Jaws About framing

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.