"Jaws"

1. Where did the idea of Jaws originate? How did it become a film? Who contributed to the screenplay?
The idea of Jaws originated from the author Peter Benchley, who wrote the story about a fisherman that a shark had attacked. The director of Jaws Spielberg was the reason why the novel had been created into a film. The people who contributed to the screenplay were Steven Spielberg ( director),Peter Benchley (author) and Carl Gottieb.

2. Why are particular scenes removed from the film?
There has 2 reasons why particular scenes were removed from the film. Some scenes involved heaps of violence and the novel had to much detail about the movie for it to interest the audience.

3. During the production stage, what sort of footage did the producers commission in preperations for the film? How was the script changed?
The producers wanted footage of an actual real life shark that was taken in Austrailia for the film. The script was changed because the producers were having trouble filming the under water scene when the shark was attacking the cage with the person inside of it.

4. What was involved during the casting process?
The shark was the main star of the film. Spielberg decided to pick Lorraine Grey, who played Ellen Brody in the film "Jaws". He chose her for a particular scene because he like her acting in her previous films.

5. What is location scouting? Why did Spielberg choose these locations?
Location scouting is when a group of people search for different places to shoot particular scenes. "Jaws" was shot at Martha's Vineyard because the director wanted a place next to the beach o the land was un-noticable when they were filming.

6. Describe how actors contributed to the production of Jaws?
The actors contributed to the production of Jaws by representing the characters to the audience. A quote was mentioned by Roy Shielder that said "were gonna need a bigger boat" this was mentioned because they needed a bigger boat because it would be easier for the shark to attack them in the small boat.

7. What does a composer do? What considerations were taken into account when writing the music for Jaws?
A composer is incharged of writin pieces of music for films. The music that was made for Jaws was just achange of notes that went low to high when the shark would be about to attack or even when it just appears. It basically give the audience a hint that something suss is going to happen.

8. What is D.O.P? How was D.O.P involved in the production of Jaws?
D.O.P stands for director of photography. The D.O.P needed special cameras to shoot different parts of the film.

9. What did Spielberg do as a result of test screenings?
Spielberg wanted the right time limit in one of e scenes when a persons head suddenly appears on the screen and this is the reason why he wanted fhe timing to be spot on.

10. What does the editor do? Who was the editor of Jaws and what was her responsibility?
The editor basically puts finishing touches to the film to make it look realistic. The editor of Jaws was Burn Fields and her responsibility was to basically edit the whole film that Spilberg had given her.

11. Based on the documentary, what were the responsibilities of a producer?
The responsibility of a producer is to put all the story ideas together and actually make a film out of them. The producer takes part through out the whole making of the film.

12. What does the producer do once principle photography has finished?
Once principle photography has finished the producer has to organise different parts of the film itself.

13. What did the production designer do on the film?
The production designer created a real life view of the film so the audience could know what the story is about.

14. What role do you have the skills to fulfill?
I think i would have the skills to take on the role as a editor of the film because it will be a good opportunity to create my own ideas for the film and make it a decent one.