Thursday, July 16, 2009

Mechanical and concept drawings for Jaws...

Steven Spielberg's now classic genre-defining 1975 monster-in-the-water movie, Jaws, starred Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss, but the most important star was the Great White Shark itself.

On display at the Universal Experience costume and prop museum on July 16, 2009 were these concept sketches and mechanical drawings of the Great White Shark prop used in the movie.

Original Jaws concept art and mechanical drawings
Concept drawing of Jaws Great White Shark
Mechanical drawings of Jaws shark
Mechanical drawings of the Great White Shark Jaws
The mechanical menace is renowned for constantly breaking down, delaying filming and tripling production costs, nearly causing the end of Spielberg's career, rather than catapulting him to success and the world famous superstar Director he is today.

Jaws movie poster
Jaws movie poster

Amity Island tourist sign from Jaws attraction
on the Universal Studio Tour
Jaws Amity Island tourist sign on Universal Studio Tour
Buy the DVD in the USA: Jaws (30th Anniversary Edition)

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