Many films use this technique to increase tension, whether by stating the deadline through dialogue or by including a literal ticking clock countdown, but these kinds of approaches can be a little too on the nose, lacking subtlety and cleverness, many times taking away the audience's chance to contextualize information on their own and feel the raw emotions of a cinematic scene. Agrégée de musique et docteure de l’Université Rennes 2 et de l’Université de Montréal avec une thèse sur la musique et le sound design de Star Wars, Chloé Huvet consacre ses recherches aux rapports entre musique, sons et image dans le cinéma contemporain, en particulier dans la production hollywoodienne. However, perhaps one of the most obvious ways to do this is by incorporating into the scene a 'ticking clock,' a storytelling device that essentially gives an action a deadline in which it has to be completed. There are many ways to ramp up the tension in a scene, whether it's by tightening shots, changing the lighting, or introducing troubling information about a character. In 'Interstellar,' Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer hid suspense in a place where no one would see it: in the music.

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