Joe Alves: Designing Jaws

Joe Alves: Designing JAWS provides the production designer's view into the development of this world-renowned film. Included are Joe's stunning pre-production illustrations; handwritten location and production notes; on-set photographs; blueprints of the shark's design; and first-time publication of his complete catalog of storyboards. Joe Alves: Designing JAWS is a must-have addition to every film reference library.

Universal Studios' JAWS is one of the most compelling and enduring movies ever made. Thrilling generations of audiences worldwide with its tight plot, memorable characters, and ground-breaking special effects - those that brought the great white shark to terrifying life even after many said it couldn't be done.

Buoyed by an energetic young director, Steven Spielberg, and through collaboration with trusted and equally determined production designer Joe Alves, the two proved integral to the making of this classic motion picture.

Painstakingly compiled and written by Joe Alves' biographer and JAWS expert, Dennis Prince, Joe Alves: Designing JAWS is a must-have addition to every film reference library.

Dennis L. Prince has written titles that span business, technical, internet, and entertainment-related subjects. Born in Sunnyvale, California, he began his writing career in 1998 and has enjoyed a steady output that has amounted to more than a dozen published book-length works plus hundreds of magazine and online articles. His lifetime love for movies and television led him to focus his writing on the topics of film, filmmakers, and popular culture. His favorite film is JAWS.

Prince makes his home in Rocklin, California, with his wife and two children.