Mastering Suspense in Storytelling (Writing Advice)

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Learn how to create suspense in storytelling. Examples from Jurassic Park, Halloween, Die Hard, and more!
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@reubenmanzo2054 6 месяцев назад

That 'Indiana Jones' example puts a whole new meaning to "the suspense is killing me".

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

R.I.P. that poor monkey

@TheZetaKai 6 месяцев назад

That example deftly shows how suspense can be added to a scene to add interest and engagement with the audience. Without the poison, the scene would have been serviceable exposition moving the plot forward, but the tension added by its inclusion makes the audience invested in a way that they may not have been otherwise, elevating the scene to a whole new level.

@ludovico6890 6 месяцев назад

@@WriterBrandonMcNulty wasn't the monkey in cahoot with the badguy?

@nunyabizness8919 6 месяцев назад

Come to think about it, this is also an example of dramatic irony. Indy doesn't know he's narrowly escaping death, but the audience does.

@benjamindover4337 6 месяцев назад

Watched a Die Hard "first time watching" video last night. It's amazing how this film and (a handful of films made around that time) have really come be recognized as timeless crowd pleasers. That era of films is rife with study material.

@naomiuchiha0906 6 месяцев назад

Hey, I just wanna say thank you for making all these videos. You truly give top notch advice. I love how you really get in there and explain the mechanics in detail, other than remaining vague. This really helped me actually figuring out what I need to do. And also, you're doing this for free. Thank you so much for your work, you're amazing❤

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the kind words! Glad the videos are helping

@mickbrown7793 6 месяцев назад

Suspenseful story: In David Weber's Uncompromising Honor, the protagonist is in a position of power and subject to immense temptation to use it to avenge the murder of her husband and brother. The twist is, both are alive and rushing to let her know that. The suspense rises as our heroine comes closer and closer to doing something abhorrent, something she would hate herself for, out of wrath that we've seen her tempted by over and over again. Will her family reach her in time to save her from herself? Well, that's the suspense.

@Disgruntled_Grunt 6 месяцев назад

I've never read anything by Weber, and you just made me want to start. Thanks for that! I looked it up and saw that it's the 14th book in the series. Do you think it can be read as a standalone or do you have to read the previous books to understand the plot?

@BodyTrust 6 месяцев назад

Great info, as always. One addition: "A suspense story is only as good as the villarin is successful." -Hitchcock

@ludovico6890 6 месяцев назад

I know I've been mentioning it often, but i always thought The Godfather has very suspenseful sequences. For instance the whole Christmas sequence, from Luca Brasi going to meet the Tataglias (which leads to his killing) to Solozzo kidnapping Tom Hagen. You think Brasi is this invincible monster of a hitman, he gets taken out really easily. You know all bets are off. Then there's the whole hospital sequence where Michael is alone and without so much as a knife to defend his father. Ive seen the movie a thousand times and my heart still skips a few beats watching it.

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely. And the restaurant scene as well

@leonmayne797 6 месяцев назад

The restaurant scene was the most suspenseful for me.

@4xzx4 6 месяцев назад

I love it when you can hear heart beats or a ticking clock during scenes with suspense/urgency in them.

@miniDrew4 6 месяцев назад

That scene from Raiders is a masterclass in exposition. There's no better way to have your characters "explain" what's going on.

@premium_chicken_nuggy 6 месяцев назад

I just finished Entry Wounds and it blew me away, dude! I really liked how you described each scene (i.e. Soward's office; the jar of scissors (like sharks beneath the surface), so good!) I listened to it on Audible and every time the narrator did Soward's voice, I died laughing. Great book!

@LordPhantom777 6 месяцев назад

Breaking Bad is my favorite example of suspense. I love when Hank and the Salamanca twins are fighting to the death

@user-lc6ig1jf6b 6 месяцев назад

I'm starting to right a novel because of a writing challenge that I started with my friends. These videos help a ton and I watch them even if my novel isn't the genre being studied in the video. Keep up the great work man.

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

Thrilled to hear it! Thanks for the kind word, and best of luck with your book

@Disgruntled_Grunt 6 месяцев назад

Well, your head's in the write place and I wish you well.

@posefile8873 5 месяцев назад

@@Disgruntled_Gruntlol… clever.

