Jaws opening scene

From the opening scene we can see that this film is a thriller. In the opening shot we can see that the character shown is a young attractive girl. This is a common theme in thriller and horror films. The girl offers sex appeal and she also seems very vulnerable. The scene is located on the beach and the shot shows that she is all alone. In many thrillers the first murder is a young girl, in many of these films they are located in a place far away from help and they are always alone to make them seem vulnerable. There is a low angle shot showing the girl in the sea from under the water, this makes the audience think that she is being watched.  The shot is quite long which gives the audience time to think that something is underneath her.

The non-diagetic sound is very slow paced and it seems as if it is building up to something happening. This will keep the audience in suspense and it will keep them intrigued. The editing pace is very slow until the attack. When she is attacked there are more shots and the music speeds up, this makes it more exciting and entertaining.The scene is also happening at night. This makes them seem more vulnerable and more prone to bad things happening. In many thriller films a lot of things happen when its dark.

The target audience of this film would mostly be a younger audience. This is because most of the victims are teenagers, so this would mean that the audience would be able to put themselves in that situation which would make them more interested in whats happening. Men would also want to watch this film because it is very gory and also this shows a female with sex appeal which would attract the male audience. The director of this film is Steven Spielberg and he has alot of respect from many people as he has made very successful films. So people who like Steven Spielberg would want to watch this film.