In the opening scene for the film Jaws, the first shot is of a group of teens gathered around a campfire at the beach. In this shot you can hear the conversation from the teens and the music that they are playing. You also have the warm glow from the fire that is surrounded by the harsh darkness of the beach. There are two teens from the group who are sitting slightly further away from the rest, making themselves isolated and vulnerable. It seems as though the couple want to be as isolated as they can get, as they start running along the beach, getting further and further away from their group. When they're running, they are actually running alongside a fence which represents being trapped e.g. jail, hinting that something bad will happen.
There is a shot of the ocean where it appears to be very calm, adding on tension for the audience. The noise from the campfire has faded by this time, so it is only natural sounds you can hear. Once the teenage girl has jumped in the water on her own as her partner struggles to undress, the director brings the camera to sea level, bringing the audience closer to the upcoming action. The director then does a shot from the sharks point of view of the naked girl swimming. In this part the music is non-diegetic.
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