How to make your writing suspenseful - Victoria Smith

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  • @shahibnulsadekwafi6367
    @shahibnulsadekwafi6367 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9827

    my math class is a perfect example of this, i always have no idea whats happening or gonna happen next

    • @nami2075
      @nami2075 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      ibnul sadek funny😂

    • @meepbeep2464
      @meepbeep2464 5 ปีที่แล้ว +427

      "I try to find the answers in my mysterious math book but in a blink of an eye, I realized that my teacher was watching me at the back of my desk, I started to trmble in fear of getting in trouble, but my teacher continued to watch me suffer in silence"

    • @nami2075
      @nami2075 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Meep beep oof 😂

    • @moodedits1929
      @moodedits1929 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Same dude 😬😂😂😂

    • @hobimin3091
      @hobimin3091 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Meep beep Omg made me laugh. This is a good one😂😂👏

  • @maxnelliibelosentina1523
    @maxnelliibelosentina1523 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3586

    The animation is just WOW.

  • @jojo-xz3yj
    @jojo-xz3yj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9032

    yeah, ok, but the real suspense is:
    _Who did the animation?_

    • @itzarelmartinez5568
      @itzarelmartinez5568 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Who care

    • @rahimmitha7636
      @rahimmitha7636 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      Bob did

    • @ilillemarthe
      @ilillemarthe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +516

      @@itzarelmartinez5568 cause the person (or people) behind it deserve cred and recognition.

    • @itzarelmartinez5568
      @itzarelmartinez5568 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@ilillemarthe i said "who care" not "why care". Guess u must be related to drax

    • @ilillemarthe
      @ilillemarthe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      Itzarel Martinez my answer still stands my darling.

  • @twentyonep4416
    @twentyonep4416 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6901

    The animation is *very cool*

    • @Lee-gu3qp
      @Lee-gu3qp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      twenty øne piløts at 221b it is!! also ayy Sherlock and tøp

    • @corgen5448
      @corgen5448 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dont you mean very SpOoKy

    • @DragonNestMP
      @DragonNestMP 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I know it reminds me of Taylor's Look what you made me do lyric video.

    • @zim0erry
      @zim0erry 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ayy sup fam

    • @jmr1031
      @jmr1031 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ikr

  • @DarkandTwisted
    @DarkandTwisted 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3302

    As an animator, illustrator, narrator, and writer. I have to say this was very well done. PLEASE post more of these as in some sort of series. 🙌🙏🏾🖤

    • @bobbob-nj3ck
      @bobbob-nj3ck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      i'm all of these things too... in training, i always dream of having my own animated movie i made all by myself with the usuall quirks of a disney movie or smthin

    • @aliceinwonderlandxxx
      @aliceinwonderlandxxx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@bobbob-nj3ck hope u do one day :)

    • @bobbob-nj3ck
      @bobbob-nj3ck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@aliceinwonderlandxxx thx

    • @Forshen_
      @Forshen_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’m all of these things too!!

    • @veryconfused9768
      @veryconfused9768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yessss

  • @blainerexrode9369
    @blainerexrode9369 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3246

    The animators for this video did an incredible job! Well done!

    • @vinzcastro9304
      @vinzcastro9304 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      2 years and 1.2k likes yet i, giorno giovanna, am the first reply

    • @_1V4N
      @_1V4N 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@vinzcastro9304 you thought this would be a normal reply, but it was me, DIO, instead!

    • @cuffinosanjuan
      @cuffinosanjuan ปีที่แล้ว

      fr the art style of illustration looks like it was made for a web comic

  • @jwh0122
    @jwh0122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +895

    1 1:13 Limit the point of view
    2 1:38 Choose the right setting and imagery
    3 2:18 Play with style and form
    4 2:54 Use dramatic irony
    5 3:35 Cliffhanger

    • @mrmuffinleaf7798
      @mrmuffinleaf7798 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thank you 👍

    • @BalkarLightingLtd
      @BalkarLightingLtd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Thank you these are questions for my homework

    • @yayaelkassas5193
      @yayaelkassas5193 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's my homework thx

    • @noonXr
      @noonXr ปีที่แล้ว

      Im 700th like and need this to be pinned

    • @Red_night-e3b
      @Red_night-e3b 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      NO NeeD tO waTcH the VidEO NoW

  • @obrkenobi1170
    @obrkenobi1170 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1429

    Holy mother of god the animation is so beautiful.

