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Analyse the ways that the director, Stephen Spielberg, uses filmic techniques to build suspense, tension and scare the audience in Jaws
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Analyse the ways that the director, Stephen Spielberg, uses filmic techniques to build suspense, tension and scare the audience in the opening to the film Jaws. The film Jaws is based upon a popular novel by Peter Benchley, published in 1975. Jaws is one of Stephen Spielberg's earliest films and was such a success he is renowned for thrillers 30 years later. This illustrious film tells the story of a small coastal town, ironically named Amity, being victimised by a menacing shark, and the motion picture still terrifies audiences years on. Spielberg cleverly creates enthralling tension in the opening scenes using a both diegetic and non-diegetic sound and a range of camera angles. The opening scene is incredibly visual and terrifying. The music begins with echoing sounds of the sea, and very quietly and slowly the well known "shark theme" begins. The mise-en-scene of a sea bed and weeds fades in, telling...
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