill.