Onward we go through an Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU) viewing of Jaws with minute 1.

John Williams, Editor Verna Fields, Director of Photography Bill Butler, Screenwriter Carl Gottlieb and the water clarity off Amity Island are all discussed. Falstaff Beer cups and night temperatures are clues leading the way to discovery.

For the 50th anniversary of the film, we are watching Jaws again for the first time utilizing the prequel novel The Book of Quint. There is something else going on in Jaws, we just need to look at the details.

***SPOILERS AHEAD*** This feature to The Jaws Obsession - breaks down elements, chapters, lines from The Book of Quint while watching Jaws one minute at a time. For best experience, listen to The Book of Quint audiobook (on all audiobook platforms) before the EJU episodes.

Minute 1 Recap:

- Santa Catalina Island underwater filming

- Clarity north Atlantic diving underwater

- John Williams impact

- Editor Verna Fields - savior of Jaws

- Screenwriter Carl Gottlieb - comedy and improv

- Director of Photography Bill Butler and the waterbox

- ADR and improvisational dialogue recording invented by Spielberg and Gottlieb

- Night temperatures on the beach in June on Amity

- Clues to time and date and ages of characters.

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Jaws Obsession 88: Expanded Jaws Universe Minute 1