The location of the film was shot on Martha’s Vineyard Island in Massachusetts. The local seabed has a high sand content, which is convenient for the stable operation of mechanical sharks. Nevertheless, filming is still troublesome, leading to a serious overrun of the shooting budget. When shooting sea scenes, there are often accidents such as sailing boats breaking into the scene, the camera getting wet, and the boat sinking, so the shooting progress has been delayed repeatedly. Mechanical sharks also often fail because the seawater will corrode internal parts. However, the delay in the shooting schedule also played a positive role in the film: the long shooting cycle gave the main creators time to continuously improve the script; and the frequent failure of the mechanical shark forced Spielberg to use a lot of hints. For example, the film often uses floating yellow pontoons to represent the shark hunting scene. This passive limitation undoubtedly enhances the suspense, and the film is given a Hitchcock style.
Jaws About framing
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Extended Reading
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Flavio 2022-04-21 09:01:02
In that era without CG, to convince the audience of the existence of such a monster and cover your face and scream when the director wants to frighten you - even if the audience is still squeaking more than 40 years later, this imagination + execution Invincible. After all, I was scared once when I was a kid, and when I rewatched the 4K version, my attention was drawn to the soundtrack. JW's atmosphere is in control.
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Audie 2022-03-25 09:01:02
The plot is simple, but Lao Si made it so wonderful! The rhythm is right, the wind is trembling, and the soundtrack is even more exciting. These are all kung fu! The story of changing another person may be horrible to tell. This film is still fascinating to this day. It shows that the technical special effects are not as important as imagined. It depends on the quality of your book and the director's control ability...
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Artist: Sh-Shark! The shark! He's going into the pond! The shark's in the estuary!
Brody: Now what?
Ellen Brody: Michael's in the pond!
Artist: In the estuary! The shark's in the pond! He's going in the pond! Somebody do something! In the pond! In the pond! Shark! In the pond!
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Brody: Got a pen, Larry?
Mayor Vaughn: Pen?
Brody: [reaching into Vaughn's jacket] Yeah a PEN, you know...