Friday 2 October 2015

Opening scene of Jaws

Mise-en-scene opening scene of Jaws

  • Shark POV as it swims
  •  We hear non diegetic low stringed music - this is associated with the shark
  •  Camera tracks passed kids around camp fire
  •  Fire is a source of light
  •  Girl and boy are at edge of the group
  •  Medium close up shot of the girl, fence bars suggest she is trapped
  •  High angle shot suggests that the kids are vulnerable and thy run off into the darkness
  •  Music fades away
  • Moving away from fire into the darkness
  • Sunset symbolises that there life is ending
  • Cut from a long shot to a short shot so the audience is in the action
  • Long shot of girl swimming and sharks POV
  • Shark not shown to keep suspense
  • The sound stops as soon as the woman dies as if she was never there

 

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