The Proairetic code refers to the major structuring principle that builds interest or suspense on part of a reader or viewer. The Proairetic code applies to any action that implies a further narrative action. For example, a gunslinger draws his gun on an adversary and we wonder what the outcome of this action will be. The viewer waits to see if he kills his opponent or is wounded himself.
Suspense is therefore created by action rather than by a viewer's wish to have mysteries explained.
The Proairetic code will apply in my Thriller opening as near the end the woman turns around to her stalker but we do not see who the stalker is.
The Hermeneutic and Proairetic codes work together as a pair to develop the story's tensions and keep the viewer interested.
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