JAWS Memories From Martha's Vineyard: Revised and Updated Edition from Titan Books
The filming of Jaws was a landmark event in the history of both movies and the quaint New England island of Martha’s Vineyard, where the geographic isolation necessitated hiring 100s of locals to work as cast and crew. Among them were many professional and amateur photographers with full access to the production.
Memories compiles their photos and stories for the 1st time into a unique compendium. Movie buffs, SFX enthusiasts, and fans of Jaws will thrill in this definitive volume’s special features:
• Updated edition includes +100 new photos, most previously unseen and many in colour, new interview material with local cast and crew, and an Afterword by Wendy Benchley, wife of Jaws author Peter Benchley.
• Foreword by Steven Spielberg.
• 100s of previously unpublished photos taken by local participants and bystanders, and a detailed account of how the filmmakers chose Martha’s Vineyard as their shooting location.
• Recollections of local crew and cast, including Lee Fierro (Mrs. Kintner), Chris Crawford, real-life captain of the Orca, and Craig Kingsbury, the inspiration for Robert Shaw’s portrayal of maniacal shark hunter Quint.
• Newly illustrated schematics by Jaws Production Designer Joe Alves, explaining the intricacies of the revolutionary sea sled fin mechanism, and his original 1974 storyboards.
• Insight on adapting Jaws from page to screen from Screenwriter Carl Gottlieb, Location Casting Director Shari Rhodes, and more.
This slipcase edition, limited to 500 copies, includes a genuine piece of what remained of the permanent section of the breakaway dock featured in the “holiday roast” scene during the first act of Jaws. Presented in a folder with a numbered authentication certificate signed by Matt Taylor and Eric Ropke. Alongside the 336-page full-color hardback Revised & Updated Edition with an exclusive dustjacket.
Book:
PAPER STOCK & WEIGHT: 157gsm matt art paper
SPECIAL FINISHES: Interiors overall sealer varnish; case and dustjacket scuff free matt lamination and spot UV varnished
BINDING: threadsewn
DUSTJACKET: Photo of Bruce in its transportation pen, head closeup
SLIPCASE SPECIFICATION: Printed full-colour on 157gsm glossy art over 3mm board plus scuff free matt lamination and spot UV varnished
Composite image of the Orca and 2 yellow barrels on the open water
Jaws memorabilia folder:
Memorabilia description: A genuine piece of what remained of the permanent section of the breakaway dock featured in the “holiday roast” scene during the first act of Jaws.
Presented in a folder with a numbered authentication certificate signed by Matt Taylor and Eric Ropke.
With an accompanying saddle-stitch bound booklet detailing the construction of the dock, shooting the scene, and the production of the dock pieces for the limited edition.
PAPER STOCK & WEIGHT:
Booklet: 12 pages 200 x 228mm printed full-colour on 140gsm woodfree paper. Saddle stitch bound.
Folder: 128gsm glossy art over 6mm board plus scuff free matt lamination and spot UV varnished
NUMBERED: individually numbered
LIMITED TO: limited to 500 copies
