Creating Suspense!

It is a new week and I decided to start this week off with a some more research. My group and I know that to make this film opening effective we need to create lots of suspense but we really haven't mentioned for researched well how we are going to do this. So since we are begin filming very soon i decided to get ahead start on this. On a blog post by Liya Swift she explains 5 main aspects to focus on to create suspense: Use music, build emotion, make an extreme decisions, use your space, and take your time. Music is the most basic and easiest way to  make a scene suspenseful with simple and nail-biting music in the background. We have already begun to look into this and have a few possible tacks saved. Then to build emotion you can use the emotions the actors are giving you. This can also be done with lots of close ups and rhythm to show the emotion in the scene. Throughout the scenes we have so far we have many close ups so this is good we don't need to make any significant changes. Next she explains about making an extreme decision such as filming the entire thing from the back of the head of someone or one wide angle shot the entire time. This will keep the audience thinking the entire time what is happening and why? I like this idea especially the wide angle one but I will be a challenge as id if we have a wide lens. Utilize your space is an important aspect as well but we will need to set this up and see the amount of room we have when we get there so we have ideas but that's it. Although we need to be sure we assure everything in the frame is organized and have meaning behind it. Lastly take your time, make sure the shots aren't rushed, allow the actors make the movements slightly slower, and follow the internal rhythm and music. This is going to be one we need to focus on because we don't want to rush it but we have a time limit and want to but a lot of shots in this time. Many of these aspects I didn't consider but then thinking about them they will all play a crucial role in creating suspense in our film opening.