Suspense and Shock

Suspense and Shock


Imagine a scene of a film in a classroom like this one, the camera reveals that there is a bomb under the table to the audience but the students and teacher are unaware of it.
This creates suspense as the audience knows about the bomb but the characters don't. This also creates anxiety as the audience will ask themselves questions such as: 'Will the bomb go off?' and 'Will we be saved?' 
This is suspense!


Now imagine the same scene except that instead of the camera revealing the bomb under the table it, without warning, explodes and kills everyone present.
This is shock!