HORROR-THRILLER AND

ANIMATION COMPARISON
B Y E L L I E , J O N N Y , J AY A N D H A R RY

JAWS

Horror-Thriller Genre
Produced in 1975
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Based on the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley
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JAWS- SYNOPSIS
When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near
the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin
Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry
Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules him, fearing that the loss of
tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper
(Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw)
offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an
epic battle of man vs. nature.

JAWS (HORROR-THRILLER)
The low angle shot when Jaws is first in
the scene suggest that he is the superior
character within this scene because the
way the camera angle has been shot
means the audience are looking up at him
as if they are below him both literally and
in hierarchy.
This is a wide shot of of the entire
set and it will strike fear within the
audience because it shows how
isolated they are and subsequently
that there is no one around to help
them get rid of Jaws.
Point of View shot to show the
audience exactly what the character
in the scene can see. Creates a
sense of fear with the audience
because they can see what he is

JAWS (HORROR-THRILLER)
Extreme close-up is used to show
the characters emotions, in this
case fear. It helps the audience to
relate to him if they an see clearly
how he is feeling.
The over the shoulder shot is
also slightly a high angle shot.
Both of these shots connote that
Quint is an inferior character in
comparison to Brody.
This high angle shot shows the
wreckage Jaws has just caused and
makes the audience fear s to what he
will do next, therefore keeping them in
suspense.