JAWS 45th Anniversary: Conversation w/ Production Designer Joe Alves

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🗓️ 5 June 2020

⏱️ 83 minutes

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In this bonus episode Brian is joined by Dan West, Ryan Drost and Scott Schuette as we talk to the Production Designer from Jaws, Joe Alves. Alves has designed three features for Steven Spielberg, The Sugarland Express, Jaws, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He designed the three mechanical sharks for Jaws, with mechanical-effects man Robert Mattey supervising their physical construction in California. Alves worked on Jaws 2 in 1978 as both production designer and as second unit director. Alves directed Jaws 3-D in 1983. Alves started on Jaws, before a finished script, a director, or even a green light from Universal Studios. The Zanuch and Brown Company sent him the galley sheets of the yet to be published best-selling novel and asked him to do large concept sketches of the shark action in the book. Joe researched and after a long search found Robert Mattey, a retired special effects person from Disney that said he could do it. Joe was responsible for the look and action of the shark. Joe, as production designer, also designed the sets and scouted the locations finding Martha’s Vineyard ideal for the film. Joe was on the set whenever the shark was used. He also sat with Spielberg and sketched the storyboards for the third act and was the 2nd unit Director (uncredited). Check out Joe Alves website https://joealvesmovieart.com/ Also, listen to the episode to find out how you could win a copy of Jaws on 4K. JAWS 45th Anniversary Limited Edition is available now! Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s cinematic masterpiece comes to 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever. Includes over three hours of bonus content The first ever summer blockbuster film and his first big hit Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Original Score The limited edition Combo Pack with lenticular packaging includes a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and Digital Code of the film along with a 44-page booklet with introductions, rare photos, storyboards and more from the archive. Bonus content includes the making of JAWS, deleted scenes, outtakes from the set and much more. Huge thanks to my co-hosts on this one: Ryan Drost from the Star Joes podcast, Dan West from Brute Force and Ignorance a Dungeons & Dragons Podcast and Scott Schuette from Tales from the Yard on the Leftover Army Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to a bonus episode of pop culture leftovers.
0:03.0	Super excited to bring you this episode.
0:05.5	We got to speak with Joe Alves, the production designer on Jaws.
0:11.0	And yeah, what I mean by we is I got Dan West from Brute Force and Ignorance at Dungeons
0:16.4	and Dragons Podcast. I got Scott Schutie from Tales from The Yard from the Leftover Army podcast feed and I've got Ryan Drose from Starjoes. We're all talking to Joe's. This is the guy that designed the three mechanical sharks for Joss.
0:32.0	Got some amazing stories here. Work with Steve the three mechanical sharks for Jaws.
0:32.8	Got some amazing stories here.
0:34.2	Work with Stephen Spielberg.
0:35.8	Actually, work with even more people
0:38.2	than Stephen Spielberg throughout his career.
0:40.0	It's crazy. I'll give you a tease. He worked for someone that was has the same last name as a Will Smith movie. There you go. There's your clue. But listen to the episode to find out. It's pretty cool. And you know, you guys can get involved in this too because I've got five of these to give away. And what I'm talking about is JAW 45th anniversary limited edition 4K Blu-ray set.
1:05.9	This is the first time Jaws has ever been in 4K and this is just, this is Stephen Spielberg's.
1:12.0	This is the movie that started the summer Blockbuster. This is the movie that I remember watching when I was a kid that scared the crap out of me. I didn't even want to go in the tub. Okay? I mean this movie scared me to death. It includes over three hours. the Best Original Score from John Williams. The limited edition combo pack with lenticular
1:35.0	packaging includes a 4K Ultra-HD, also comes with Blu-ray and a digital code of the film along with a 44 page booklet with introductions, rare photos,
1:47.0	storyboards, and more from the archive. Bonus content includes the Making of Jaws, deleted scenes, outtakes from the set and much more.
1:57.0	If you're a huge Jaws fan, this is for you.
2:00.0	And you know what?
2:01.0	If you've already got Jaws draws it doesn't matter this is the
2:03.4	first time it's in 4 k let's get it in 4 k I mean it's going to look gorgeous so
2:07.6	but you can win this you can win this and I'm gonna tell you how check this
2:11.5	out five people are gonna be able to win this.
2:14.6	Send me,
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