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WITNESS Many techniques can be used throughout movies to create suspense and tension such as; The music, the lighting and vectors. Dialogue can also play a part in creating suspense and tension. This is shown in the movie “Witness” directed by Peter Wier. The Movie “Witness” directed by Peter Wier is about a young Amish boy who plays witness to a murder and hides from the killers with the aid of police officer John Book (Harrison Ford). The first scene that the viewer is positioned to feel suspense and tension is the murder scene at the beginning of the movie. During this scene the music tempo picks up and gets faster. When McPhee, the killer, is searching the cubicles we can hear Samuel, the witness, breathe. This makes the audiences feel the suspense and tension about the scene. During the murder the camera focuses on Samuels eyes using a close up shot, showing the