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How Are Tension, Suspense, and Atmosphere Created in the Film Extracts from 'Jaws' and 'Alien'.
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How Are Tension. Suspense and Atmosphere Created in the Film Extracts from 'Jaws' and 'Alien' In this essay I am going to comment on how tension, suspense and atmosphere are created in two film extracts. The first extract is 'Jaws'. It was adapted from a novel by Peter Benchley; it was directed by Steven Spielberg and scored by John Williams. It was released in 1975. The second extract is 'Alien'. The screen play for 'Alien' was written by Don O'Bannon; it was directed by Ridley Scott and scored by Jerry Goldsmith. It was released in 1979. The genre of 'Jaws' is a thriller/horror movie where as 'Alien' is a sci-fi thriller/horror. Both films have achieved classic status and have each given birth to sequels and imitations. Film viewers are influenced by what they see on screen and how the information is presented to them. For example: the lighting in the shot, where the camera...
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