Jaws

[captain nemo1701]

The scene where Brody witnesses the little boy on the lilo get eaten employs a camera trick Spielberg 'borrowed' from Hitchcock's Vertigo. In Jaws, the depth-of-field background appears to suddenly 'deepen' and 'grow backwards' as the camera focuses on Brody. This was done by tracking the camera away from Brody (Roy Scheider) but using the lens to simultaneously zoom in keeping him in full frame. The results is a sudden 'depth of field deepening'. Hitchcock developed this trick in Vertigo and Tobe Hooper used it again in Poltergeist in the scene where the mother reaches the upstairs of the house in the climax and the corridor appears to suddenly 'extend'.

Here it is at 01.56:

In the cinema back in 1975 when I saw this with my parents, the bit where the head pops out of the hole in the boat is probably the biggest 'jump scare' I have ever seen. In the theatre, I witnessed popcorn go airborne as people jumped, some even went down the back of my shirt from the row behind!.

 

[AndyRM]

Love that shot. I don't think there was anything cooler until the "bullet time" technique in The Matrix.

 

[midlife]

The scene where Brody witnesses the little boy on the lilo get eaten employs a camera trick Spielberg 'borrowed' from Hitchcock's Vertigo. In Jaws, the depth-of-field background appears to suddenly 'deepen' and 'grow backwards' as the camera focuses on Brody. This was done by tracking the camera away from Brody (Roy Scheider) but using the lens to simultaneously zoom in keeping him in full frame. The results is a sudden 'depth of field deepening'. Hitchcock developed this trick in Vertigo and Tobe Hooper used it again in Poltergeist in the scene where the mother reaches the upstairs of the house in the climax and the corridor appears to suddenly 'extend'.

Here it is at 01.56:

In the cinema back in 1975 when I saw this with my parents, the bit where the head pops out of the hole in the boat is probably the biggest 'jump scare' I have ever seen. In the theatre, I witnessed popcorn go airborne as people jumped, some even went down the back of my shirt from the row behind!.

I'm sure I was reading somewhere that a new drone can do that camera trick..... going to have an Internet search as it's bugging me.

 

[midlife]

Found it


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45286428

It is based on a camera shot made famous by films such as Alfred Hichcock's Vertigo and Steven Spielberg's Jaws and has been relatively difficult to achieve via a drone until now.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

There are films that never needed sequels. Jaws is definitely one of them.

 

[captain nemo1701]

The mechanical shark was done by SFX guru Bob Mattey, whose previous work had included the giant squid in Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
There are some fascinating videos on Youtube about this, including the original 'sunset squid attack' scene which was re-shot as a night time storm.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

There are films that never needed sequels. Jaws is definitely one of them.

That could be a good thread in its own right.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

One of the most impactful movies I've ever seen.

The bit that has always stuck in my mind was the 'ringing bell' scene. dark water at night was always eerie before I saw this, but after...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrEvK-tv5OI

 

[Nigeyy]

But don't drink that beer! It's disgusting, a cheapo nasty brew. Don't ask me how I know.

Brilliant film. Roy Scheider pours on the paranoia superbly, and a Robert Shaw gives the film performance of his life as Quint. View attachment 426431

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

There are films that never needed sequels. Jaws is definitely one of them.

And some that never needed the first...

 

[Crackle]

And some that never needed the first...

Profound man........