1.the first shot is underwater and moving slowly forward, it is soundtracked with dramatic music this is in a way representative of the shark which the film is based around, showing it to be the antagonistic force for the plot. the next thing we see is a group of teenagers on the beach at night, they are all positioned in ways we might expect teenagers to be acting e.g drinking, playing guitar.
2.white block letters on a black background, this makes them stand out and gain the attention of the viewer easier.
3. slow fish like movements make us feel like we are the shark, first person view from the shark's perspective, backed up by the dramatic soundtrack supplied by john williams which creates tension. straight cuts to keep the action flowing quickly from one shot to another.
4. the opening scene of jaws does definately fit the conventions of a thriller genre film, it has slow dramatic music, it has low key lighting it even has the brutal killing of a girl.
5.universal pictures produced the film
6. the attack featured at this beginning is suggestive rather than fully visible this implies that it will become more revealling later in the film
titles timeline:
0:11-0:16 universal logo
0:31-0:36 a zanuck/brown production
0:38-0:45 roy scheider,robert shaw,richard dreyfuss
0:50-0:54 JAWS title
0:55-0:57 co-starring lorraine gary
0:59-1:05 murray hamilton,carl gottlieb,jeffrey c.kramer,susan backline
1:06-1:09 music by john williams
1:11-1:13 film editor verna fields
1:25-1:29 director of photography bill butler
1:31-1:37 screenplay by peter benchley and carl gottlieb, based upon the novel by peter benchley
1:39-1:43 produced by robert d.zanuck and david brown
1:46-1:50 directed by steven speilberg
