- Joe Alves
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occupation =Film director andproduction designer Joe Alves (born
21 May 1936 ,San Leandro, California ) is an American filmproduction designer , perhaps best known for his work on the "Jaws" films. He directed "Jaws 3-D .Alves has designed three features for
Steven Spielberg , firstly for "The Sugarland Express ". He supervised the construction of the three mechanical sharks for "Jaws" (1975) with special effects artist Bob Mattey. After the sharks were completed, they were shipped to the shooting location, but unfortunately they had not been tested in water, and when placed in the ocean the full model sank straight to the ocean floor. "Spotlight on Location: The Making of Jaws", "Jaws" 30th Anniversary DVD documentary, [2005] ]He was nominated for the Academy Award and won the
BAFTA for Best Art Direction for his work on "Close Encounters of the Third Kind ". [cite web|title=Joe Alves Awards & Nominations|work=Yahoo Movies |url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800048770/awards |accessdate=2006-12-11]Alves worked on "
Jaws 2 " (1978) in the capacity of both production designer and assecond unit director . After John Hancock, the initial director of "Jaws 2", was sacked, it was suggested that Alves co-direct it withVerna Fields (who edited the original "Jaws").Jeannot Szwarc was hired, however, to complete the film. [Loynd, Ray (1978) "The Jaws 2 Log". London: W.H. Allen. ISBN 0-426-18868-3 pg74]The model of New York he created for
John Carpenter 's "Escape from New York " (1981) has been described as "memorably derelict", [cite web|title=Joe Alves biography|work=Yahoo Movies |url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800048770/bio|accessdate=2006-12-11] and he was visual consultant on Carpenter's "Starman" (1984).He directed "
Jaws 3-D " (1983), which took advantage of the revival in popularity of 3-D at the time. The film received generally weak critical reception, with "Variety" criticising Alves for failing "to linger long enough on the Great White." [cite web|title=Jaws 3-D |work=Variety |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117792125.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0 |date=1983-01-01 |accessdate=2006-11-28] He was nominated as 'worst director' in the1983 Golden Raspberry Awards . [cite web |title=1983 Archive |work=Razzies.com |url=http://razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=23|accessdate=2006-12-10] "Jaws 3-D" was his first and final film as director.References
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