JAWS (1975) | The First Ten Pages | Screenplay Analysis

Happy 50th Anniversary, Jaws (original release date: June 20th, 1975) How does one write a movie as enduring as Jaws? Let’s explore this legendary film’s “First Ten Pages” to find out. JAWS (1975, Thriller) Logline: When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down. Screenplay Written by: Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb Based on the novel by Peter Benchley Film Company: Universal Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions Script Provided by: www,screenwritersnetwork.org STAMP SOUND: Sound Effect from https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/tra... TYPEWRITER SOUND: Sound Effects from https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/typ... UNDERWATER VIDEO:    • Underwater loop background.   Other Images from: Google CONTENT WARNING: “Jaws” (1975) is rated “PG” by the Motion Picture Association of America. However, it still contains: Depictions of sex and/or nudity Violence and Gore Coarse Language Alcohol, Drug, and Cigarette use Frightening and Intense Scenes As per YouTube Guidelines, this video has been edited to censor the more graphic and/or explicit elements depicted in the film. Viewer discretion is advised. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This video contains original content that may not be authorized for use by its original creator. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. The following video has been made as a review and analysis of the movie discussed for the purposes of education and research, as well as entertainment. No infringement is intended. SCENES Introduction 0:00 Synopsis 2:30 Page One 4:09 Page Two 7:16 Page Three 9:17 Page Four 10:34 Page Five 11:43 Page Six 12:29 Page Seven 13:46 Page Eight 14:56 Page Nine 16:27 Page Ten 17:21 Conclusion 18:51 #screenwriting #film #analysis #screenplays #horror #thriller #shark #jaws #stevenspielberg #cinema #anniversary #50 #semicentennial #half-century