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Steven Spielberg: [on filming "Jaws"] This was supposed to be a thriller, based on people like you and me that are out of our element and having to fight something we have no comprehension how to deal with. That needs a level of authenticity that I thought shooting it in the backlot of Universal in North Hollywood would not give it. So, to me there was no going back. It had to be shot in the ocean. I thought it was going to be a cakewalk. But, I didn't know anything about tides or currents. I didn't know about how the wind affects the water. How the color of sky changes the color of the water. Or, how you can't get anything to match. It was one nightmare, worst case scenario after the other. I didn't think we'd ever finish. I just assumed I'd be fired off the picture
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This was supposed to be a thriller
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based on people like you and me that are out of our element
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and having to fight something we have no comprehension how to deal with
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That needs a level of authenticity
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that I thought shooting it in the back lot
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at Universal in North Hollywood would not give it
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So to me there was no going back
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It had to be shot in the ocean
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I thought it was gonna be a cakewalk
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but I didn't know anything about tides or currents
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I didn't know about how the wind affects the water
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how the color of the sky changes the color of the water
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or how you can't get anything to match
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It was one nightmare worst case scenario after the other
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I didn't think we'd ever finish
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I had just assumed I'd be fired off the picture
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Movie Summary
A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