@Noemo2000 6 месяцев назад

By far and away the most suspenseful ticking clock to me is the end run to save Newt in Aliens. With the countdown til the complex detonates and Ripley is trying to evacuate Newt. Crazy tense everytime I see it … even though I KNOW they’ll get out in time

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely incredible sequence

@Thathumanoverthere1701 6 месяцев назад

The movie 'Gravity' with Sandra Bullock had me on the edge of my seat

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

I need to see it. Back when it was in theaters, somebody spoiled it on me and I lost interest. I forget what got spoiled, so it might be time to finally watch it

@madmartigan21 6 месяцев назад

Greatest. Movie. Ever. I saw it FIVE times in theaters all in IMAX 3d.

@jamesdrake142 4 месяца назад

Gravity feels like the entire film is just one scene. Which sounds bad, if you haven’t seen it. But it’s not. Perfect suspense filmmaking. Must see.

@artsyvideo 3 месяца назад

The number one thing I remember about gravity was leaving the theater filled with such a sense of hope. I think the greater this suspense that you deliver your character from, the greater the audience’s feeling of hope at the end of your movie.

@Craxus 6 месяцев назад

The best suspense story I have ever seen was from the HBOs Mini-Series "Chernobyl". The entire show is one suspenseful moment after another. They included all types ways for the audience to feel suspense. From the moment of "3.6 roentgen meter "maxing out" and the Administration saying it's not that bad.... to the 3 guys walking to turn off the water underneath the planet, and their flashlights dying due to radiation and the ticking of the geiger counter. Heck from even the moment of the beginning of the show where the wife is walking to the bathroom and the explosion shakes their house. Every moment is amazing and tells a fantastic story.

@Triad3Force 6 месяцев назад

Another great vid and important topic. My college writing teacher once asked the class, what's the most important thing that's absolutely necessary for a successful story. Everyone chimed in with things like great characters, interesting setting, or a solid plot. No. Suspense, she said, was absolutely the most important thing. No matter how good your story is, without suspense then people don't feel the need to keep reading/watching it. You could also have suspense of something good happening, like two romantic leads unwittingly at the same location and the audience is hoping they'll bump into each other. Mysteries also use suspense just by leaving unanswered questions the reader wants to discover for closure sake. Suspense is like a dash of salt, it makes even basic stories delicious .:D

@to819 6 месяцев назад

Not sure if it's the most suspenseful story ever, but the new Mission Impossible had me and my friend gripping our theater chairs for dear life. Especially when Ethan is trying to escape the falling train cars.

@padosh420 6 месяцев назад

While not my favorite in the series - The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie (a standalone novel in The First Law series) definitely put me on the edge. The book encompasses a battle in a span of 3 days. The sheer amount of miscommunication, disinformation, incompetence, misfortune and luck makes it a really engaging read and also very relatable. There was a whole battalion that went through the swamp to flank the enemy. They stood there the whole book waiting for the signal and after they gave up on waiting they rushed the enemy walls only to realize that the battle is long over and the guard heads they have been watching on the wall are kids paid to hold spears with helmets.

@peregrine.somerville 6 месяцев назад

The Heroes was the first Abercrombie book I read, and it instantly made me a fan. I spent the rest of that year reading every story he ever wrote. Everything George R. R. Martin does, Joe Abercrombie does better. It’s nice to see him get some recognition here!

@MentoManto 6 месяцев назад

Brandon, you are by far the best channel out here. your content literally cannot be found anywhere else on youtube, i just genuinly wanna say thank you so much for providing us with so much value.

@user-iq3ss2ug9i 6 месяцев назад

i agree

@Disgruntled_Grunt 6 месяцев назад

Of course Brandon's content can't be _literally_ found anywhere else on youtube. Any other channel's content is _literally_ not his content. I normally hate being pedantic, but the rampant misuse of the word "literally" has been annoying me for a long time.

@hiraldosternflyer7112 2 месяца назад

@@Disgruntled_Grunt Most people don't seem to understand what "literally" means, which is pretty ironic when they write it in the comments of a writing video.

@DavidCaissy 6 месяцев назад

Congratulations for reaching 100K subscribers!! 🎉

@shikishinobi 6 месяцев назад

A good written suspense I read was K D Perry when she wrote the Resident Evil books based on the games, as well as two filler books. Even though you may lmknow how the story ends, the suspense us still there. The filler books were better because you actually had no clue who would and wouldn't make it. Am still reading Entey Wounds and it is very exciting. Am at chapter 42, and I honestly have no idea which way things are going to go, and I love it.

