Shark

re-watchable films of its time. One of the key factors which make it such a notable film is the development and mix of editing of camera angles, montages, and types of shots. One key scene was the one in which Alex Kitner was attacked by a great white shark. In this scene, Spielberg used sound editing and cinematography to capture all of the micro- features to make sure the viewer would receive a certain message from the film. A very notable editing feature he demonstrated was the use of a…

eating shark remains mostly unseen throughout the film. Unfortunately, the technology was not available to construct a large realistic shark, so rather than come off looking absurdly unrealistic, the choice was made to leave the image of the shark up to the editors, who were left with horrible raw footage of a floating barge, and transformed it into something the viewers were genuinely afraid of.…

Being able to live by a moral code even if the ending is tragic, such is the life of a code hero. How does one know what the code entails? Hemingway stated that a code hero “Living correctly and ideally with honor, courage and misfortune, not matter how chaotic, stressful or painful the world might be.” Hemingway’s code hero never seems to win no matter how hard they embrace the code. In the novel the Old Man and the Sea Hemingway’s character Santiago is a old man who won't stop till he…

in the mitochondria. Gas exchange in sharks occurs in the gills, and the gill slits found at the side of the head. Sharks have a high oxygen demand, and oxygenated water constantly has to be flowing over the gill filaments for the respiratory system to work. That’s actually why sharks have to swim while they sleep! Water enters through the mouth and the oxygen from the water enters the gill filaments, and the water then exits through the gill slits. A shark heart is an S-shaped tube with two…

Sort Of Flying Imagine your feet dangling over the ocean, while jellyfish and sharks are swimming below you. You’re just being held up in the air with a parachute, any second the rope could snap. This is what I felt when I went parasailing. In the beginning, my family and I were waiting for our boat at the docks. I felt like a hotdog burning in the sun that is how hot it was. To make matters even worse, everybody was anxious to get on to the boat. When our boat finally arrived, we put our life…

The short story, The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway, is about a unlucky fisherman named Santiago. Everyone in the village thinks badly about him because it has been so long since he has caught a fish. Santiago has an apprentice named Manolin. Manolin still fishes and learns from Santiago despite Santiago’s bad reputation throughout the village. After Santiago has a dream about his childhood, Santiago takes his boat out further than any other fisherman has gone before. As Santiago is…

Everyone has seen the movie “Jaws” and has, for a time, at least, had a fear of sharks. Well, not professional surfers, especially the world renowned Mick Fanning (https://twitter.com/mick_fanning). In fact, he was recently part of a shark attack during a competition, but was able to escape unscathed. The Shark Attack Incident The incident occurred during the World Surf League’s (http://www.worldsurfleague.com/) J-Bay Open, a surfing competition, that was being held off the coast of South Africa…

It's very well written but is confusing to follow at times. Soul Surfer is a autobiography about Bethany Hamilton's life before and after the shark attack. She talks about how surfing is such a huge part of her life before the attack. Then she goes surfing at a beach in Hawaii and while she is there, her watch reflects some sunlight. This lead to a shark biting off her arm. Bethany then tells us how she want to get back on the water to surf and how hard work was put into her goal. The…

In the AXE Apollo Lifeguard advertisement, the ad opens to an attractive man who presumably is a lifeguard sitting on a lifeguard chair. He quickly sees a woman screaming and a shark fin coming towards the woman. The man leaps off the stand and runs into the water where a battle between the shark and the man occurs. He wins the fight and heroically carries her to the bitch, where she awakens. They share an intimate moment, staring into each other’s eyes, obviously attracted to one another. As…

A young boy Mako learns to be prepared and confident when he kills a shark (as he had been practicing for a long time) that had been terrorizing fishermen in his native Bora Bora for years. The shark, called Tupa, had killed Mako’s father years ago, and this and a grand reward lead Mako to kill the shark. His desire is also enforced when his dog is in danger of being killed by the the shark Tupa. In the short story “Ghost of the Lagoon”, the boy is eager, and later loyal to his dog Afa when he…