JAWS: Memories from Martha's Vineyard
by Matt Taylor
Published by MOONRISE MEDIA
Published by MOONRISE MEDIA
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
2012 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Finalist
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book
Best Interior Design
2011 Book of the Year Award Finalists
“A gorgeously produced coffee table book. Taylor’s work ambitiously offers what amounts to a nearly scene-by-scene accounting of the making of one of
history’s most-beloved films.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“An astonishing behind-the-scenes anthology
of pictures, recollections, and anecdotes.”
—Steven Spielberg
“One of the most amazing
making-of-a-movie books ever.”
—Fangoria Magazine
“Chock full of anecdotes
and bursting with more than
1000 pix shot by residents
that have never been seen
before. This behind-the-scenes
beauty is an absolute must have.”
—Library Journal
“It is charming and as
handsome and thorough as
any book about a film
production could hope to be.”
—Chicago Tribune
history’s most-beloved films.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“An astonishing behind-the-scenes anthology
of pictures, recollections, and anecdotes.”
—Steven Spielberg
“One of the most amazing
making-of-a-movie books ever.”
—Fangoria Magazine
“Chock full of anecdotes
and bursting with more than
1000 pix shot by residents
that have never been seen
before. This behind-the-scenes
beauty is an absolute must have.”
—Library Journal
“It is charming and as
handsome and thorough as
any book about a film
production could hope to be.”
—Chicago Tribune
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While numerous behind-the-scenes accounts have chronicled the making of Jaws on Martha’s Vineyard in 1974, few have focused on the production’s many local participants. In this unique compendium, their stories are told at last. Movie buffs, special effects enthusiasts, and fans of the watershed film will thrill in this definitive volume’s special features:
• foreword by Jaws Director Steven Spielberg
• hundreds of never-before-seen photographs of the production’s inner workings, taken by local participants and bystanders, as well as a detailed account of how the filmmakers chose Martha’s Vineyard as their shooting location
• recollections of local crew and cast members, from Lee Fierro (Mrs. Kintner) and Chris Crawford (the real-life captain of the Orca) to Craig Kingsbury, the inspiration for Robert Shaw’s portrayal of the maniacal shark hunter Quint
• newly illustrated schematics by Jaws Production Designer Joe Alves explaining the intricacies of the revolutionary sea sled fin mechanism, as well as his original 1974 storyboards
• insight on adapting Jaws from the page to the screen from Hollywood professionals including Screenwriter Carl Gottlieb, Location Casting Director Shari Rhodes, and more
Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard is a must-have for the worldwide
legions of Jaws fans who just can’t get enough of the greatest
action-adventure picture of all time.
