A Gripping Scene I am going to explore a gripping scene from the movie Jaws. I will be discussing the Jaws scene “Blood on the Beach”. The scene is important to the plot as it shows that the ocean is no longer safe because of the shark; the scene also reveals how Chief Brody is worried about the shark and is scared of the water. The scene further advances the conflict of the community with the shark. The director makes the scene exciting by focusing our attention on multiple characters. We know the shark is coming but we don’t know where or when, which builds tension in the viewer. One of the framing techniques utilized is a long shot. The long shot is employed when the children are playing in the water and the camera is behind Chief Brody’s …show more content…
Another technique that the director uses is forcing the viewer to follow all the people on the beach. By applying this technique, the director puts us in Brody’s position as his job is to track all the people on the beach. The scene where we see the boy comes out of the water to ask his mom if he can go back in the water reveals Chief Brody’s several characteristics. Firstly, the scene discloses that Brody has positioned himself at the back of the beach, showing his fear of water. Secondly, the scene unveils how many people are between Chief Brody and the potential shark attack; he is moderately far away from the ocean, which makes him seem hopeless and powerless. The director does not show the death of the dog or that the shark has already arrived; the director symbolizes the dog’s death through the lone floating piece of wood. We can infer that the shark has eaten the dog and will eat someone else next. When the boy is attacked by the shark, a dolly zoom shot is applied on Chief Brody; a dolly shot is put into action to indicate shock on Chief Brody’s face. The director creates a scene of tension where the audience and Chief Brody are on the edge of their seats as we observe the beach scene with a
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.
‘Jaws’ a thriller based on the novel by Peter Benchley, the film was directed by Steven Spielberg. In a beach resort of Amity Island, a young girl named Chrissie is the first victim of the shark’s vicious attack, when it strikes for the second time, the police refuse to put out warning about the shark. It then returns and kills again, the mayor orders the local fishermen to catch the great white shark before it kills even more victims. The fishermen are satisfied when they catch a Tiger shark the mayor reopens the beaches despite the warning from the ichthyologist when he suspects it was from a formidable great white shark. Brody and Hooper and the only fisherman willing to join them to catch the great white set out in the fisherman’s boat only coming face to teeth with the enemy. This film is rated as a 15, and has a running-time of 124 minutes. It was made in the USA, the soundtrack to ‘Jaws’ was a famous two-note piece composed by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.
Based on Peter Benchley's bestselling novel, 'Jaws' centers around the fictional North Atlantic resort island of Amity, which finds itself terrorized by an enormous great white shark. Our hero is Martin Brody, a New York cop who took the job as Chief of the Amity PD to get his family out of the city and then finds himself in the midst of an unprecedented crisis none of his prior experience has prepared him for. The remains of young Christine Watkins are found on the beach, the apparent victim of a shark attack(Chrissie Watkins' death scene at the opening of the movie is one of the most legendary in the history of film). Chief Brody wants to close the beaches, but is refused permission
The movie On the Waterfront begins with a long shot and the surroundings on the edge of a waterfront. There is a dark lighting like sunset is about to hit, and we are able to see a giant cruise liner in the harbor. The giant boat stands out in the light, and the much of the water is dark. There are many horizontal lines that define the giant boat, and a few vertical lines are able to get distinguished by the small boat with the mast on it as well as the shed on the side. The music has rapidity and suspense that leads you to think that something bad is about to happen. The camera has a long shot that moves to medium. The long shot is balancing with the rapid music because since there is a long short is not as suspense with the hurried music and you feel more comfortable. The Men come out of the small shed by the dock. They walk in a linear form, one behind the other, wearing long dark coats with a mysterious look on their faces. Most of them are wearing the long coats that fall to their knees, and one of them is wearing a square pattern shirt with his right hand in his jacket , his and expressions unhappy.
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.
Jaws the classic summer blockbuster, a thriller with the main goal to build up tension and suspense. Director Steven Spielberg, uses specific dialogue to show how his characters are feeling and their emotions. He uses many different kinds of techniques to build up fear and suspense. Such as his use of music, camera angles, and showing the power of the creature.
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.
In a crucial scene in Jaws, chief Martin Brody must use his mistake as guide for to him complete his goal of saving the town from the antagonistic shark. After catching a tiger shark, the local town fishermen all celebrate their victory together with Brody and the mayor believing they have solved Amity Island’s problem. Soon the mother of the deceased child who was killed by the great shark appears on the boardwalk. Her costume, a solid black dress appropriate for a funeral, contrasts with the bright sunny day on the beach that is represented with high-key lighting. The dress also symbolizes the mother’s multiple feelings of mourning for her child and her anger towards Brody, which again juxtaposes the feelings of success among Brody and the fishermen. Her conversation with the police chief is executed through a shot-reverse shot sequence but she catches Brody’s attention with a smack to his face. She goes on how Brod...
Attention Gainer: For the attention gainer, I plan on showing the audience a two minute and thirty second video in order to display the tragic events that are happening around the world regarding shark killings. My attention gainer will enable the audience to become aware of the situation as well as invoke a serious and potentially sad mood in the classrooms, before I begin to touch on the terrible situation we have
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.
Especially, since the sitting of the scene is the ocean, which is vast and endless in
Once the shark is killed the film ends rather quickly. The immediate reward for Brody is that Amity will once again be safe, as well as the fact that he is no longer threatened himself. He also discovers that Hooper hasn’t been killed and that together they will be able to swim back to shore.
The camera angles and framing in this film played an immense part in creating the tone of the scenes. Medium shot and long shot are two of the main framing styles used throughout this film. Medium shots are typically used when a conversation is occurring between two characters or to show some detail of action. Long shots present the actual distance between the audience and the screen in a cinema, while remaining focuses on the characters and including sufficient background detail. Eye level, a fairly neutral shot, is when the camera is positioned as if a human is observing the scene. A particular scene in this film where a medium close up is used to portray the intensity of the scene is when James Bowen OD’s and wakes up in the hospital. His drug support worker is there standing over his bed in disappointed. The focus switching back and forth from the talking character shows that each person’s dialogue is of equal importance. Camera techniques in independent films assist in emphasizing the details of the
The book ends with the shark just inches from devouring Brody when all the injuries its endured finally take their toll, the shark stops moving and sinks to the bottom ocean never to be seen again. Whereas, in the films climatic scenes Brody shoves one of Hooper’s air tanks into the shark’s mouth as it is attempting to eat him. He takes Quint's rifle and shoots at the air tank causing it to explode, obliterating the shark. Moments later, Hooper rises from the depths startling Brody, who almost shoots him. And together, they paddle their way ashore on a piece of the wreckage from the
Through the use of long shots, the director portrays the town as very miserable, an aspect essential to the plot and theme. Just as the film has begun, while the two soldiers are riding up the mountain, the audience feels a sense of subjectivity. The use of a hand-held camera, moving up and down, allows the audience to feel as if though they are present within the framework of the film. This scene then leads into a long shot, in which the setting is established and the audience has a clear view of where the film takes place. Furthermore, the camera angles and close shots add much detail and emotion.