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
2021-10-13 18:31
Extended Reading
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Shanie 2022-03-25 09:01:02
The start was fascinating, and the story and several main characters were slowly brought out. It is Spielberg's consistent style, telling the protagonist's own story through the chat of several characters. The big white shark in the movie didn't show his first face until 1 hour and 20 minutes later in the movie. That scene really scared me, it's really big! Despite the age, the action scenes in the film are still pretty good-looking.
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Andy 2021-10-20 18:59:04
From today's perspective, "Jaws" is a very good film. From the perspective of 30 years ago, "Jaws" is definitely a classic. After 30 years, how can it be done if it is not a classic? In this film, Spielberg also showed his outstanding director talent. Whether it is the structure of the arrangement or the ease of retraction, the film always narrates in a smooth way, and it also helps him to continue directing "Zhu Zhu" in the future. "Luo Ji Park" and other sci-fi giants laid a solid foundation. That year, Spielberg was 29 years old.
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Quint: [on board the Orca] Goddamn women today, they can't handle nothin'. Young girls just ain't quite smart... like their grandmothers were!
Ellen Brody: [on the dock] Gotta be Quint.
Brody: Colorful, isn't he?
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Brody: [to Quint after getting his first good look at the great white shark up close while chumming] You're gonna need a bigger boat.