Ehh.

 

After watching 2 minutes of it in class, i took it upon myself to watch the whole thing.
The begining was so intense, man! I was literally shaking. Maybe it was my mistake to watch it at 1 am near a window. Hm.. maybe.
The window tapping, the door banging & the lack of music when the first 'stranger' emerges, man. I had a hear attack. Might of even seen Jesus for a moment.
But as it went on, the story line died...like i did. I was becoming bored at the couple running around the house, the shed, driveway, instead of trying to make a break for it, which would've been much more interesting. If it was me, maan, i would whoop they asses! Not huddle in the corner waiting to be killed. Anyway, i'm off topic. You made it look so amazing, sir, but it was ehh. T'was okay in my opinion. The only scene that i found appealing was when the woman was hiding in the pantry/closet or whatever; 'potato sack man' was looking around, pulled a chair out and sat down, looking tired. For some reason, i pitied him. Great scene.
But then again only near the end was when it became exciting again. I won't say much in case you haven't watched it but, sheesh; pretty creepy & deranged espeically with little kids.
I want the blondie's mask. Might wear it to school on Halloween.
Yeah, she was pretty cool.
Peace!

Production Roles


Board of Directors (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer):
(Mainly Stephen Spielberg)

 

Maintains all finances.

Selects productions.

Selects Artistic Director.

Selects Producer.

Collectively acts as Executive Producer

Approves and, if necessary, sets budgets; adjudicates any casting and production issues not resolved by Board Representative, Producer, and Artistic Director; approves all other production staff appointments.

 

Producer:
(David Brown)

Develops budget (approval by board) for entire production, including the following categories: performance fees, theater rent, theater labor, publicity, programs, music, costumes, set construction supplies and construction expenses, fundraising expenses.

Secures rights to production selected by board of directors and ensures all involved in production are made aware of those rights.

Develops and maintains overall production schedules.

Arranges rehearsal space, audition space, production meetings.

May designate Assistant Producers and delegate any portion of these responsibilities as appropriate.

Secures performance space for production.

 

Board Representative for Casting:
(Shari Rhodes for Jaws [location])

Generally a Board member; may be another designee.

Participates in auditions and casting meetings.

Responsible for ensuring that casting guidelines are followed.

Brings draft cast list to Board only if there are unresolved issues regarding casting guidelines/

Releases final cast list to cast; approves any communication from Artistic Director with individual cast members regarding casting options, if needed prior to releasing cast list.

 

Artistic Director:
(Mark MAy for Jaws)

 

Responsible for all artistic decisions related to the production, except those increasing costs beyond budgets.

Expected to block all scenes and run blocking rehearsals and general rehearsals.

Delegates most musical decisions to the Musical Director, most choreographic decisions to the Choreographer, most technical production matters to the Technical Director, and most set construction decisions to the Set Designer, while still retaining responsibility for the overall artistic quality and consistency of the production. May overrule any designated decisions when necessary to this end.

Develops draft rehearsal schedule prior to auditions; updated shortly after auditions.

Sets audition dates, rehearsal dates, etc., in conjunction with Musical Director, Choreographer, and Producer

Organizes auditions; responsible for casting decisions subject to approval of Board or participating Board Representative; may participate in selection of orchestra members by Musical Director and/or technical crew members by Technical Director.

Able to commit club to paid actors in emergency replacement situations only after concurrence of producer and treasurer.

May designate Assistant Directors and delegate any portion of these responsibilities as appropriate.

 

Musical Director:
(John R. Carter for Jaws)

 

Represents the Artistic Director on all musical matters and decisions for the production, including running vocal and orchestra rehearsals, selecting songs and running the musical portions of auditions, assisting the director with casting decisions, and working with technical crew on sound, microphones, balance, etc.

May commit club to pay orchestra members with concurrence of treasurer if within producer’s budget (also needs producer’s concurrence if over budget).

Selects orchestra members or assigns and delegates this responsibility to an orchestra manager.

May designate Assistant Musical Directors and delegate any portion of these responsibilities as appropriate.

 

Choreographer:
(Christopher Scott for Step Up 4)

Represents the Artistic Director on all choreographic matters and decisions for the production, including running choreography rehearsals, selecting numbers and running choreography portions of auditions, and assisting the director with casting decisions.

May designate Assistant Choreographers and delegate any portion of these responsibilities as appropriate.

