But the limited effect of such complaints only heightens the frustration of residents like Lucinda Murphy, a registered nurse who volunteered that she and her husband, Sean, a television news producer, had often called the police about cars parked at the Leons'.

The effect did heighten the blackness of space, but he felt better with the partial illumination.

Her clothes are highly feminine, an effect heightened by a palette of gentle tones of mauve, pink, sky blue, moss green, salmon and beige.

Sound effects - the ominous putter of a helicopter and gasping breaths - heighten the intensity of a song that carries the fervor of late-60's protest music way beyond didactic singsong and into a deeper realm of historical meditation.

The absence of decor serves to underline the physicality of the confrontation, while bizarre sound effects - breaking glass, a foghorn, a car driving away and bursts of loud rock music - heighten the sense of danger.

"Millionaire" embraces high-tech effects to heighten the drama, which the new shows have emphasized over the mere answering of questions.

She wiggled onto the next bar stool and gazed at him with a seductive look burning in her eyes, the effect heightened by the long black hair winding around one shoulder.

Add to that the new challenges of a film industry where special effects and 3D techniques can heighten the impact of scenes of violence and you have a testing time ahead.

The most harmful effect of the Mayor's truculence lies in its potential to fan flames of division and heighten tensions.

Occasionally he uses effects of light or unusual croppings to heighten the drama of the images, but for the most part he concentrates on relating events in a straightforward manner.