Consider the other questions in this section and note how many of them also build tension.

The crowd shot is properly used to help build tension in a close game.

And what about a tension built into the expressionism in this show?

In no scene is the dialogue alone clever enough to build tension or hold one's interest.

The tensions built into national life make some Israelis pack guns when they go to work.

"He built tension through minimal images that got to the essence of a story."

The tension built as her body forced itself to push out the struggling babe.

Hospital scenes were also played for narrative pace to build tension and drama.

That builds tension, which makes it interesting even for adults.

Carpenter also shot many scenes from the perspective of the killer in order to build tension.