How to Create Suspense in a Scene

Screenwriting means writing in a way that is highly visual and dramatic - cinematic. Let's RUIN a scene from THE SIXTH SENSE and then watch the scene in the movie to see how to write scenes with strong emotional impact.
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Miiiiinnd blooooww!! I totally forgot about the "mind game" in that scene. Amazing example!! This is gold! Thanks!

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Cool! Thanks, Eduardo:)

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Definitely the difference between an alright scene and a great scene. Question: in a speculative screenplay wouldn't many say; the fingers to the temple and the closeup of the watch are overwriting and the steping forward and back is tedious?

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[@worddancer-howtowriteascre9144]

Oooohhhh... synchronicity. Thanks for watching! More coming! The next one is being edited now.

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Thank you, a great demonstration of an important tip.

[@TimesComingMedia]

U are great :) More video exemples about emotional impact would be amazing. Thanks

[@worddancer-howtowriteascre9144]

Cool - if anyone here has some good examples, give them in the comments below so I can do a vid.

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[@worddancer-howtowriteascre9144]

I’ll put it on the list!

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I've currently been working on my script for 2 years now and I'm trying to send it to the Nicholl Fellowship contest next year, would you mind sharing a couple of personal blocks you had regarding the script you sent? Is there a way I could contact you lile for example an email address? Thank you!

[@worddancer-howtowriteascre9144]

The video "Honoring your Muse" talks a bit about that script:)

[@worddancer-howtowriteascre9144]

oh... and Advanced Screenwriting - Elemental Structure talks about it too:)

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What about breaking down a scene from Blue Jay? (a Mark Duplass film) Maybe the end scene. It's a beautiful dialogue and characterdriven film.

[@worddancer-howtowriteascre9144]

I’ve never seen it- thanks for the suggestion!

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He’s a ghost! The first one was scarier!

[@marbella24hliveview91]

You know very well that you are right, but many things are also decisions of the director. for example, the tempo in the answers and questions, the suspense is also created visually, a look a gesture .... to me particularly, I bored these completely unreal scenes. In my life I've seen something like that, a child never acts like that. but well this is cinema.

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How to write long action scenes where there are no dialogues?

[@worddancer-howtowriteascre9144]

I will put it on my list:)