Jaws Shot By Shot - Part 1

JAWSpart 1: the film’s opening, shot-by-shotnature’s revenge?• the birds (1963)• jaws (1975)• grizzly (1976)• piranha (1978)• the swarm (1978)• long weekend (1978)• arachnophobia (1990)credits.• released: 1975• cinematography: bill butler• director: steven spielberg (his second film)• editor: verna fields• screenplay: peter • production design: joe benchley and carl alvesgottlieb, adapted from novel by benchley• set decoration: john m. dwyer• music: john williamsbox office mojo.• production budget: $12 million• prints and advertising budget: $4 million• worldwide box office gross: $470,653,000• equivalent in 2009 dollars (inflation adjusted): $1,664,674,137• ranked #46 in all time domestic (US) box office chart• if adjusted for ticket price inflation, ranked #7 in all-time domestic (US) box office chartsources: boxofficemojo.com and the-numbers.comphenomenal.• jaws was the first of the summer blockbusters• every summer since, hollywood has tried to reproduce its success• over and above its box office numbers, jaws is also a technical tour-de-force• the special effects look tame these days, but spielberg’s camera work, the cinematography, the visual storytelling, editing, and score are all brilliant.even before the Universal corporate identity fades from the screen, electronic underwater sounds can be heard, recalling the electronic soundtrack of hitchcock’s the birdscredits: who has top billing? as with the towering inferno, one actor is top if you read from left-to-right; another if you read from top-to-bottomopening of film shows shark’s p.o.v. underwater. distinctive musical score by john williams is one of jaws’ most memorable features. williams also composed scores for earthquake, the towering inferno, star wars, superman, close encounters of the third kind, e.t., raiders of the lost ark, and many, many more.the students gathered round the fire on the beach. warm lighting. fire is elemental, symbolic of safety and home.camera tracks across as opening credits continue