Often overlooked is Carl Gottlieb’s script—one of the most efficient and economical screenplays put to screen. It all starts with Peter Benchley’s novel. I first read Jaws all the way through around fifth grade. I was shocked at how different the book was from the film that I saw only a year or so before.
Read MoreWant to write a great screenplay that connects with an audience and lives to tell the tale in decades to come. Then study JAWS. The answers are there. It is part of my screenwriting armour - and it can part of yours too!
Read MoreJaws screenwriter and author of The Jaws Log Carl Gottlieb talks to The Daily Jaws about how he feels about Jaws the script being lauded by screenwriters to this day as a go to script, a masterclass in writing, foreshadowing, tension, character and humour.
Read MoreFilm fans were blown away with the release of Jaws on 4K, so those same fans of film and Steven Spielberg will be just as excited to hear that Duel is accelerating to the same format in 2022.
Read MoreWith Jaws approaching its 50th birthday, it is still named as one of the scariest films ever made. But what if the scariest moment in the film is something you have probably missed?
Read MoreIf a shark stops swimming, it will die. It's ten years since the Jaws Ride in Florida closed. Here's the story of its birth, death, rebirth and final journey.
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