@robmaxwell3076 6 месяцев назад

The most suspenseful story I can think of is almost any movie by Quentin Tarantino, but especially Inglorious Basterds. Tarantino is a master of setting up the disaster and then just letting the characters take their time getting to the explosive payoff. "There's a special rung in hell reserved for people who waste good scotch, and seeing as I may be rapping on the door momentarily..."

@madmartigan21 6 месяцев назад

Brandon, the algorithm loves numbers in titles. "Top three ways to create suspense" or something like that would be better as a title. The algorithm loves the number 5 and 10 even more. Maybe in future videos even if you don't really have five things, you can split them apart and fudge it a little. Pump up those views because your videos deserve them.

@AskAScreenwriter 6 месяцев назад

A great suspenseful scene (which is great for a whole host of other reasons, too), is the very opening scene of "A Touch of Evil."

@manaze85 6 месяцев назад

Pixar during their peak always used the “ticking clock” tool. Such as Woody and Buzz having to get back before the move. Pixar has fallen off, but during the golden age, all of their movies used it. Joker was probably the most suspenseful movie I can think of recently.

@laurenallen2867 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for your stellar writing advice! Love your channel. As far as suspense goes, I love the show Stranger Things, and I think they do suspense really well. Whenever some characters are on the verge of disaster, it switches to another story arch and you have to keep watching to find out what happens, which makes the pay off more rewarding. They also end each episode on a cliffhanger, making you want to watch the next one right then.

@ElliYeetYT 6 месяцев назад

My favourite suspense buildup is in “Alien” and you know exactly what it is. When Kane gets caught by the Facehugger we are of course surprised by a jumpscare yes (Hence the Cliffhanger Cut), but we’re left in fear wondering what it is and why Kane is (at that point) still alive when he’s brought back to the crew. Then we get promised disaster when Ash brings the attached Facehugger on board with Kane which breaks their Quarantine rules as Ripley says (Quarantine may not sound bad by itself yes, but the actual consequences of Ash’s actions were disastrous). Now of course the movie makes us wait to find out what happened to Kane and it continues to make us question “Why is it not getting off of Kane’s face?” Over the long period of time. By the time the Facehugger does get off of Kane and Dies Peacefully, we’re still concerned as to what it exactly did to Kane, but the movie appropriately breaks the tension once Kane is properly awake and having dinner with the Crew once again until… Well the suspense is finally paid off with that Chestbursting of the Alien in Kane scene. Also mentioning that by the time they found out that they were in true danger from the Alien itself (After Brett’s Death), it was too late for them to stop it (Except Ripley of course), which I feel adds Dramatic Irony. I think Alien literally succeeded at all levels of suspense, love that film to Death. 😌

@DonVigaDeFierro 6 месяцев назад

Yep. That movie is not only a masterpiece, but a masterclass as well.

@tomlewis4748 6 месяцев назад

A great film, and a great example of pure suspense and how effective that can be. Ridley Scott just killed. It's actually a 'haunted house' story (trapped without escape with a monster). But it does not add dramatic irony. Dramatic irony requires the audience to know something the protagonist does not know. The audience learns what they know at the same time as the victims do, which is suspense rather than dramatic irony. It's a difference with a distinction. The closest thing to dramatic irony is watching the cat watch one of the 'ten little indians' in the crew get killed (off screen to us). Then, we know graphically what the danger is while Ripley and the victims don't yet really know, but only suspect. But that is really just a pinch point, a way for the storyteller to remind us of the danger and underline how significant it is. And of course that cat is the same cat that inspired Blake Snyder's book (and career) when Ripley saves him just before the climactic scene.

@ElliYeetYT 6 месяцев назад

@@tomlewis4748 Good point. 👍

@The_Com-Mentor 5 месяцев назад

Ok so I'm not crazy.

@wadegolden3589 6 месяцев назад

For a book, it has to be The Martian for me. So many yep-he'll-die-on-Mars scenes yet still believable because of the natural dangers of that location. For a movie, Apollo 13. Even though I knew they all came home safely, I was on the edge of my seat from "Houston, we have a problem" to the splashdown. Amazing filmmaking.

@fje6902 6 месяцев назад

I liked the "Dresden Files" series by Jim Butcher. I listened to them in audiobook form this past summer. I thought he was excellent using cliffhangers to keep you guessing about what happens to several characters. Even the protagonist has the Sword of Damocles over his head throughout the series because every act of magic he performs could bring the force of the Wizard Council to bear on him because many believe he is guilty of a heinous crime.

