WEBJun 1, 2020 · — could have happened without production designer Joe Alves, who designed not just the production, but the film's biggest and most difficult star: Bruce, the mechanical shark named after director Steven …

WEBFeb 10, 2016 · Joe Alves, the production designer on Jaws, poses with the endoskeleton of one of the original Bruces. Alves's life-size drawing of the shark can be seen on the wall behind.

WEBJun 2, 2010 · The film's art director, Joe Alves, was hired to create the shark, and he remembers very clearly how he decided on those 25 feet. He made two life-size paper drawings of Bruce -- one 20 feet...

WEBAug 9, 2019 · When Jaws opened in the summer of 1975, audiences weren't just terrified by its star shark. They were fascinated. Because the shark was, in reality, a remarkable feat of human engineering. A...

WEBJun 3, 2020 · A key component in bringing the project to life was production designer Joe Alves, who not only helped craft the famous robotic sharks that were utilized for the film, but additionally...

WEBHalloween Every Night's exclusive interview with Hollywood production designer Joe Alves, who created the shark for "Jaws," and whose work includes Hitchcock...