Visual Foreshadowing (Research)

Hello, reader. Welcome to my blog. In this post, I'll be researching foreshadowing, specifically in cinematography. I'll also start planning how to use it in my film opening. Let's begin.

First,

What is Foreshadowing?

Foreshadowing is a technique in which a storyteller gestures to events that will happen later in a narrative.

Different forms of Foreshadowing:

Direct: explicitly describes future events.

Indirect: more subtle, indicates what will happen.

What is foreshadowing used for in storytelling?

Creating suspense

Dramatic build up

Developing anticipation

*We are using indirect foreshadowing. It basically prepares the audience for what's coming without telling them directly. Our goal is to create suspense, and to do that, we need to hook the audience. The audience's attention can be captured by keeping them in a state of anticipation. This tool can be used to create anticipation in a subtle way.