@ShinGallon 6 месяцев назад

The most tense story I think I've ever read was Stephen King's "Autopsy Room Four", this guy gets bitten by a snake that leaves him paralyzed and he's declared dead and wakes up being wheeled into the autopsy room. He's awake and can feel everything but can't move or speak, so he can't let the attendants know he's alive, just as they're about to start the autopsy...suffice to say it's a nail-biter, but has a surprisingly funny ending as catharsis.

@jesusromanpadro3853 Месяц назад

An opposite example is the 2016 movie The Autopsy of Jane Doe. The doctors doing the autopsy are the ones in danger.

@user-fp9db7dw8p 6 месяцев назад

The most suspenseful story I viewed is invincible (my favorite show) it’s so good.

@4shotpastas 6 месяцев назад

I'd love to see a video on subtle foreshadowing. I've read a lot of stories where the foreshadowing is either non-existent, or it's done so over the top I know hoe the story is going to end within the first chapter. One tool I like to use is the "Probable distraction" where a character notices something, or right before they connect two dots, they get distracted by something. I feel it's done best when the distraction does relate to something else going on in the story.

@matts.689 6 месяцев назад

All new Netflix movies are suspense, suspense, suspense, but no payoff. They leave it up to the audience to decide what happens next. I want to see the payoff, whether it's good or bad.

@fransbuijs808 6 месяцев назад

It's not that much different from telling a joke. You create a situation, you develop it and you end it with a surprise. In the case of a joke, it makes people laugh, in the case of suspense, it's relief.

@jamesdrake142 4 месяца назад

Submarine films are always a great genre for suspense. U-571. The Abyss. Hunt for Red October.

@loriki8766 6 месяцев назад

This is something I've been struggling with - thanks for breaking it down!

@ORCANORCA881 5 месяцев назад

Another amazing video! I don't know if it's the most suspenseful story I've ever read, but 'I Am Legend' by Richard Matheson had several moments that kept my heart still. Spoilers! - When Robert Neville realized his watch stopped working, and that he had much less time to return home before the vampires started to prowl the streets. - When Robert saw the woman walking in broad daylight and chased after her. I was scared for her, even though I knew how desperate Robert was for companionship and he wouldn't actually hurt her. But the way the scene was written, I just couldn't know for sure what he'd do if he caught her. Brilliant book.

@RL.RachelLaurin 6 месяцев назад

Bad Parts was amazingly suspenseful!!! Loved it!

@homoduplex 6 месяцев назад

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is pretty high up there in terms of suspense.

@vinsplayer2634 5 месяцев назад

With dramatic irony it's great if after the suspense is resolved the character involved finds out that they were in danger, like in the example from Indiana Jones.

@fireball21478 6 месяцев назад

Your videos always help me when i get stuck while writing. Thank you

@goodgulfgas 6 месяцев назад

"The Fugitive" with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones comes to mind.

@danielmenzies3255 6 месяцев назад

The most suspenseful moment was the movie "dumb and dumber" when Jim Carrey's character chases after a bus filled with supermodels.

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

Most suspenseful story you've encountered? Let us know!

@reubenmanzo2054 6 месяцев назад

Doctor Who is known for its cliffhangers.

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

I never got far into DW... Years ago they took it off Netflix right after I started watching

@LordBaktor 6 месяцев назад

You've mentioned it a bunch of times, but The Thing is hard to beat in terms of suspense and paranoia.

@user-lc6ig1jf6b 6 месяцев назад

I loved the CW Flash series up to season 4. It kinda went through a decline in quality both visually and writing-wise. But I recommend u watch until season 4.Great show, great plot, it just failed to succesfully progress after a couple seasons. Season 2 is my fav, the plot twist is just *chef's kiss *

@cloudgaurdian3771 6 месяцев назад

Stranger things.

@ridleyformk1244 5 месяцев назад

4:52: I can't think up for a suspenseful story at the top of my head. But I want to say congrats on 100K, Brandon. Really proud of you.

@Moros311 5 месяцев назад

Mishandled suspense is one of the greatest killers of otherwise good amateur writing. You've put it well, so this is a great video to share and help provide advice on that.

