Behind-the-scenes production of great white sharks

Jaws is adapted from Peter? Benchley's novel of the same name, produced by Richard? d？ Richard D.Zanuck) and David? David brown paid $250,000 for the film rights to adapt the novel. Benchley's novels are based on the real events that happened in the summer of 19 16. Although Stephen? Spielberg was not the first choice to direct the film, but the two producers finally decided to sign him. When they bought the film rights of the novel adaptation, the two producers promised to let Benchelli finish the first draft of the script. Before deciding to quit, Benchelli had finished the third draft of the script. But the producers and Spielberg were not satisfied with the script, so they found Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Howard? Sehiler (Howard Sackler). Spielberg later told the screenwriter Carl? Carl Gottlieb asked for advice, Carl? Gottlieb rewrote most of the scenes after the film started, while John? Mileus is in charge of polishing the dialogue.

About the framework

The location of this film is Martha's Grape Island, Massachusetts. The local seabed sediment concentration is high, which is convenient for the stable operation of mechanical sharks. Despite this, filming is still in trouble, resulting in a serious budget overrun. When shooting pictures of the sea, there are often accidents such as sailboats breaking into the picture, cameras getting wet and ships sinking, and the shooting progress is delayed again and again. Mechanical sharks often break down because seawater will corrode internal parts. However, the delay in shooting progress also played a positive role in the film: the long shooting cycle gave the creative staff time to constantly improve the script; Mechanical sharks with frequent failures forced Spielberg to use a lot of hints. For example, floating yellow buoys are often used in the film to represent shark hunting scenes. This passive restriction undoubtedly enhanced the suspense, and the film was endowed with Hitchcock style.