We have been studying a film called Jaws in class that was directed by a man called Steven Spielberg. The film was released in 1975 and is about a great white shark which plots to attack

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We have been studying a film called Jaws in class that was directed by a man called Steven Spielberg. The film was released in 1975 and is about a great white shark which plots to attack. It was set on an island called Amity island in America. The word Amity means friendly coincidently. Independence day is a national holiday in America which is on the 4th July.

The music in this film is very clever as it makes the audience very anxious to see if the shark is ready to attack. The shark is connected to the music so when the music starts it is the start of an attack. The louder and quicker the music gets the closer the shark is. When the music suddenly stops and the silence is deafening a quick movement in the water is all it takes to scare the audience. After an attack it goes silent and makes it look like the shark has disappeared but usually it is not totally gone.
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Camera angles are a preview for the audience to see who is going to be attacked be the shark before it has struck. The camera angle of the shark is usually a close up so you don't know how close it is to the victim. We do not see the shark till it is about to attack someone so it stays a surprise until it is ready to kill.

Steven Spielberg has put this film together well to build the tension and suspense of the audience. The music is the main feature of the film as it ...

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