@SpiritPhoenixRose 6 месяцев назад

Currently reading Entry Wounds! Up to where the 2nd character has the gun! Compelling stuff! + Always watch Die Hard this time of year! 😄 Quintessential December viewing! Thanks for your excellent videos! 💕

@vinimagus 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the great video. A great suspense scene was the stroller in The Untouchables (1987, I think).

@tjtaylor6431 6 месяцев назад

Uncut Gems is probably my pick for most suspenseful, or at the very least most anxiety inducing. That movie will not let you catch your breath.

@vitosantiagoeditz3 6 месяцев назад

This is really helpful I'm making a new story👌

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

Awesome, best of luck with it!

@RodrigoLimaBatista 6 месяцев назад

Love your videos. Direct, to the point. You make the video short and avoid explaining useless details, assuming your audience is smart enough to get a simple topic. Thank you very much. It is skyrocketing my understanding of writing tools in no time.

@racheltheradiant4675 6 месяцев назад

One of my favorite suspenseful scenes is actually in the episode of Walker Texas Ranger, titled "6 hours." The Villain kidnapped the millionaire's daughter and extorts money from him for her safe return. He puts a live video feed of her ordeal on the Internet so that everyone can watch her die if he's not given his money. Walker (Chuck Norris) searches a warehouse trying to find her and ends up fighting the villain on local television all while the clock counts down the seconds for the gun to go off and kill her.... It's emotional, suspenseful and makes you cheer and sigh in relief at the same time when it's resolved. Please check out that episode if any of you are inclined. ☺️👍🏻

@mistasomen 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for that video! Not a writer or anything, but kids ask me for bedtime stories all the time. They were always funny but I always felt that something was missing. Will try and add suspense now, already got the first idea lighting up on my head.

@FuzzyFoot58 4 месяца назад

Poltergeist 2. The scene when reverend Kaine tries to convince the dad to let him inside the house. Absolutely nervewrecking.

@jojogodtier 6 месяцев назад

A new brandon video? What a perfect reward after a long writing session. Keep up the great work!

@warren-freshoffthevinemedia 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for your excellent videos. As for movies, William Friedkin's 1977 movie "Sorcerer" sent my blood pressure up at least 20 points in the scene where Roy Scheider's character drives a truck across a bridge. As for books, the book that evoked my strongest response to suspense was probably Cormac McCarthy's "No Country for Old Men."

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@thefractalchannel4833 4 месяца назад

Bad dates. Jaws has to be the most suspenseful movies I've seen. I didn't go into the ocean for three years despite living at the beach. Of course I was 7 years old.

@jessepruitt1423 5 месяцев назад

Hey Brandon!I love your channel. I'm an aspiring author writing my first novel series. I love how you approach your tips. The only thing I would really love is making your examples writing/novel based instead of movies. Or do both. Because movies can get away with a lot more tricks than novels can with the visual medium. Knowing how to present and use these tips on paper would be great to hear from you. Thx for all the videos so far! You have a fantastic and uplifting way of doing your videos. Keep up the good work

@road_king_dude 5 месяцев назад

You're the best Brandon!

@DuctTapePwnz 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for confirming that Die Hard is a Christmas movie!

@pianoplaynight 5 месяцев назад

Many Hitchcock movies are masterclasses in suspense... My personal favorites: Rear Window and Rope.

@ep4169 5 месяцев назад

Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" is one of the best from the Master of Suspense. It tells the story of a beloved uncle who comes to stay with his sister's family in an idyllic small town setting. His niece loves and admires him, but slowly begins to suspect that there is something that the uncle is hiding from her. Every scene is injected with a steadily increasing level of suspense throughout the movie despite the seemingly mundane setting.

@pauljr369 6 месяцев назад

Very helpful, thanks. Please do more like this for other genres🔥

@DanB.0 6 месяцев назад

Terrific info

@Mr.JackGiles1089 5 месяцев назад

Merry Christmas Brandon!

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 5 месяцев назад

Thanks! You too!

@road_king_dude 5 месяцев назад

Inception: Dream with a Dream within a Dream was the first thing thay pops into mind for me. Maybe because i have the scroe stuck in my head. 😊

@vaderbase 6 месяцев назад

Most suspenseful story: Breaking bad. Every single episode.

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

Yep, the show is a suspense factory

@ebubedavies 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for your videos I was hoping you can make a video on how to set clues/evidence in a mystery/crime movie 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@sabina_ustaz 5 месяцев назад

For me it’s “Parasites”. Waiting for the poor family to get caught took a lot.