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Jaws Production Questions



1. Where did the idea for Jaws originate? How did it become a film? Who contributed to the screenplay?

The originial idea of Jaws came from the Author Peter Benchley, who wrote the novel, titled Jaws, based on a story he read about a fisherman being attacked by a shark. The soon-to-be director of the movie, Steven Spielberg showed interest in the book. Peter Benchley, Carl Gottieb who are writers and Spielberg himself all contributed to making the screenplay.

2. Why were particular scenes removed from the film?

Particular scenes are removed from the film because the novel contained to much information and detail for a film to be exciting and interesting. The main reason was because some of the scenes shot were too gruesome. Especially a scene invloving a young boy, a dying man & the shark being carried out to sea. Spielberg felt that they were in 'bad taste'.

3. During the pre-production stage what sort of footage did the producers commission in preparation for the film? How was the script changed as a result of this footage?

The producers commissioned to have real footage of live sharks which were shot in oceans of Australia for the film. However, the script had to be slightly changed because they caught a moment in which that the shark had accidently caught itself in the machinery & it seemed to be destroying the cage that was in the water but no one was inside the cage. So they were unable to film a shark attacking the cage with a person inside it & therefore had to adjust the script because the shot was impacting.

4. What was involved during the casting process? How did they decide on the cast?

 It was found that the shark was the 'number 1 star of the film', so the film makers decided against expensive movie stars and wanted to find new and fresh talent for the movie. Lorraine Gary was the first to be casted as Ellen Brody & so Spielberg decided to cast her because he took interest in her previous performances in other films. Richard Dreyfuss was recommended to Spielberg by director George Lucas, and he was offered the role of the shark expert Matt Hooper. Spielberg met Roy Scheider at a party who displayed interest in the film and casted him as chief of police, Martin Brody. Many were considered to play the character of Quint but all the ideal actors had turned down the role for other commitments until someone suggested actor Robert Shaw for then successfully embodied Quint.

5. What is location scouting? Why did Steven Spielberg choose the locations for the film?

Location scouting is when a group of people look for possible locations to shoot a film. Jaws was filmed at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts because Spielberg wanted a location near the ocean, close to towns but when they filmed on the ocean  you were unable to see land when filming scenes.
He took special interest in the ocean there because it was the only place that the shark could fuction due to the sea level.

6. Describe how actors contributed to the production of Jaws.

The film actors contributed to the production of Jaws by representing and especially interpreting the characters in the film. Roy Shielder also contributed to the production by improvising his own lines such as "were gonna need a bigger boat". Also the actors made suggestions to the film makers about filming. The actors included their own emotions to the film to give it a sense of reality, like the family scene between Chief Brody & his son.

7. What does an editor do? Who was the editor on Jaws and what was her responsibility?

Editing is in the final stages of post-production process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots into sequences, and thus creating a finished motion picture. The editor of Jaws was Verna Fields. Her responsibility in the film was to put the shots together so that the film would be classified as a motion picture instead a collective of shots.

8. What does a composer do? What considerations were taken into account when writing the music for Jaws? What did the music represent?

The composer writes pieces of music for films and other productions.The considerations that were taken into account when John Williams wrote the music for Jaws was that they wanted a specific tune to add suspense so that the audience would know when the shark was coming, an anthem of some sort. The simple tune has now become well known around the world for the film.

9. What are test screening and why are they important? What did Spielberg do as a result of them?

A test screening is a preview of the movie about to be released in cinemas.It is improtant because the makers of the film will be able to view what the movie will look like completed. In a test screening of a scene the audience had little reason; Bed Gardner didn’t get the reaction he was looking for so he spent $3,000 of his own money in filming the scene again in order to create a more frightening scene. 

10. What is a director of photography? How was the director of photography involved in the production of Jaws?

The director of photography is someone who supervises & overlooks the filming of movie. For Jaws, the director of photography made hand held cameras to shoot the film with. Majority of the film was shot with this idea because it gave a sense of realism & made the audience believe that they were with the characters.

11. Based on the documentary, what are the responsibilities of a producer?

The producer is responsible for turning creative story ideas into a marketable film and is the person who gets studios to finance to project. The producer is actively involved with the film through out all the production stages.

12. What does the producer do once principal photography has finished?

Once filming is complete, it is the producers responsibility to arrange the distribution of the film to the audience and continually promote the film.

13. What did the production designer do on the film?

The production designer is responsible for creating the overall visual look for the film/set to help tell the story to the audience.