  • @adibahmed1591
    @adibahmed1591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4413

    "Don't use cliffhangers that often."
    Literally 90% of writers : "I had gone temporarily deaf and have thus not heard your statement."

    • @AngelA-ym2jz
      @AngelA-ym2jz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      _That quote sounds familiar...._

    • @adibahmed1591
      @adibahmed1591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      @@AngelA-ym2jz It's a Harry Potter reference ;)

    • @purvaraut8902
      @purvaraut8902 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@AngelA-ym2jz Dumbledore...

    • @AngelA-ym2jz
      @AngelA-ym2jz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@adibahmed1591 oh yeah thanks for telling me. I guessed that it was from Harry Potter but I wasn't sure :/

    • @allegrovivace6806
      @allegrovivace6806 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      *pretends not to read this comment*

  • @nvwest
    @nvwest 5 ปีที่แล้ว +491

    I like cliffhangers most when they don’t cut before something crucial is revealed but just after it is.
    When you’re left guessing how the new development will change everything

    • @clunkyinc.5156
      @clunkyinc.5156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It’s less torturous to wait for as well.

    • @yours293
      @yours293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      can you tell me what is cliffhangers?

    • @proffoctopus66yearsago22
      @proffoctopus66yearsago22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@yours293 Cliffhangers are a technique of building suspense in the minds of the audience by abandoning the story right before a plot twist.
      Edit: Hope this helps! :D

    • @Tommy_007
      @Tommy_007 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@proffoctopus66yearsago22 Here is the final revelation after your suspenseful hope: The questioner found another video and forgot all about cliffhangers.

    • @proffoctopus66yearsago22
      @proffoctopus66yearsago22 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Tommy_007 😂

  • @frenchfries3598
    @frenchfries3598 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3334

    The problem of being early is not having comments to read

    • @pinkiranjan5124
      @pinkiranjan5124 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Frost Byte same

    • @thankyouverymochi
      @thankyouverymochi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      hahhha same
      *grab fries*

    • @pabloschultz5192
      @pabloschultz5192 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Frost Byte BE THAT COMMENT THAT PEOPLE WANNA READ

    • @nice3333333333
      @nice3333333333 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Pablo Schultz MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE

    • @wook9722
      @wook9722 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      1000th liker and 5th commenter here

  • @luongmaihunggia
    @luongmaihunggia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3572

    I don't like writing literature, but after watching this video, I felt like that I want to write a horror story now

    • @petarking66
      @petarking66 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      redstone craft guy Totally!

    • @jayfawn8478
      @jayfawn8478 7 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      it's not that easy im warning you

    • @petarking66
      @petarking66 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      jay fawn Can confirm xd

    • @alexl1178
      @alexl1178 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Easy takes practice. The only way to create a story is to start typing/writing. Go for it! I'm rooting for ya!

    • @pbpbpbpbpbpbpbpbpb
      @pbpbpbpbpbpbpbpbpb 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That is how you know you've watched a good video.
      Read some Lovecraft for inspiration. His works are truly amazing.

  • @vatablous
    @vatablous 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9605

    I know the main character will be ok because the book has a whole 300 more pages.

    • @dearrain5639
      @dearrain5639 7 ปีที่แล้ว +876

      Maybe the main character is not really the main character like how they did with Ned stark in game of thrones and kill him off

    • @jesse113553
      @jesse113553 7 ปีที่แล้ว +323

      Clearly you haven’t read Game of Thrones haha XD

    • @dearrain5639
      @dearrain5639 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      FANtasy121 you dont 'read' game of thrones, you 'watch' it bcuz its a show 😉

    • @Jausch120
      @Jausch120 7 ปีที่แล้ว +304

      Dear Rain, the first book is called 'A Game of Thrones'

    • @dearrain5639
      @dearrain5639 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Jausch120 yes "a game of thrones"(the book) not "game of thrones"(the show)

  • @rishabhgoyal1044
    @rishabhgoyal1044 7 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    The monster is near, I can hear his footsteps getting closer like a giants in a dark damp forest heavy but low pitched, death itself seems to be approaching this might just be my very las

    • @rainygyal6771
      @rainygyal6771 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Rishabh Goyal 👏🏾👏🏾

    • @nguyenbinhphuong1491
      @nguyenbinhphuong1491 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Rishabh Goyal don't know if you're a writer or not but i think you should write a story

    • @rishabhgoyal1044
      @rishabhgoyal1044 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Binh Phuong Nguyen I don't have the time to maybe someday I will

    • @meenatchir4497
      @meenatchir4497 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Rishabh Goyal You write well, but I think you might need some work on punctuation😊
      I'm just saying... So no hate please!

