Jaws

For this film, we will be doing things a bit differently. At this point in the quarter, you should be more acquainted with looking at a film critically, and noticing certain things that a director does to affect the viewer. 

The aim of a viewing guide is to force the viewer to look critically and thoughtfully at what is on the screen, so your task for this film is to go through the process of creating your own viewing guide, using Jaws as a model. So how do you go about doing that?

First step: TAKE NOTES
What do you take notes on? Take notes on things you notice: mise en scene (composition), music, camera movement, editing, colors used, etc. I find it best to take notes by first noting what the scene is, then what it is I notice, and then finally (after viewing the film and re-watching the scenes) why I noticed it/what I think it means (what the director’s point is).