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  • Essay / How does Steven Spielberg create tension in the film...

    Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg, is about Oskar Schindler, who marked the history of Germany during the Second World War. Spielberg creates tension in the film during the scenes of the Liquidation of the Ghetto, The Little Girl in the Red Coat and the Final Solution at Auschwitz. Techniques used to create tension include sounds (such as diegetic and non-diegetic), lighting (the use of shadows), shots and camera angles, symbolism and motifs, and filmed in black and white. , a man in the sewers tries to escape the soldiers. Tension is created by the wild barking of dogs and the gunshots can be heard as diegetic sounds, generating fear in the audience. At the hospital, a doctor euthanizes terminally ill patients so that the soldiers cannot fire their bullets and let the patients die in a horrible way. The sheets and patients are white in contrast to the blood symbolizing death because the blood is black. Low angles are used when the soldiers climb into the apartment to clear it; tension is created because the low angle shots show the Germans gaining power and control while the Jews have lost all their personal property. When a Jewish man attempted to save the life of a young Jewish boy who was trying to escape, Spielberg filmed this scene as a handheld shot to generate a sense of panic. After the Jews have been evicted from their apartments, the women and men are separated to emphasize the public's widespread fear and terror. In the middle of the scene of the Little Girl in the Red Coat, she makes her first appearance at the moment when the liquidation of the ghetto ends. Schindler is on the hill and observes the dark and sinister violence......in the middle of a paper......regurgitating human ashes. Spielberg deliberately created this because it foreshadows the death of the Schindlerjüden. The women were stripped naked and had their heads shaved, which depicted humiliation and dehumanization. As the women are ushered into the room, a violin in a minor key is played and demonstrates ominous tones to create apprehension. Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List is about World War II humanitarian Oskar Schindler, who represented an important historical event in Jewish history. Tension is created from certain camera shots intended to create suspense for the audience, symbolism such as the girl in the red coat, lighting, diegetic and non-diegetic sounds and black and white filming. These techniques are presented in Liquidation of the Ghetto, The Little Girl in the Red Coat and The Final Solution at Auschwitz..