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add tension to a scene?

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teto29

my last scene is one were both protagonists die, trying to disarm a bomb. how can i add some tension and make it dramatic?

ive thought of using close ups, dramatic music etc. but what else?
 
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The best recent example is "Saving Private Ryan".
Miller dies after surviving everything starting with Kaserine Pass all the way through and including D-Day. But we see Ryan did manage to live a full life after he was returned home; he "earned it".
 
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