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- Happy Alien Day! Let's celebrate by exploring the practical effects behind Ridley Scott's Alien.
Alien Week is a celebration of the greatest science fiction horror franchise of all time and its incredible legacy. Unparalleled creature performance, intricate miniatures, brilliant directing and editing, groundbreaking production design, these are only part of what makes Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) such a legendary piece of cinema history. Stay tuned.
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My parent's oldest friends were Phil Gips (deceased) and Barbara Gips. Phil's graphic design company called Gips/Balkind designed the movie poster for ALIEN and his wife, Barbara, wrote the line, "In Space No One Can Her You Scream" (they also designed graphics for SUPERMAN and ROSEMARY'S BABY among others).
I worked at a movie theater when Alien came out - the audience response was unforgettable.
I was flabbergasted when I watched this movie as a 15 year old guy on New year's eve of 1979 with my dad.
I watched this movie 3 more times since then and I'm constantly marvelled.
This movie is an absolute masterpiece of cinematography.
Just to think that this movie was made in the late 70s without any CGI, computer effects, etc is MINDBLOWING.
You watch it in 2020 and you're still blown away. Only the touchscreen technology would be missing today. The rest is still very advanced even 41 years later. Unbelievable!
And 41 years later I'm stunned again after watching your interesting facts about the making of Alien.
Nice job man
I agree 100%. I was 11 and saw Alien in one of the long gone movie palaces, with the huge screens and balcony. Very memorable experience, with the sound and screen, in a cavernous theater. I was terrified, but my dad was the reason why I’m a huge sci-fi and horror fan.
Other great experiences at the theater, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Star Wars, Superman The Movie, Close Encounters, Jaws, Jaws 2, Robocop, Predator, Fright Night, The Blob (1988), man so many to list.
I watched it in 2006 I became a fan after my mom was concerned that I loved a alien that killed people but my dad was like 🙂🇲🇽 he didn't give a shit 👽👽👽👽👽👽👽
One fact that he missed is that there was a real human skull under the aliens "some". If you look close you can see the dark eye sockets.
One of the greatest movies ever made
Facts
Space yeah!
Absolutely
Totally agree
You’re one of the greatest movies ever made, mate, if anyone is…
"The strange liquid that looks like milk... is actually milk" my fav quote from this video
Perfect organism. That scene was both gross to watch yet pivotal to the story to understand why "the company" wanted the alien and the "crew expendable". It forces you to watch something so horrific just to understand its purpose. That was a running theme within the sequels right into Prometheus and Covenant, although I think Scott lost some of his mojo and practicality when given a bigger budget.
@@philiplongee1149 No I knw now, Alien is the best scifi movie ever
Alien was one of the few movies that didn't get infected by the familiar "Hollywood style" script writing. It was a realistic movie with some of the best acting I have ever seen. The egg scene in this movie looked alive and real, something they were never able to duplicate the in any of the other sequels.
Or Hollywood casting. Nowadays they would cast the entire crew with super models.
I guess this area is over since a long time, no one is taking the risk of doing experiments any longer. The audience gets the same on and on it is used to
Exactly why the thing is 2nd if not first on the best horror movies ever made
It literally was Hollywood casting. They didn't just grab people off the streets, they used well trained actors. Sigourney Weaver trained with Sanford Meisner.
In the first Alien movie It was the amazing acting that made Alien not the Alien if you blinked you missed
In my Opinion HR Giger is just a genius. Its all his work😶
Alien Isolation made me truly appreciate the original Film ten times over, and I have to thank the people who developed the game, as well as all of the cast and crew who made the original movie.
Glad you're back, man, gotta love the quality editing that comes with your work.
I just picked this game up, but I couldn't play long because I was getting motion sickness. I don't get it for every fp game, but I seem to get it in the ones where most of the time is spent wandering. I'll have to play it in short bursts.
I consider Alien Isolation to be the greatest in the history of computer games.
[and I've played most of the best]
It honestly feels like you're in Alien .. it's terrifying!
The opening sequence where Sevastapol is introduced to the crew of the Torrens, is one of my favourite openings to any sci-fi or horror movie or game.
And the creature - often presented out in the open with bright lighting - is lethal and terrifying. As it should be.
Did it truly make you appreciate how canonically stupid the idea of Ripley's daughter going into space to save her on the exact same modeled ship decades later? Or did you like it cause "ma Alien nostalgia?"
Alien- Isolation is a good game, but it is no way shape or form a good plot or something we haven't seen a million times over.
Alien continues to be one of the most important blockbusters of our time. Genius stuff that's hard to pull off.
