Tension - Submerged

In this extract of the film Submerged tension is built upon through the use of sounds, mise-en-scene, editing, and camera shots/angles. The actor’s outfits within the piece together with the submarine apparatus and the insignificant use of lightning disallow the audience from perceiving everything that is happening within the frame presented. To the audiences knowledge this gives way to the chance of something lurking in the darkness, although because that is unknown and remains unknown tension keeps on building throughout the piece. The non-diegetic sinister music that builds up throughout the opening sequence further tenses the atmosphere of the film by leading up to an event for an extended period of time. This builds tension because the music gives way to a reveal that comes at an undetermined time. The camera shots/angles, which go about abruptly and in random patterns, whilst presented outside of the submarine, build tension in a similar way to the non-diegetic sound track, even more so that the soundtrack accompanies them. The quick style of editing, and prolonged scenes gives way to the other aspects of the media piece to build tension. In other words the long scenes separated by quick cuts allow the audience to dive into the tension full thriller that is made up of the mise-en-scene combined with the camera angles/shots and the sinister soundtrack. In conclusion the different aspects that together contribute towards the successful creation of a media piece can be formulated in a way that builds effectively builds tension throughout a sequence.