Jaws was made in 1975 by Steven Spielberg. It features many diffrent camera angles, shots and movements during the film to great effect to help raise the tension and increase the exitement of certain scenes.
During the first half of the film, the threat (Jaws) is never seen and apart from the tense music accompanied by his arrival, the camera is under the water going thrugh the legs of potential victems with a POV shot. This shot is succesful at mounting the scenes it is used in because it leaves the villian unseen and its look a mystery which make it more terrifying to the audience because people generly fear what they do not know.
A contra zoom is also used. It is constructed by zooming the camera out whilst moving it foward. This shot is very effective at showing queasiness and fear. in the context of the film it is just after Jaws attacks and the effect is used on a close up shot main character to show the shock and fear he is feeling and relay it back to the audience. This shot is very effecteve even though it is very hard to pull off.The film also features many over the shoulder shots to help raise the exitment and tension of certain scenes. It is effective at this and also allows for many detailes to be shown to the audience and similtaniously see the reactions of the characters. Here are examples of some over the shoulder shots in Jaws:
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