The Jaws opening was incredible! It found a way to drag us in and then immediately shock us and entertain us at the same time. Because critics say that the Jaws opening was one of the best film openings in history, I did some research on what made it so great. According to
5 techniques that made the Jaws opening perfect
How Jaws audience manipulates the audience
The gruesome opening of Jaws
the major techniques that made the opening so great are:
The establishing of the shark without the shark ever showing up on the screen
It tricks the audience into believing that the girl is the main character and then instantly kills her off
The use of an orchestra to manipulate the viewer’s emotions
The use of dark lighting to hint to the fact that something is about to happen
The use of silence as a sound to create a sense of uncertainty
The use of point of view shots from the shark (that we never actually see)
I also did some research on the Saving Private Ryan film opening (which was also directed by Spielberg) According to:
Saving Private Ryan Film opening techniques
The major techniques used were:
Lighting: specifically the use of desaturated color
The use of a variety of camera shots including
Close ups
Medium shots
Long shots
Wide-angle shots
High-angle shots
The use of a handheld camera
The use of an underwater camera
The shaking of the camera to add more chaos to the scene
The use of sound to reinforce the fact that this movie is occurring in a war-torn period
Okay well that's it for today, write to you next time :)
-Sabri
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