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Media Exemplar

Media Exemplar. Steven Spielberg’s film Jaws. Directed by Steven Spielberg as his first film Created in 1975 Thriller genre Premise: a killer shark terrorizes a small beach tourist area One man strives to save society from “the monster” . All About Jaws. Film Logic.

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Media Exemplar

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  1. Media Exemplar Steven Spielberg’s film Jaws

  2. Directed by Steven Spielberg as his first film • Created in 1975 • Thriller genre • Premise: a killer shark terrorizes a small beach tourist area • One man strives to save society from “the monster” All About Jaws

  3. Film Logic Thriller movie season was in winter months But Jaws was released to coincide with the season the movie was set in (July) Greater impact in the summer months

  4. influence It became the “father” of the summer blockbuster Confirmed by another major movie event the following year (Omen) and then a year after that (Star Wars) First major production of what has become arguably the greatest director of all time Considered as one of the greatest movies of all time by several institutions

  5. Behaviour: responsible for lowering tourist attendance to beach resorts and reduced swimming pool sales for the year following its release • This proves that people did not believe it was “safe to go in the water” • Future Media: The Jaws “shark theme” has become synonymous in our society for “danger approaching” Societal Impact

  6. Video Clip From jaws

  7. Media Influences on Society politics economics travel health fashion education behaviour public opinion consumerism value or belief systems crime and violence relationships - family and friends race relations gender roles global perspectives societal structures - class systems, ideals, expectations etc media - spoofs, memes, parody, allusion etc

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