Suspense in film
The work began (and continues to do so) with a strong influence from film noir, horror and psychological thriller films. These particular film genres are remarkable at communicating psychological suspense creating anxiety amongst the audience. By looking at these vital moments in horror movies I hope to be able to investigate how fear can be induced and convert these ideas to my practice.

Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema An essay by Laura Mulvey
At first glance, the cinema would seem to be remote from the undercover world of the surreptitious observation of unknowing and unwilling victim. What is seen on the screen is so manifestly shown. Moreover the extreme contrast between the darkness in the auditorium (which also isolates spectators from one another) and the brilliance of the shifting patterns of light and shade on the screen helps to promote the illusion of voyeuristic separation.