ADAPTATION ANALYSIS OF JAWS DeVry University The novel JAWS was conceived by author Peter Benchley which was released in 1974. Prior to the publication of the novel‚ Jaws immediately went out to movie auctions. Universal bought the rights for $150‚000 in 1973‚ which was for Benchley‚ "the moon" (Davis‚ 2012). Robert Brown and Robert Zanuck loved the book so much that they immediately looked for a director to bring this book to life on the motion picture screen.
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Released in 1975‚ Jaws was probably one of the best adventure‚ action‚ and suspense films of that era. Directed by Steven Spielberg with the following staring main cast members Roy Scheider as "Martin Bordy" (chief police officer)‚ Richard Dreyfuss as "Matt Hooper" (marine biologist)‚ Robert Shaw as "Quint" (local fisherman)‚ Murray Hamilton as "Larry Vaughan" (town mayor). "Jaws" the movie‚ is not like any other any other fish story. The film is about a gigantic 26 foot shark that has an appetite
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How does Steven Spielberg create tension in the film “JAWS”? ‘JAWS’ is a horror/thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg in 1975; it is based on the novel by Peter Benchley. Steven Spielberg is a master of suspense and has created tension all the way through the film ‘JAWS’. A great white shark attacks the summer resort Town of Amity Island; on the 4th July‚ Independence Day‚ a declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. The police chief tries to close the beach but the town
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Frederick Douglass is an orator‚ newspaper editor‚ and significant civil rights activists in the nineteenth century. Douglass provides a glimpse inside the true depth and extent of slavery in the excerpt “Learning to Read”. Douglass uses three modes of persuasion to connect to his audience as he gives a first-hand account of the struggles he faces to free himself mentally and physically from slavery. Through effective use of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos‚ Douglass argues the importance of literacy
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"JAWS" This being my first time watching this movie‚ I was skeptical of whether or not I would like this particular film. For some unknown reason feature films that are shot on water I don’t particularly car for. With the knowledge of Speilberg being the director I was eager. The film being made in 1975‚ I was aware that this movie was a first for its time and for many people. After a little research and digging‚ I uncovered what I wanted to about this film. People before this film had very little
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Jaws Media Essay “Jaws” is a thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is about a great white shark that cause havoc to the small township of Amity‚ New England. The film is set around the 4th of July with the shark’s first victim dying only a few days prior to one of the busiest days of the year‚ t. This is significant because in the USA the 4th of July is one of the biggest national holidays of the year‚ nearly all Americans will not be working and as it is in the middle of summer
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different the two attacks were. False/Fake alerts Screaming makes you alert and suddenly aware of what is happening. Another technique Speilberg uses to catch your attention. There are a few fake attacks/alerts which have been proposed in the film of ‘Jaws’. Firstly‚ just before the first attack a girl in messing around in the water; initially we think it has something to do with the shark and so does chief Brody. Yet we are wrong‚ by using this technique is builds the audience’s expectations and then
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Spielberg uses music‚ a mysterious shark and camera techniques such as simultaneous track and zoom‚ long shot‚ close up shots and medium shots to build suspense‚ tension and scare the audience. The music represents the shark‚ especially its movements and its presence. In the title sequence the camera is moving along the seabed like a shark. Spielberg makes the audience believe that the camera is viewing things through the shark’s eyes‚ he uses a camera shot called point of view shot. The music makes
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the film Jaws starts of with the first attack. This scares the viewer from the very start and excites them‚ wanting to know what happens next and who else will be victims. The first victim‚ a girl‚ is attacked at night‚ so this would mean it would have been dark. This is done for two reasons‚ one the dark is scary to everyone as no one can see what is coming for them‚ or what it out there‚ and that links into the second reason‚ so we don’t see the shark‚ leaving a sense of mystery. The camera shot changes
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Michael Gondy employs different camera angles‚ shots‚ and lighting to develop the narrative and theme in the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The odd shots and camera angles used in certain scenes reflect the complicated narrative of the movie. Part of the story takes place in Joel Barrish’s mind where his memories are slowly being erased. In the scene Joel and Clementine are in Joel’s memory of being a child‚ the camera angles used make it seem as if Joel is the size of child and Clementine
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