    • @corrynpatterson
      @corrynpatterson 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Punctuation can sometimes be left out (especially in poetry) to give the impression of being rushed.

  • @abhilashdash3285
    @abhilashdash3285 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3415

    My life is a horror, coz I don't even know what's going on, the UNKNOWN future. :(

    • @chadcook6777
      @chadcook6777 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yep

    • @dellsantiago8108
      @dellsantiago8108 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      same same... but instead of worrying i just sit back and wait for the shark to devour me

    • @abhilashdash3285
      @abhilashdash3285 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Dell Santiago trying the same :p

    • @farmerfella150
      @farmerfella150 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Abhilash Dash,this is the most true comment I have ever heard👏👏👏well done

    • @widifred
      @widifred 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      don't worry, be happy, while you can

  • @iamabsolute21
    @iamabsolute21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    As horror author H.P. Lovecraft wrote, “The oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”
    Techniques to Make Writing Suspenseful :
    1) Limit the Point of View
    2) Choose the Right Setting and Imagery
    3) Play with Style and Form
    4) Use Dramatic Irony
    5) The Cliffhanger

  • @kaylakaterinazosa3729
    @kaylakaterinazosa3729 7 ปีที่แล้ว +316

    Uploading a video about writing while I'm writing?
    TED-Ed you've done it again!

    • @dnasawn8783
      @dnasawn8783 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pinay

    • @sivaram8857
      @sivaram8857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have you finished writing?

    • @your_locallilypad
      @your_locallilypad 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or not...

    • @kaylakaterinazosa3729
      @kaylakaterinazosa3729 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I might have? Not sure to be honest. Think I was writing a fanfiction and didnt finish it. I might get back to it though

  • @Nickee_Sonicjinn
    @Nickee_Sonicjinn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1133

    In the heart of darkness, some unfamiliar smell was wafting in the air....

    • @missoula2213
      @missoula2213 7 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      MzSonicjinn Unwashed wee.

    • @LUCTIANITO
      @LUCTIANITO 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      That's nice way to start

    • @ball1851
      @ball1851 7 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      MzSonicjinn "creak...creak..."The sounds of heavy footsteps on the old rusty staircase grew louder.......

    • @meenatchir4497
      @meenatchir4497 7 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Suddenly, a high pitched scream rang out in the air... And then the sound of choking. A clank sound was heard, almost like...
      A knife being dropped.
      A horrible smell spread through the air. You suddenly felt something in your ear; a sinister whisper.
      "Come out, wherever you are! You can run, but you CAN'T HIDE!"

    • @meenatchir4497
      @meenatchir4497 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Somebody, continue this story.. Let's see where it goes😊

  • @juliacaschi
    @juliacaschi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    CAN WE PLEASE GET MORE SERIOUS MOVIES IN THIS ART STYLE? tell me I'm not alone on this, animation is criminally underrated and thought to only be for kids, but ted ed proves Time and time again how well it works in any genre and delivers way more information and visually stunning scenes.

  • @klaudelu18
    @klaudelu18 7 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Outstanding! A visual, auditory, and informational delight.

  • @arlet101
    @arlet101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I freaking LOVE this type of content. Teaching us with beautiful art and the narrator's voice is calming and understood clearly. Awesome job

  • @1003JustinLaw
    @1003JustinLaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    A cliffhanger with very clear foreshadowing and subverted expectations is one of my favorite methods to use. With all surface sighs pointing to a red herring I can often reveal the true horror but have my audience make the same mistake as my characters and overlook them. It's difficult to pull off, to be sure, but ever so satisfying both for me and possibly the audience too when it works.

  • @Orikron
    @Orikron 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2310

    pls no spooks

    • @ShauryamAkhoury
      @ShauryamAkhoury 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Did you mean SPOOP?

    • @corgen5448
      @corgen5448 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      To bad you get the spook

    • @AL-sd7uz
      @AL-sd7uz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Álvaro Lopes 3spoopy5me

    • @AaronMk91
      @AaronMk91 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      [Stirner.jpeg]

    • @AkerCW
      @AkerCW 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      sorry spook machine "broke", ur welcome

  • @naingchanmyae
    @naingchanmyae 7 ปีที่แล้ว +532

    I am pretty sure this video will desire you to read books.