This movie is better than most movies today with the cgi. It had a strong script, good characters, ingenious use of lighting, practical effects. Excellente
I saw this in a theatre .. in the 3 rd row .. it was sold out show .. i lost 1/2 my bucket of popcorn ..during the chest burster scene... and i am not one to be scared easily in movies ..this film spoke to me ..and has ever since .. .Everything came together ..designers , actors , directors , film crew ..and lack of CGI crap ..made this movie a masterpiece .. this is my 5 th recommended video today about The movie .. i guess it is time to watch it again right NOW
A couple years ago I watched a special 4k remaster of the film in theatres. Geiger's matte paintings in the background are so full of detail that you just dont see on television. Theres so much detail on the big screen and nearly all of it holds up. Not a single computer was used to make this movie but 97 percent of this movie looks better than modern cgi and special effects. When possible, practical effects is the way to go.
I wish I could go back to 1979 and experience what this movie was like unspoiled in the theatre. My dad saw it in theatres and he would tell me, "you gotta understand, NOTHING like this movie existed at the time. People were utterly terrified by this movie "
I liked the grounding in regular people rather than starship commanders and elite troops. That made a huge difference. Also, the relatable decisions of characters, unlike Prometheus, where scientists behaved more like children than like actual scientists.
Omg Covenant though , I love the movie, but watching it after covid left me with such a different impression. The total lack of regard for infectious disease or even breathable atmosphere at the beginning was so, damn unrealistic. They may have had a throwaway line about atmosphere, but even still there is no excuse for the lack of precautions.
@@mhiggs8001 Yep, they would be sealed up in helmets. And any movie that shows astronauts being hysterical at the first sign of problems forgets that astronaut testing is designed to weed out candidates who are likely to crack under pressure.
The big spaceship is not the Nostromo. It's a big tugged refinery. Only the little ship which tugged the big refinery is the Nostromo.
This film was a milestone in the filmmaking, and it's still a measure for new films.
You've gotta love a flick where picking only 10 practical effects to call "brilliant" is actually a challenge. Probably why it's one of my all-time favorites
I was twelve years old in 1985 when i first saw this movie. It was something else and i am still fascinated by it.
Man I never thought about it, but one of the best horror films ever created was made possible by George Lucas's innovations in practical effects.
*Stanley Kubrick enters the room*
Douglas Trumbull - white courtesy phone please . . .
I expected the acid blood effect to show up in the video.
im thinking its a hole in the floor and heated solder poured in..
I'm pretty sure the substance they used for the facehugger's acid is just regular bleach and they just poured it onto polystyrene for the scene where the floor melts
The effect of the blood dissolving through the floor was done by having the floor made of styrofoam (and painted to look like the ships flooring) and then pouring/spilling yellow tinted acetone (the Alien's blood) on to it, which will dissolve upon contact.
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Indeed - even for me after so many years still one of my top 10 movies ever and still unmatched in the horror science fiction genre!
A very nicely presented contribution 👍
Ok was not expecting the dude in the alien suit to be fine af
This movie is still perfect!
Fantastic and brilliant. Way, way, way ahead of it's time. If it were made today it would still scare the crap out of people.
It still does!!!!!
😮😮😳😳😬😬
I just showed this movie to my 11 year son for the first time. He said the effects were incredible. It seems there is hoping for the future of cinema after all.
Practical effect will always be better than CGI !!!
Definitely one of the greatest movies ever made !!!!!!
Aliens 2 was pretty good.
All the other Alien movies were horrible.
MASTERPIECE, mesmerising in all senses.
Greetings from Danmark 🤜 🇩🇰 🤛
Well done and thank you! Alien is my all time fav, every second of it is just sublime perfection. 👍❤️
Man, you put all of my thoughts about this film into words. A truly wonderful film. I don't believe in "favorites" but if I did this would certainly be at the top of the list. Thanks.
A great thing about practical effects is that the actors are seeing it, and can act accordingly.
Great film one of my all time faves. Still unbeaten 2023!
Alien is my favorite film.
Excellent work on this video. Thank You.
Good stuff. Shared this series with some friends who were talking about Alien Day.
Great vid and channel, love finding channels like this.
Very imformative. I've always been a fan of the movie's art direction but this video makes me appreciate it more as a whole, and made me like the director a lot more.
Changing the framerate doesn't affect the realism of scaled perspective. That was just to simulate low gravity by slower movement.
Surely it would make the fog move slower thus giving the illusion of scale.
You'd move faster in low gravity, and slower in high gravity, something that *ALL* movies gets wrong.
