Kelsey Taylor.

Technical Deconstruction of Jaws Opening Scene

Camerawork, Transitions, Sound & Lighting.

Time

Device

Detail

0:01 0:28

Tracking Shot

The shot is of a
girl and a man
running across a
beach.

0:30 - 0:37

Medium Long
Shot

0:44 0:54

Extreme Long
Shot

1:08

Low Angle Shot

1:28 1:35

POV shot/Zoom

2:15

Close Up

Affect on
Audience

This makes the

audience follow the
action and gives us
an idea of this girl
being one of the
main characters.
This shot is a
This shows us what
perspective shot
the girl is doing
of the girl when
and where about
she is in the sea. as well because we
can see the rest of
the sea.
This shot is of
From this shot it
the girl
symbolises danger
swimming in the because of how far
sea at dusk and
out she is and the
is quite deep
fact it is getting
out.
dark and it makes
us wonder what
she is doing.
Looking up at
This particular shot
the girl in the
symbolises
water from the
something
depths of the
sneaking up on
ocean.
the girl and
something that is
dark that is going
to get her.
POV is from the
This mixture of
shark looking up
shots shows the
at the girl in the sharks perspective
water and then
and then the zoom
the zoom
shows us he is
follows.
going to get her.
The close up is
By using this shot
of the girls face
we can see the
while she is
major pain horror
being attacked
and panic of her
by a shark.
face and causes us

Kelsey Taylor.

2:24

Establishing
Shot

2:32

Sound

2:32

Long Shot

0:00

Extreme Long
Shot/Establishin
g Shot

to empathise with
her.
The shot is of
This shot gives us
the man lying on
the opposite
the beach at
reaction and
night time and
feeling to what we
in the
should be feeling
background
because we
there is the
shouldnt feel
sunset.
relaxed.
The sound we
By using this sound
hear at this
it symbolises peace
moment in the
and silence
scene is of the
however the
wind just
silence isnt a
blowing across
positive sound in
the ocean.
this case, it is the
sound of death.
This shot is of
This shot shows us
the whole of the the place where
sea for as far as the accident has
you can see with just happened but
the bell/buoy in it looks peaceful
the middle of
and relaxed which
the shot.
is the opposite
because actually in
this scene the sea
is a place where
you reach your
fate.
Right at the very
This shot creates
beginning of the
and establishing
clip we see the
shot as well of
girl and man in
what area/location
the distance
the characters are
having a
in and the long
conversation.
shot shows us two
normal people
having a normal
conversation which
is all about to
subvert.