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Analyse and comment on the effectiveness of the media devices used to control the tension and suspense in 'Who wants to be a Millionaire?
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Rachel namuddu Media Coursework St. Marks School Centre no. 13156 Analyse and comment on the effectiveness of the media devices used to control the tension and suspense in 'Who wants to be a Millionaire?' The general role of a game show is to entertain and attract an audience. Prizes are often used as incentives to keep the audience interested. Game shows aim is to sustain audience interest by using various devices to create suspense and tension. This is important to ensure a game show receives high ratings therefore making it highly popular. This shows that the main aim of any game show is to keep audiences anxious in an uncertain state this will then ensure continues viewing. Suspense is where an anxious or uncertain feeling while waiting for something to happen or become known, whereas tension is a feeling of anxiety or nervousness about something that is just about to happen. These emotions work...
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