    • @captainbrainius6273
      @captainbrainius6273 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I hope this comment will desire you to learn grammar.

    • @rajeshwaribanerjee5698
      @rajeshwaribanerjee5698 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Least to write books

    • @monkiram
      @monkiram 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fernanda - Desire is a verb, but OP used it wrong because the way they used it would signify that the video wants you to read books lol

  • @BarrocoTarot
    @BarrocoTarot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    What video editor you use? I love your creativity! ❤

  • @trash810
    @trash810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love the idea of dramatic irony, it increases the suspense in a totally different way and creates a sense of urgency and desire for the character to find out. It also can help to enhance focus on how the character reacts to the secret so that the reader/audience won't be distracted by their own reaction, giving them more satisfaction and attention to detail within the scene, so fascinating!!!

    • @nikkinewbie6014
      @nikkinewbie6014 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      When I recently first learned what dramatic irony was, I knew I wanted to incorporate it into my first WIP which will be either a a romantic thriller or a romantic suspense. I haven’t decided which yet.
      I appreciate reading your thoughts on this topic. You raise good points for consideration and now I’m even more intrigued at the prospect of using this device to great effect in my story.
      At the risk of setting myself up for ridicule, I’ve decided to practice on a fan fiction because I’m a new writer still learning craft. I’ll take the reader feedback and the experience of completing a work and then move on to the wholly original project that I have “on deck” in my mind.
      Anyway, dramatic irony seems somewhat inherent in fan fiction because of the fandom’s familiarity with the characters and the world.
      However, I can see taking the concept and applying it to my fan fiction’s specific and original story - especially since I have created several original key characters to drop into the world to play with the existing fandom characters.
      Thanks for this! You might enjoy knowing that I’ve incorporated your comment as a note for further consideration in my “gilded” Writing Process Compilation binder. 😂😂
      Take care!

  • @-moriarty6403
    @-moriarty6403 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    thank you for this!
    i’m actually a newbie when it comes on writing stories, however, I’m really trying my best to deliver the scenes effectively.
    I hope I can write the scenes perfectly like on how I imagine them.
    :/

  • @thecitizenoftheinternet1077
    @thecitizenoftheinternet1077 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Can we just appreciate this amazing animation?

  • @giosanchez2714
    @giosanchez2714 7 ปีที่แล้ว +627

    Don't watch those "scary" videos if you don't want to sleep.
    Play this instead, get inspired.
    I assure you that sleepless nights will await you.

    • @meenatchir4497
      @meenatchir4497 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Fernanda Huscher yes.. And sometimes it makes you bang your head on the wall, suffering with writer's block, it makes you injure your hand, it makes you think of only the story and nothing else.. It's a good journey.😊😄

    • @meenatchir4497
      @meenatchir4497 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I'm not saying that writing is bad.. Everything has it's downs.. That's what makes it awesome.

    • @vindric8330
      @vindric8330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      XD

  • @DarkandTwisted
    @DarkandTwisted 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    Oh, this is GOOOOOD!😊

  • @rachaelpond7376
    @rachaelpond7376 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Try reading Stephan King's on writing. It is super helpful when it comes to writing fiction/ science fiction/horror.

  • @alphao3012
    @alphao3012 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Came for the writing tips, stayed for the incredible art design for the animation

  • @yathusarma256
    @yathusarma256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of the bestest video I've ever watched on my taste. It helps me to write my own story for the assignment on Suspense-Thriller short story writing.

  • @wesleybantugan5604
    @wesleybantugan5604 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I saw that stranger things reference at 4:00! I knew you couldn’t resist!

  • @lululikesgacha4314
    @lululikesgacha4314 5 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    *_the only reason im here is because of my English teacher._*

  • @raghad9527
    @raghad9527 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Whoever did the animation for this video is so talented

  • @ClaireYunFarronXIII
    @ClaireYunFarronXIII 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This video is amazing! It kept me intrigued! 👍
    Thanks for the tips.
    The "Don't use the omniscient POV" is something I have considered for years! I love a limited POV in writing a story. It helps me hide more clues and mysterious events. Or I will have two or more characters talking about an event, but each character will have a different view on it, or will remember certain parts of it differently to others, or will alter key parts especially if it paints them in a negative light. So the reader will have a harder time knowing which one to believe. The only way to find out is to look at the character themselves. What type of people are they? Which one is most likely to know/tell the honest truth?
    The limited POV really makes writing much more fun, because thinks are less straight forward... I hope it makes my work much more fun to read...

