Jaws: Memories from Martha's Vineyard

Author: Taylor, MattBrand: Brand: Moonrise MediaEdition: First Edition, 2nd PrintingFeatures: Used Book in Good ConditionBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 296Release Date: 01-12-2011Details: Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist for Interior Design (3 or More Color) Bill Fischer Award Finalist for Best First Book (Nonfiction) The filming of the blockbuster film Jaws is regarded as a landmark event in both the history of motion pictures and the quaint New England island of Martha’s Vineyard, where the geographic isolation necessitated the hiring of hundreds of locals to work as actors and laborers. Among this virtual army of hometown participants were numerous professional and amateur photographers, each with full access to the production’s inner workings—for the first time ever this compiles their behind-the-scenes photographs and stories into a treasure trove of Jaws rarities. Included are a foreword by director Steven Spielberg, interviews with production designer Joe Alves, screenwrite