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Jaws

Directed by Steven Spielberg · Cinematography by Bill Butler

PG124 min62 frames

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The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No. 1 best seller.

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Jaws movie still: closeup — A man's face is positioned in the corner of a frame showing dark water. The man stares upward with a strained,…Jaws movie still: medium — A dark figure stands on the deck of a ship during a cloudy dusk. The person is silhouetted against a dark, stormy sky at…Jaws movie still: wide — A large group of young adults congregates on a sandy beach at night. They sit around a central campfire in front of wooden…Jaws movie still: closeup — A man stands in the foreground on a wooden boat deck at sea. In the background a second person crouches at the steering…Jaws movie still: wide — A dark beach at dusk with waves gently lapping at the shore under clouds. A lone male figure stands in silhouette against…Jaws movie still: closeup — A dark, underexposed space is defined by a singular, intense source of backlight. Two silhouettes lean into one another…Jaws movie still: wide — A partially submerged boat tilts heavily into the water under an overcast sky. A man sits calmly on the exposed side of the…Jaws movie still: closeup — A man looks towards the camera from the side of a boat on water. Red blood creates a disturbance in the dark blue ocean…Jaws movie still: medium — A man in a light blue shirt observes the ocean surface from a boat. A large shark head emerges from the dark blue water…Jaws movie still: closeup — A man looks down while wearing metal-framed glasses in a brightly lit interior space. He wears a plaid shirt and appears…Jaws movie still: wide — Two boats float on the dark, calm surface of the open water at night. The larger boat projects a powerful beam of light…Jaws movie still: wide — A dark, calm beach scene at blue hour features a wooden pier extending into water. A small boat drifts on the horizon near…Jaws movie still: closeup — A person is inside a submerged metal cage with vertical bars. The individual adjusts a scuba mask and respirator while…Jaws movie still: wide — A large outdoor billboard displaying a beach scene sits against a clear blue sky. Three men stand together in the…Jaws movie still: fullbody — A large painted wooden billboard stands on a rural roadside against a clear sky. The sign advertises Amity Island and…Jaws movie still: wide — An open expanse of grey sea surrounds a small sailboat sinking into the water. A lone person sits at the tip of the…
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Jaws — official trailer

What is Jaws about?

When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.

Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist and a professional shark hunter, hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a New England resort town. Murray Hamilton plays the town's mayor, and Lorraine Gary portrays Brody's wife. The screenplay is credited to Benchley, who wrote the first drafts, and actor-writer Carl Gottlieb, who rewrote the script during principal photography.

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Where can you watch Jaws?

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What does the cinematography of Jaws look like?

Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of Jaws leans on medium shots (42% of the sample) and wide compositions (27%). Cinematographer Bill Butler keeps 61% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 68% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of Jaws?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Jaws are #302d2d, #4d4e51, #d1d0cc, #0f0d0f, #364851, #7a8a92 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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