  • @MarkWaner
    @MarkWaner 7 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    3:52 what films are refenced here? I know only Stranger Things

    • @Неимеетзначения-ш7л
      @Неимеетзначения-ш7л 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Аркадий Скайуокер
      first image is Twin Peaks

    • @leonardolopes8333
      @leonardolopes8333 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Twin Peaks and Breaking Bad

    • @MarkWaner
      @MarkWaner 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thx. I watched a Breaking Bad a long time ago, so don't remember this moment. No I do)

    • @leonardolopes8333
      @leonardolopes8333 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It is when Jesse is about to shoot Gale to prevent Gus from killing Walter

    • @frandovian
      @frandovian 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hows Jesse ended up here, lol

  • @MarenAnne66
    @MarenAnne66 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I agree about the anticipation and fear of the unknown. Like in Stranger Things, when you don't see what's after Will it's way more scary, but when you do see it, it's way less scary.

  • @janmichaelcjamisola
    @janmichaelcjamisola 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That subtlety in the animation of Oedipus Rex's final scene - so wonderfully made!

  • @benjathonsawanpet9348
    @benjathonsawanpet9348 7 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    I am in Thailand. I want to have subtitles in Thai because Chanel of Thailand rarely upload clips to TH-cam as often as Chanel. I want to have more knowledge than learning. Thailand Mostly soft English. I would like to be the one who brought this knowledge to Chanel to tell people and make friends. And people who want to learn new things to visit this Chanel. Thanks for the new knowledge. Help with comments. So I can give people in my country something new.

    • @akitodezu7535
      @akitodezu7535 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yaaasss I agree with this so much! I'm from Thailand too so I also want them to know something new👌

    • @cyanviaren4991
      @cyanviaren4991 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If you want subtitle in your native language, you or someone else fluent in it have to volunteer at TED website as a translator. TED only allows translation through Amara editor, which you can sign up after TED accepts you. Even then though, you have to see if they have Thai editors on board or not. Their translation process is quite professional and thorough.

    • @meenatchir4497
      @meenatchir4497 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cyanvia Ren WOW.

    • @thalespro9995
      @thalespro9995 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m english but I went to Thailand on holiday

  • @SaiyaraLBS
    @SaiyaraLBS 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please TED ED keep on making more videos on writing and writing tips!!!

  • @ya-like-jazz
    @ya-like-jazz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One of my favorite shows ended on the absolute biggest cliffhanger ever at the end of the third season. Then it went on a hiatus for three+ years. Then it got a reboot.

  • @melike219
    @melike219 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this TH-cam channel sooo much. I hope someday they will post a thing about "one sided love dialogue tips" or magical realism

  • @julia10742
    @julia10742 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Omg I love this video!!! I've been writing my entire life and I really want to improve and this video has been really helpful.

  • @suprerior18
    @suprerior18 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
    00:08 🕵️ Suspense in writing is about leaving the audience in anticipation of unknown horrors.
    01:02 📚 Limiting the point of view and carefully choosing settings and imagery enhances suspense.
    02:24 🎭 Playing with style, form, and dramatic irony adds depth to suspenseful storytelling.
    03:23💡 Revealing key information to the audience, but not to the characters, creates dramatic irony and heightens suspense.
    03:50 🧗‍♀️ Using cliffhangers sparingly can effectively build suspense and anticipation for what comes next.
    Made with HARPA AI

  • @Ikunad-Akab_Yu
    @Ikunad-Akab_Yu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The whole animation sequence sent chills. Especially the part where you reveal part of the truth but not to the characters. Just imagining a hunched creature walking around their house ready to strike at any moment 😱😱

  • @sabahnoorrahman7739
    @sabahnoorrahman7739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The graphic was so pleasing to the eyes, I swear

  • @soumitramandal
    @soumitramandal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This video is a piece of art. *Chef's kiss*

  • @someonefromsomewhere7688
    @someonefromsomewhere7688 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man the animation is killing it.

  • @VK-pn6rg
    @VK-pn6rg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ted-Ed: The one saving grace of fanfic writers everywhere.

  • @deemaa2882
    @deemaa2882 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is by far one of the best TED Talks I've ever seen

  • @alissasousa5370
    @alissasousa5370 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I just LOVE mystery novels!

