In the written version of The Crucible Arthur Miller uses various devices to create tension e.g. mass hysteria and arguments. In the film version it was Nicholas Hynter’s job to create tension on the big screen using cinematic techniques such as lighting, settings and music. In this essay I will be examining the ways in which Hynter goes about taking the tension contained in the written version of The Crucible and transforming it …showed first 75 words of 704 total…

…showed last 75 words of 704 total…audience cannot get a good idea about the plot of the film also only using images can visually excite the audience in a way that words cant. To sum up the first scene Hynter creates tension and suspense very well; he uses the various cinematic techniques such as lighting, sets and music very well he also uses various techniques that are used in the text such as mass hysteria and the slow release of information.