Using F.E.A.R. to Your Advantage
I was watching a few episodes from the old Alfred Hitchcock Presents series and it made me think... In case you don't know... Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director and producer. He is one of the most influential and extensively studied filmmakers in the history of cinema. is most famous being "Psycho" . He had a very unique style which lead to him being known as "the Master of Suspense." What You Don't See... Hitchcock's mastery of getting people on the edge of their seats wasn't by what he said or what he showed them... He did it by what he DIDN'T SAY or what he DIDN'T SHOW! That's right, his books and movies, he very cunningly uses space... The infamous scene, in Psycho, where the gal gets stabbed to death in the shower he never actually shows her getting stabbed! The suspense and terror comes from what you DON'T SEE! Hitchcock set the stage for your imagination to fi
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