@HerbyRuths 5 месяцев назад

Inglourious Basterds is one suspense scene after another. It's a workshop for how to build tension.

@ChrisPierreBacon 4 месяца назад

The electric fence in Jurassic Park WOULD be a great suspenseful scene if Tim couldn't easily fit through the holes.

@nimnone 6 месяцев назад

Congrats to 100K! Celebrated by buying Entry Wounds. Happy holidays!

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! Hope you love it. If you don’t mind, please leave an Amazon review when you finish-reviews are a huge help

@nimnone 5 месяцев назад

@@WriterBrandonMcNulty yes I will! I love reviewing stuff. It’s gonna be an honest review, not just for support. I’m really excited about it after following your channel for a year.

@HauyneFoxy-jx8gt 6 месяцев назад

I got the audio book of Entry Wounds Brandon =)

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

Awesome, thank you so much! Hope you enjoy it. Also, if you don't mind, please consider leaving a review when you finish--those help a ton

@HauyneFoxy-jx8gt 6 месяцев назад

@@WriterBrandonMcNulty I will =)

@vegardpedersen 5 месяцев назад

You are amazing" I learn so much from your videos, Brandon :-)

@rapturedmourning 5 месяцев назад

I bought your book because of your videos

@markalliksaar1605 26 дней назад

Car bomb scene in Orson Wells' A Touch of Evil.

@kevingluys3063 4 месяца назад

Hellraiser. I feel like Hellraiser manages to be such a terrifying movie because of how much it uses the "Bomb Under The Table" to completely upend the usual Horror rule about never showing the audience the monster. We aren't afraid for the protagonist because we "aren't sure" if there is something sinister in the house. We are terrified for her because we know that there is a skinless bloodsucking freak in the house and her stepmother is in bed with it. (both figuratively and literally) The movie wouldn't be nearly as impactful if Frank and the step mom were only revealed as an end-of-movie plot twist.

@Hundeputzmunter 5 месяцев назад

I don't think any movie has put me on edge like the border crossing sequence in Sicario

@Greykinght 2 месяца назад

One of the most suspenseful stories I encountered was "The Wages of Fear" (1953). The basic plot is that four down-on-their-luck European men who are hired by an American oil company to drive two trucks over mountain dirt roads, loaded with nitroglycerin needed to extinguish an oil well fire. Though the job is well paid, one mistake or accident could result in your death.

@jhammond1978 5 месяцев назад

3:56- 4:47... I'm technically doing that DIE HARD example in my story but the opposite.... First is going to be fast action as i introduce the MAIN antagonist and hes about to attack the protagonist who is frozen in fear as to what he just witnessed the main villain did... the main villain then leaps over the desk and extends his leg out... I then pull away to the protagonist's birthday... where he lives in constent fear and i describe the AFTERMATH of the main antagonist's enternce... leaving the reader on suspense for like 3 to 4 chapters.... meanwhile the love intrest is ALSO heartstricken from the event. This maybe also offers the love the protagonist and her have for one another.... then finally four chapters later... the antagonist an protagonist are going to confront for a second time and I pull away from that to resume the Antagonists supervillain entrence in the town's police station... Ig I've mastered suspense in that sense 😅

@NeosHamburgerReviews 6 месяцев назад

Every time I watch your videos it reminds me attack on titan has perfect writing

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

Haha every time I post a video, someone recommends or praises AoT in the comments. I have the first manga omnibus but haven’t gotten around to reading it. I’ll try to change that ASAP

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

Haha every time I post a video, someone recommends or praises AoT in the comments. I have the first manga omnibus but haven’t gotten around to reading it. I’ll try to change that ASAP

@NeosHamburgerReviews 6 месяцев назад

@@WriterBrandonMcNulty cool, fyi issayama the writer considers the show to be the best way experience AoT

@anon_y_mousse 5 месяцев назад

Although they didn't know at the start of the scene in Jurassic Park, once the alarm started sounding and the warning lights flashed, they knew. That increased the suspense and gave the much desired urgency to the characters' actions. Have you read the book, because there are some good suspenseful scenes in the book that were put into the second movie.

@mathieuleader8601 5 месяцев назад

Love the movie Speed

@NOTA_Productions 6 месяцев назад

Hi I love your videos, do you think you could do a video on foreshadowing?

