Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene is the frame of the scene, showing everything that happens. For example, lighting sounds, composition. It adds to the narrative of the story and affects the audience response.

 

In jaws, it's dark which suggests something bad is going to happen. It starts off with a lot of people around a fire just having fun; it represents a safe zone. The couple sit away from the big group of people and they run to another place on the other side of the beach, isolating themselves even more. They run alongside wooden barriers. They were bars which suggests that they couple were imprisoned and trapped. The sound is diegetic before the girl jumps into the water. such as the guitar, harmonica, the conversation around the camp and their conversation whilst they run into the water. Then you hear the water flowing as she swims. The sunset implies that time is running out for the girl or that something is going to end and the calm water adds to the suspension, making the audience think that she is okay and they are alone. However, when the shot is filmed from underwater, the non diegetic sounds come in and it adds suspense. It also suggests that something is there with her. The music played when underwater is associated with the shark for the rest of the movie.