Shhh…How Cinematic Silence is the Secret Weapon Behind Unforgettable Scenes
Shhh, listen.
Hear that?
That’s the sound of silence. And it has a bigger role to play in film than you think.
After all, movies started as completely silent. And even though movies have evolved beyond silent films into “talkies” with sound, silence still has a powerful presence in cinema today—shaping stories, bringing you closer to the characters and making the fictional feel so much more real.