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! And I already did a video on foreshadowing techniques last year (search “Brandon McNulty foreshadowing”), but I’ll see about doing an updated version

@NOTA_Productions 6 месяцев назад

@@WriterBrandonMcNulty oh I did not see that, I will have to check it out, thanks

@calamity7068 6 месяцев назад

Can suspence work in reverse? What if you promise something good and actually deliver, can it be engaging in any way besides comedy?

@leigh-anjohnson 6 месяцев назад

Can you do a video on dramatic irony?

@madmartigan21 6 месяцев назад

Start watching Hitchcock movies. That's your tutorial for how to do dramatic irony.

@michaelmaier6502 5 месяцев назад

John Carpenter's The Thing worries me every time I watch it, especially the blood testing scene

@wind-upboy939 6 месяцев назад

Short films: Cigarette Burns is really suspenseful. Full feature films: I like Oculus.

@WriterBrandonMcNulty 6 месяцев назад

I need to check out both. Oculus has been on my list for years

@joshmoonXY 5 месяцев назад

Can you talk about politics and forms of government in fantasy novels or fiction? Included but not limited to the monarchy system? And the subject of it being the most overused (debatable, just my opinion) form of government in fantasy?

@Yearofthebows24 6 месяцев назад

4:20 I see what you did there, you sneaky devil The most suspense I feel is whenever I watch The Matrix. I know Neo gets out. I know he beats Agent Smith. But goddammit, I'm on the edge of my seat every time. I keep thinking time will run out, but he just barely leaves and the good guys prevail. A close second has to be Back to the Future

@andregoncalves9060 5 месяцев назад

A lot of suspense in the series "somewhere inbeetween" I dare you to watch all episodes at once

@hiraldosternflyer7112 2 месяца назад

A variation of the suspense is also present in the first Indy movie where the nazi leader comes into the tent where Marion is being captive. At first glance it looks like he's holding a torture device but then it just turns out to be a coat hanger. Both Marion - and the audience - breathes a sigh of relief at the same time.

@agentbullwinkle991 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for turning up the volume in your videos. I couldn't hear sqaut.

@madmartigan21 6 месяцев назад

MASTERing SUSPENSE is the title of the video but not a single example from Hitchcock 🤔 Dramatic irony was his forte.

@charactersmoreorthree 23 дня назад

Intensity by Dean Koontz.

@Dabbi593 6 месяцев назад

I'm trying to write a horror book and I had an Idea for a scene. Basically throughout the whole story its just a group of people in a storm shelter alone. And the main character checks a motion detecter next to him in a surveillance room and sees something running at his friend in another room, but his friend doesn't know. Is that good?

@jesusromanpadro3853 Месяц назад

Watch the novies The Thing (horror) and maybe Alive, where people has to survive after crashing in a mountainin cold weather by eating the dead. Nexflix has a new miniseries about the same history too. Remember that the cold is another "enemy". Use your setting.

@ChenHsunChiu 6 месяцев назад

Primal Fear by Gregory Hoblit

@zionleach3001 5 месяцев назад

@Writer Brandon Mcnulty do you have tips on writing contemporary fantasy where people are aware of the fantasy elements.

@jesusromanpadro3853 Месяц назад

A few videos before this one is one about magic systems. It may help.

@screwielewie 6 месяцев назад

Wanna know another good way to keep someone in suspense? I'll tell ya later 😋

@Xobik1 5 месяцев назад

The thing is you always give movie examples to... writers. Da Vinci Code and Inferno from Dan Brown are good examples of books that use suspense. Patricia Highsmith was a master of suspense. GRRM has great cliffhangers. Harry Potter books cannot be put down because of the suspense. Lee Child's Reacher books are manuals of suspense.

@andycappelano2802 5 месяцев назад

Hey Brandon, discovered your channel several weeks ago and gotta say, it's top-notch. All content, no BS or fluff. Keep up the good work. While watching one of your videos on character occupation & relevantly connecting it to the plot/themes, etc, I had some questions, namely trying to come up with one for my protag. One of the main protags in my story has a spotty memory due to an abnormally long life, and also for a coping mechanism w/ being unable to reconcile some of their life's events and thus having to compartmentalize, if that makes sense. What are some effective ways to breadcrumb this with a not necessarily amnesiac character, but one whose memories are spotty and returning here and there (with varying trigger moments)? I remember you used The Bourne Identity as an example at some point for something like what I'm talking about. Go Jags #DUUUVAL For your QOTD, I thought "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" directed by Sidney Lumet was a really well-done suspense thriller.