Suspense in 'What Lies Beneath'

Suspense was created in 'What Lies Beneath' with the use of sound and camerawork.

Sound was used to add tension and exaggeration to scenes in the film. For example; when Norman was crawling up the side of the bath tub, the audience would of thought that he was going to kill Calire but then he falls back down when the sound was cut off.

Camerawork was used to show the audience things that the characters didn't know. For example; when Claire was running out the door to the car, she thought that she got away but the camera showed her running away from Norman's point of view which told the audience that he was still alive.