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How is suspense created in an action sequence from the film ‘The untouchables’  

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How is suspense created in an action sequence from the film 'The untouchables'? For this assignment we watched a sequence from a film and analysed the ways in which the director builds suspense, by using sound affects and different shots and angles. In the beginning we see Ness, the police officer enter Grand Central Station along with his colleagues, where they wait for the gangsters. The first shot is a long shot of the whole building. This shot is used to shows us how big the station is. It also shows the emptiness of the station, this creates suspense because we can see that it's a vulnerable place. Furthermore we hear diegetic footsteps, which give us a better idea of how empty the station really is. Emphasise We then see the camera panning up to Ness at the top of the stairs. This simply shows us how high he is. The next...

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