Jaws: Posting Stuff While I Watch

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 01:54 PM

The cast casts off. It's a jolly beginning that immediately dissolves into a shot of chum blood. One of the reasons this movie is a classic.

Another great shot of Quint and Hooper. Quint crushes the beer can, Hooper crushes his foam cup. lol

To watch this movie in Pan-n-Scan is like slapping Mother Teresa's ghost in the face.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 01:58 PM

With a subtle sound effect of the reel clicking, we know that the shark is near. Click click click = danger. Wonderful!

The way that this scene was shot doesn't look like they were only several feet offshore. Ah, the wonders of film making.

Brody is not allowed joy in this film. Anytime he gets happy, something bad happens. He gets his knot tied finally and the shark takes the line violently. He's happy a shark gets caught and Mrs. Kitner clocks him.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 02:00 PM

Quint tells Hooper to steer starboard. The next shot shows us the front of the boat. It looks like the front windows were matted out after the fact. I wonder if the film crew could be seen in a reflection or something.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 02:02 PM

Quint tries to reel sharky in. It's the first time where we actually see some concern in Quint's face. Almost panic. This clues us in that this seasoned veteran fisherman is encountering something he hasn't before. It's a wonderful moment that is subtle.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 02:09 PM

Brody chums some more and we see the shark's head for the first time. It's about an hour and twenty minutes in. A lot has been said about how long it took for Spielberg to show the shark and how many problems he had with the shark, yadda yadda. But whether it was on purpose or not, it ended up being such a good thing for this film. The first shot of the shark coming out of the water is a great jump scene and it happens so fast that you didn't have time to take in how fake-y it looked.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 02:14 PM

There are a lot of shots in this film that I love. Two happen on the boat. One just happened when the camera is high above the ship and we see the boat and the shark passing calmly beneath it. Yeah, it's a fake shark but it shows the size of the shark and how small the boat is. I love that shot.

The other shot comes later.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 02:16 PM

"How do we handle this? How do we handle this?"

Trivia:
How big does Quint say the shark is?

Spoiler:

I love how Hooper is trying to convince Brody to go to the bow so he can take a scale pic of the shark.

10-22-2009, 01:54 PM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	The cast casts off. It's a jolly beginning that immediately dissolves into a shot of chum blood. One of the reasons this movie is a classic. Another great shot of Quint and Hooper. Quint crushes the beer can, Hooper crushes his foam cup. lol To watch this movie in Pan-n-Scan is like slapping Mother Teresa's ghost in the face.
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10-22-2009, 01:58 PM	#2
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	With a subtle sound effect of the reel clicking, we know that the shark is near. Click click click = danger. Wonderful! The way that this scene was shot doesn't look like they were only several feet offshore. Ah, the wonders of film making. Brody is not allowed joy in this film. Anytime he gets happy, something bad happens. He gets his knot tied finally and the shark takes the line violently. He's happy a shark gets caught and Mrs. Kitner clocks him.
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10-22-2009, 02:00 PM	#3
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Quint tells Hooper to steer starboard. The next shot shows us the front of the boat. It looks like the front windows were matted out after the fact. I wonder if the film crew could be seen in a reflection or something.
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10-22-2009, 02:02 PM	#4
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Quint tries to reel sharky in. It's the first time where we actually see some concern in Quint's face. Almost panic. This clues us in that this seasoned veteran fisherman is encountering something he hasn't before. It's a wonderful moment that is subtle.
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10-22-2009, 02:09 PM	#5
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Brody chums some more and we see the shark's head for the first time. It's about an hour and twenty minutes in. A lot has been said about how long it took for Spielberg to show the shark and how many problems he had with the shark, yadda yadda. But whether it was on purpose or not, it ended up being such a good thing for this film. The first shot of the shark coming out of the water is a great jump scene and it happens so fast that you didn't have time to take in how fake-y it looked.
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10-22-2009, 02:14 PM	#6
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	There are a lot of shots in this film that I love. Two happen on the boat. One just happened when the camera is high above the ship and we see the boat and the shark passing calmly beneath it. Yeah, it's a fake shark but it shows the size of the shark and how small the boat is. I love that shot. The other shot comes later.
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10-22-2009, 02:16 PM	#7
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	"How do we handle this? How do we handle this?" Trivia: How big does Quint say the shark is? Spoiler: 25' I love how Hooper is trying to convince Brody to go to the bow so he can take a scale pic of the shark.
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