Jaws Scene
The editing in the beach/Get Out Of the
Water scene from Jaws made a significant difference in building up the suspense
for the moment. The establishing shots are necessary to show that everyone is
having a good time at the beach. A medium shot of Martin reveals the stress on
his face in fear of another shark attack. The shots of the kids screaming and
splashing in the water with shots back to Martin continue to reveal his worry
about the situation. Cue the famous Jaws music. The jaws music when he is about
to attack installs fear and anxiety in the viewer and implies that he is going
to strike. The famous shot of Martin as it zooms into his face and the
background appears to be zooming out implies a realization that “oh no” this is
happening again. Quick cuts between the kids still in the blood stained water
and the frantic parents trying to pull them out of the water as quickly as
possible. There is a lot of screaming and splashing causing chaos, panic, and
anxiety. After all the kids are out there is an eerie calmness as Mrs. Kintner
realizes her son has been killed as she is frantically looking back and forth,
saying his name The close up zoom of her face implies to the viewer that she
has become aware of what happened. The
only sounds now are the waves as the lonely, shredded, yellow, bloody raft is
pushed to the shore. Yellow is important because it is loud and
extremely visible. Ending this scene with the lonely raft and just ocean waves
sound is a good transition into all the craziness that is about to come.