  • @ntielman2072
    @ntielman2072 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The animations in these videos are gold

  • @Slightly_Bedraggled
    @Slightly_Bedraggled 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    1:39 was like the adventure time intro

  • @nevada_tomato
    @nevada_tomato 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I want to write a reverse of horror. You begin with a lot of knowledge and somewhat of peace and slowly degrades into the unknown. The fear isn't the unknown, but the journey to the unknown

    • @littlesadeo
      @littlesadeo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow, that is very creative.

    • @nevada_tomato
      @nevada_tomato 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@littlesadeo why thank you

    • @nevada_tomato
      @nevada_tomato 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe I should elaborate cuz it sounds like I described a normal horror progression by pure accident. What I meant was that the place where the character starts doesn't change, but his psyche does. It's not a fear of insanity or something specific, I want it to be the fear of forgeting everything and losing touch with the world. The horror monster is the mind itself, not in a "ooh the ghost is me" but in a you don't know if this is real kind of way.

    • @littlesadeo
      @littlesadeo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nevada_tomato
      That’s a seriously good plot, I always loved horror that has to do with psychology

  • @nicolasknoester7628
    @nicolasknoester7628 7 ปีที่แล้ว +509

    *That moment when you don't know a good joke*

    • @SinjoroMoseo
      @SinjoroMoseo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nico NL RIP

    • @ugh.8640
      @ugh.8640 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      happy st patterson day

    • @misan2002
      @misan2002 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i know one:
      what to you say to your sister if you hurt your toe?
      mitosis

    • @zenaidaviodor1807
      @zenaidaviodor1807 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@misan2002 why is that funny Xd

  • @vlp7
    @vlp7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Suspenseful animation is gold! I lost track of words losing myself in depth of animation and woah it's so so so amazing!

  • @Haburg
    @Haburg 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Don't know about my writing but this video increased my heart beating 😱💓💣

  • @shravankumar9456
    @shravankumar9456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best animation I've seen in Ted Ed so far

  • @teal3af49
    @teal3af49 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ve been doing very well with all other genres but suspense stories have always been hard for me. I feel like I want to try it now, thanks :)

  • @joshuaochoa7621
    @joshuaochoa7621 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an amazing video. The effort on the production charmed me since the beginning

  • @xumo4732
    @xumo4732 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's almost going to be midnight, but I MUST watch Ted Ed!

  • @granddukeofflario8018
    @granddukeofflario8018 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Idea: Write your novel in 1st person as a journal or diary. That way, the technique of “limited perspective” is enforced easily.

  • @artifyx1254
    @artifyx1254 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The real suspense is how someone can make such a good animation...

  • @whizzlyzip5708
    @whizzlyzip5708 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The artstyle of the video is amazing. The creator did great!

  • @NoOne-pj5ze
    @NoOne-pj5ze 7 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    "Nice try Ted Ed" - George RR Martin

    • @frandovian
      @frandovian 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      "You're a fantasy guy, you're not belong here George" - Ted Ed

    • @NoOne-pj5ze
      @NoOne-pj5ze 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      there is no prohibition of suspense in fantasies :)

    • @NishadVijaydbz
      @NishadVijaydbz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Okay!

    • @whathell6t
      @whathell6t 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      “Bring it, George RR Martin”
      -Kentaro Muira

    • @urooba7578
      @urooba7578 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No One your username should be "NO ONE EVER" so you should comment something and then it will be like "said NO ONE EVER"

  • @jaisurya6817
    @jaisurya6817 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Animation and souns effects were extraordinary.

  • @Gstrangeman96
    @Gstrangeman96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Yes, make your writing as clichéd as possible by using settings that have been done to death. Gr8 tip there.

    • @spewsansucks
      @spewsansucks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gstrangeman96 it's how you do it though

    • @liberamans4173
      @liberamans4173 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Those cliches are the reasons why we have so many good films nowadays. And besides, you can still explore the cliches & do things like deconstruct or parody them.

    • @arbaaz9992
      @arbaaz9992 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Dude, as stephen king once said, the main idea of a story isn't supposed to be the main center. It is how you do it that matters. You can rely on all these techniques and still make a great, compelling best seller. These clichés are usuable because of how good they are. Theyare buidling blocks to good writing.

    • @ayeshashaikh4433
      @ayeshashaikh4433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@arbaaz9992 thanks, I needed to hear this

    • @justanubis9666
      @justanubis9666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@arbaaz9992 WEll Said Mate!

