It’s back.
Fans of the Alien film series, disappointed by how the Prometheus prequel failed to return, likely won’t have to worry about it for this prequel sequel.
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Film Treatment & The Process of ‘Alien: Resurrection’
When you look at Alien: Resurrection’s cinematography, the first thing you’ll notice is it has a very different look from previous Alien films. It is more “gritty”.
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The Color of Special Effects & ‘Aliens’
The majority of filmgoers are familiar with the use of blue- or green screens in filming effect shots in big budget films such as Star Wars or the Matrix. But with the advent of digital compositing in post production, a wide variety of colored screens can be used depending on the color of the foreground objects that are shot in front of it. So there are blue screens, green screens, black screens and even red screens in some cases.
The most famous of these is the blue screen. Here we will explore the process involved in replacing those “blue” with an image.
Making the Old New Again
On Halloween of 2003, thousands of Alien fans enjoyed a long awaited re-release of the legendary 25-year-old film. Only a few months later, it came out on DVD, which gave many more a chance to see the beautifully restored version.
‘Alien 3’ has loads of style, but a storyline that got bastardized in production
Although not the follow-up to Aliens that it should have been this film does have some merit. And that merit came in the form of its director David Fincher.
‘Aliens’ echoes the original and set the standard for movie sequels
[rating=3]Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, Bill Paxton
Director(s): James Cameron
Writer(s): Story by David Giler & Walter Hill and James Cameron, Screenplay by James Cameron
If Alien was considered a classic of horror, James Cameron’s Aliens was pure action and adventure. Although it still held elements of horror, Aliens offered up a action heavy film which — I believe — perfectly complimented the original and successfully expanded the story.
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With ‘Alien’ Ridley Scott turned horror and science fiction on its head
[rating=3]Starring: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto
Director(s): Ridley Scott
Writer(s): Story by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett, Screenplay by Dan O’Bannon
I first saw Alien when I was a young child. It was on television late one night. I don’t recall being particularly scared, but I did enjoy the film. It was exciting, with cool special effects — for the time — and a great creature.
Read moreWith ‘Alien’ Ridley Scott turned horror and science fiction on its head