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Imperfect Sound as Tension Device

he deliberate use of flawed, distorted, or incomplete audio to heighten tension and create a sense of vulnerability. This can involve using crackly walkie-talkie dialogue, signal interference from wireless mics, or other technical artifacts as sound effects to emphasize a character's isolation, the unreliability of their technology, or the chaos of a situation.

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