He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. Jis ideology was that the ultimate way to portray suspense on-screen was to allow the audience to 'play God' themselves. This statement, not to be taken literally, was the act of giving the wiever prior knowledge of what was going on; knowledge that the actors/ protagonist did not have themselves.
The effect of the viewer knowning what was going to happen to the protagonist before it happened, increased suspense as you were able to witness the 'hero' walking into a trap barefaced. This, coupled with the fact that it wa simpossible to physically tell the actor that they were in danger, made the audience feel useless, and the actor helpless,w hich in turn increased the effect of supsense and thrill.
He also explained that, if the audience knew everything from the start, then less confusion would arise, and the INTENDED message or feeling emulated on-screen would hit the viewer they way ti should; i.e. if a certain scene was intended for the viewer to feel sorrow, they would feel sorry. if it was intended to portray joy, we would feel joy.
Having this advantage, the viewer would instantly feel more directly invovled than, if they were clueless to the consequences that lay round the corner, if the protagonist made one wrong turn.
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