Suspense in the Film Jaws
The film is called “Jaws”, which is about a very large shark, that’s
attacking people in the town of Amity. The film is set in 1975 and is
building up to the 4th of July, Independence Day in America. With
Amity being a seaside town with a large beach and it coming up to
Independence Day, it is going to be more heavily populated for the
holidays, which is good news for a hungry shark.
I think Spielberg uses music very well to build suspense in this film,
the theme music is very good because the pace can be sped up or slowed
down to give the desired effect . In the opening sequence music is
used to build suspense the theme music starts off slowly and you don’t
even see the shark, but the music immediately makes you think the
shark is there and about to attack. Then the music gets faster and
faster and it makes you almost certain you are going to see something
like an attack or even a glimpse of the shark. It really builds
tension, but, then there is a jump shot to a party on the beach where
you can hear a mouth organ being played, this makes the audience feel
more relaxed after expecting to see a shark attack. There is also a
bonfire on the beach which together with the mouth organ creates a
scene where people are really happy and enjoying themselves.
The next scene is a girl swimming in the sea and with it just being
after the relaxed beach scene, we don’t expect much to happen. The
next is a point of view shot from the shark and then the theme music
begins. The music is now associated with the shark attacking its
victim. As the shark attacks the girl, her body is suddenly pulled
under, and then dragged helplessly pulled this way and then that way
on the surface by the unseen shark underneath. The audience are
transfixed and horrified.
Camera shots and angles are also very good at building suspense in
The close up shot of the sheriff overlooking the people on the beach with the look of concern and distress, opposed to the family in the background, smiling and enjoying the nice sunny day. This shot of him explains his perturb feeling that he knows what awaits in the water, unlike everyone else. The long shot of the person floating in the middle of the sea exposed makes the audience feel relaxed but also cautious. Over the shoulder shot shows the attention is not on the man talking to the sheriff but on the woman in the sea, which was a false alarm, of the woman screaming, but also keeps the audience alert. Another long shot is shown when the children get up to go to sea, makes the audience anxious for danger that is about to happen.
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The classic 1975 film, Jaws, takes place in a coastal New England tourist town. After a young woman is killed by a shark the police chief and the mayor have differing opinion on what to do about the shark. The police chief, Martin Brody, wants to close the beaches while the mayor, Larry Vaughn, does not want to lose any tourist revenue and overrules him. After another shark attack a bounty is put out for the shark. While a shark is caught it is not the one who has been terrorizing the community. However, the beaches open once again and there is another attack. Brody, along with oceanographer Matt Hooper and local fisherman Quint set out to find the shark.
Subjective sounds are sounds that do not originate from the environment but can work well to strengthen pacing, story or mood. They can be sounds that the character cannot hear or interact with but instead affect the viewer. Subjective music could be used as a way to create contrast, for example, with typically happy music set against a sad scene.
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Spielberg reveals the shark bit by bit making us imagine what it looks like. together like e.g. only revealing the dorsal fin and a bit of the torso in the Kinter boy attack. Brody reels in Marine Biologist Matt. Hooper (played by Dreyfuss) and the two men discover a Great. White has come to feed off their shores.
first scene come up, I feel as if the whole film has started again but
need to see the whole film to know the story line to back the film see
The film starts out with orchestral music, and shows James Dean's character, Jim, drunk on the ground of a sidewalk. The sound of a police siren is heard and used as a transition into the next scene that takes place, understandably, in a police station. While in the police station, Jim is yelling along with the sound of the siren, and humming loudly to give the impression that he is drunk. At one point in the scene he is brought into another room with an officer, and begins to punch a desk. The sound effects are loud, and the he pauses, and music begins again when he begins to hurt. Again, a siren is played at the transition to the next scene. However, for the most part, score music is played during all transitions.
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The scene utilizes long takes, point of view shots, split diopter, and the iconic Hitchcockian zolly shot to dramatize the events leading up to and subsequently, the shark attack itself. The establishing shot of the Amity Beach scene is