Joe Alves: Joe Alves. Production Designer: Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Joe Alves was born on 21 May 1936 in San Leandro, California, USA. He is an art director and production designer, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Jaws 3-D (1983) and Escape from New York (1981). He has been married to Jerri Lauridsen since 29 April 1990. They have two children.