Inside Jaws: Production Design with Joe Alves

Free with museum admission

Sat, Jun 13, 2026

An image from an exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The display is set in a dark room illuminated by blue lighting. The main wall features a large, schematic line drawing of a great white shark. Overlaid on the drawing is a collage of behind-the-scenes photographs related to the film Jaws and a three-dimensional, partially sectioned model of the mechanical shark, "Bruce," revealing its internal gears and mechanics. Three adult visitors stand on the left, looking at the display. In the foreground, a young boy in a green shirt and jeans is interacting with a control panel on a circular, multi-tiered pedestal in front of the model. The pedestal has text that reads, "MOVE THE SHARK! ¡MUEV..."

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