- when the audience is lulled into a false sense of security.
- works through visceral effects - we are made tense through expectations, then made to relax - then shocked!
The opening of Jaws (1975) demonstrates this technique. The characters and the audience believe there is a shark in the sea, creating some sort of anxiety amongst the audience. The audience are lulled into a false sense of security and later find out there was no shark, but two boys playing a joke on the others. False plateaus are one of many techniques used in a thriller film to create a successful opening.
Bomb Theory
- The audience know more than the characters on screen and are made more engaged because of this.
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