Analyse the ways that the director builds up suspense and scares the audience in the opening two attacks of the film Jaws
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Analyse the ways that the director builds up suspense and scares the audience in the opening two attacks of the film Jaws. The film I am studying is the opening to Jaws. It was made in 1975 and was directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is basically about a killer shark brutally attacking the people of the Amity Islands on the 4th of July, American Independence Day when it is supposed to be a joyful and happy time. I am studying the opening scenes and the first two attacks in order to see how the director builds up suspense. During the opening scene it shows the camera from the shark's viewpoint. The title sequence is filed from the shark's viewpoint and shows the credits. The music starts quietly as the shark is moving through the sea slowly, then as the shark moves faster the music builds up to keep the...

