Use of sound in Jaws
The use of sound in this clip from Jaws creates meaning for the audience.
The diegetic sound is the conversation between Chief Martin Brody and the man on the beach. The screams from the children on the beach as they run into the sea are also diegetic sounds.
The non-diegetic sounds are the sinister, deep music as the shark rises up to the children swimming in the sea.
The ambient sounds that we hear are the footsteps of the children running across the beach and the splashing of the water as they run into the sea.
The synchronous sounds are the screaming of the children and the parents shouting their children as they discover there is a shark in the water. Also, the deep, menacing music as the shark rises in the water.
The sound adds to the verisimilitude of the scene, as the screaming of the children create a sense of reality, and how accurate it would be if something like this was to happen in real life. The deep, sinister tone also creates an illusion of reality, and suggests danger and how something bad is about to happen.
Different camera angles have been used in this clip to create meaning for the audience, for example an establishing shot is used to show us the busy atmosphere of the beach, as we know about the shark, the audience become tense because they see that there is a potential danger of the children swimming in the sea. The use of close shots also create meaning to the audience as they see the expressions in the faces of the parents as they panic and rush their children out of the water. The point of view shots are used so the audience can almost see through the sharks eyes, as the camera moves forward it creates the illusion of the shark moving through the water.
Time is communicated in the film, through the editing used, the use of quick cuts enable the audience to understand that only a short time has passed between each section of the clip, for example the switch from the adults on the beach to the children in the sea.
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