  • @divyaparameswaran2278
    @divyaparameswaran2278 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crisp and short, it is the best video I have seen so far, both in terms of content and visuals (animation). Great Job! I would love to see videos on in-depth suspense writing.

  • @aa7352
    @aa7352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is my favourite animation, I really felt like I watched an entire movie in a few minutes

  • @Vhlathanosh
    @Vhlathanosh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Props to whoever did the animation! Damn!

  • @gabi9500
    @gabi9500 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    3:51 stranger things reference, I see you boo

  • @welcome-t5r
    @welcome-t5r 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is by far my favorite video plz do more storytelling videos and animations like this

  • @daniaazzahra1698
    @daniaazzahra1698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    'i got bills to pay' is actually the scariest sentence ever. no need blood or monsters😩

  • @rachaelpond7376
    @rachaelpond7376 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This helped so much. I want to be a writer so i am looking at different genres, to see what is my style.

  • @nkn4773
    @nkn4773 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was trying to learn on how to write smut... but this works too, I guess.

  • @randomlyamazing58
    @randomlyamazing58 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is one of the funniest and most educational messages i have ever watched since i started my writing career

  • @nononononono3252
    @nononononono3252 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    At 2:07 it's the teddy bear from breaking bad

  • @hi-five4960
    @hi-five4960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The animation is spectacular

  • @mars5101
    @mars5101 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I really like the animation

  • @nekaana
    @nekaana 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have to say, this is my favorite video from TED-Ed because of the animation

  • @eclecticsoffy
    @eclecticsoffy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:45 pretty sure i had a nightmare looking like this

  • @kerrylui7932
    @kerrylui7932 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The animation is stunning!

  • @obbyalana6534
    @obbyalana6534 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "The oldest and strongest kind of fear is the fear of the unknown"
    Well that explains why I often get spooped with *The Unknown* on Over the Garden Wall...

  • @tirthankarmukherjee7595
    @tirthankarmukherjee7595 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The artsyle in this video is awesome

  • @sanchitsharma3260
    @sanchitsharma3260 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Well my novel has almost all of these things perfectly placed in it but I still don't know exactly if it is a good one or not

    • @TheGamesMaster6
      @TheGamesMaster6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then show it to someone and ask them if they like it or not. If you want then you can tell me about it. I would like to read your story.

  • @thehorrorwolf2450
    @thehorrorwolf2450 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    For my story, I really want it to be written in 3rd person. I want the audience to really understand the characters in the story, as they all have their time to shine. The feeling you get while your watching a TV show/movie and it shows each person’s life/backstory and the scenes switch between the characters. I also want my audience to know what the “monster” is, which would be very obvious for the audience, but not for the characters. Apart from that, I will follow all of your advice. Thanks!

  • @frictyfranq321
    @frictyfranq321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2:31. What's that music? So creepy. Feels like I've heard it somewhere. Anybody knows?

  • @thomasnofi6846
    @thomasnofi6846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My class loved it, thanks for the great information! Please, make more ELA videos!

  • @-shift-8076
    @-shift-8076 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    OM MY GAWD TED-ED!!!!!!!!!! SO GOOD!!!

  • @sethuraman_g5260
    @sethuraman_g5260 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    SUPERB!! So FUNDAMENTAL, YET SO LUCIDLY PUT,.THANKS FOR SAVING US A DECADE OF LEARNING TIME

  • @Titanic-wo6bq
    @Titanic-wo6bq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    0:37
    'HERE'S... JOHNNY!'

  • @dulceele2967
    @dulceele2967 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The animation is breath taking

  • @recentlymadeamigration
    @recentlymadeamigration 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The animation in this one is rather flattering!! 💞💞 I really enjoyed the visuals here!

  • @SheshadriMondal
    @SheshadriMondal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The animation is *Amazing*

  • @AnInterstellarOdyssey
    @AnInterstellarOdyssey 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That stranger things reference at 3:50
    Makes me want to watch season 1 again

  • @-humsafar
    @-humsafar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's how unique you write at the end emotions are par definitions

  • @mystiqalunicorn1534
    @mystiqalunicorn1534 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    "What makes a good horror story?"
    Me- My life

  • @bibliophile3426
    @bibliophile3426 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ohh, I'll try to make my literary works suspenseful. I am trying to aim many successful books as I can as a beginner