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  • Essay / Analyze how the director creates suspense and...

    The director of Jaws is Steven SpielbergAnd the genre of the film is horror or thriller and it is about a great white shark that hunts in the seas of Amity Island. The film takes place around the 4th of July in New Jersey. This may be set for July 4 because it is the day of their independence or freedom from Britain. It may be fixed on July 4th because this day is very important or significant for the whole of America. It is celebrated throughout America in various ways to celebrate American tradition. This also creates tension because if people are killed on that day or maybe on Christmas it has a bigger effect because often people are unaware or don't expect something like that to ever happen like this one. In the title sequence the music starts off very calm and slow and as the music speeds up it creates anxiety within the audience because they want to know what is going to happen. It also creates a horrible tension within the audience; it also shows the camera from the point of view of the shark in the sea, which is an effective way to build tension as the audience...