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the nostrono and the space jockey when they appear first on the screen left the biggest impression on viewers since movie making
Alien is also my favorite scifi movie of all time. I had to wait until 1983 to enjoy it on a full theater screen and I had no idea what I was in for. I saw at the Greenville cinema in Dallas. One of those old, grand, and gilded movie palaces that showcased revivals. The contrast of this movie and the theater made it seem even more frightening and surreal. I went out the next day and purchased the VHS to add to my small collection of films. I watched it several times and felt the same way as I did the first time, however, I was able to put it in slow motion to catch any mistakes or visible tricks... I found none.
I also was pretty sure that oysters were used for the underside of the face hugger. Thank for confirming the fact. And thank you for this great video.
Yaphet Kotto was superb and funny .I just wanna go home and party !!
Harry Dean Stanton as well...his response to the signal they find....so what ?
Then Parker looks at him and laughs.These little details I missed initial viewings but find new bits every time.Magnificent movie
An *EXCELLENT* video in every respect! Thank you so much.. The film truly is a cinematic masterpiece and it's artistic and cultural influences are simply incalcuble!
I was sent to see 'Alien' the second day it was out, as I was a toy designer and sci fi toys were beginning to rage. Especially after ALL the toy manufactorers foolishly turned down the licensing for 'Star Wars'. All that is except 'Kenner', who had the vision to eat up virtually all the important categories: action figures, play sets, etc.
I previously tried to talk my company into getting 'Star Wars' toy licensing, as the 20th Century license promo looked gorgeous and _totally_ unique.
But I was firmy told, " Science Fictioni is a dead toy category and you cant give it away." Yeah....right!
Love everything this channel does. Please comeback soon
Awesome video. I’ll never stop loving this film.
*I think both Alien films are scary and fun to watch* ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
No CGI.. just art
I AGREE, MY FAVORITE TOO FOR THOSE EXACT REASONS!!!!!!!!! JUST SO REAL BRAVO TO CAST, CREW, MAKERS OF THIS MASTERPIECE! GREAT REVIEW
ALIEN is my favorite movie of all time. Grew up watching godzilla, creature feature, ultraman and all of the old classics. Never been more terrified and captivated at the same time
@drewcrew2101 cool anyway I grew up watching Jaws (1975) and Alien (1979) and Alligator (1980) and The Thing (1982) and Aliens (1986) and of course the Godzilla movies man we both have a cool childhood as well:).
Everything else, is just tame tame and more tame.. Those in the next generation will STILL enjoy this movie..because it never gets old.
“Thumbs up” to this video! Have loved Alien since it played at the movie theater where I worked. Masterpiece!!
helped loads with my uni work, thanks!
This is also my favorite movie. Simply put...It is brilliant!
I also adore this film. Thanks for the video.
Briliant, brilliant, brilliant.
Awesome video mate. Thank you
My favorite movie. I never get tired of watching it. Nowadays there can be CGI overload sometimes. The practical effects hold up to this day.
But there are scens where some cgi touch-ups would help, when the chestburster run across the table looks off.
Great video, and really interesting. I love "Alien," too -- still a major favorite of mine. I saw it when it originally came out in the theater and was literally on the edge of my seat the whole movie, it was so scary. I was far more impressed with this film than Star Wars.
Big thank for short but informative shape of the video!
MASTERWORK !!!
Cracking film and effects for the time
Loving this series.. I stumbled upon this while searching on how the Alien suit was created. I'm actually trying to create my own creature for a short film. This video showed some cool tricks.
One thing he left out is the fact that the alien has a real human skull under the "dome" You can see the dark eye sockets if you look closely.
A masterpiece ❤️
Saw that movie upons its release at age 16. Still amazing to this day at age 60….
Great video! Its my all time favorite horror movie too
You made me want to watch this movie again
Amazing video!
Brillante análisis. Muy digno de una cátedra de doctorado. GRACIAS...!!!
please make more content yr stuff is amazing! and i adore the one you did on david lynch
Maybe my favorite movie of all time. Still holds up. Still watch it today
Very nice video! I thank you so much !
I'm from Italy and i watched the movie in 1979 in a small village my family and I were used to go for summer holidays. I was just ten years old and I was attracted by the poster of the film and by the (Italian)tagline: "Il film shock dell'anno".
Me and a little friend of mine were always hanging around together all the time and we didn't have any money, but I knew for some time that the theatre had an emergency exit ajar(maybe faulty). So we decided to enter the theatre from there, and we did it.
And it was really shocking!
Particularly for two ten years old kids like us.
I remember that I couldn't stay alone at home or in a room for days... Maybe weeks. I was terrified!
That's how I approached what immediately became one of my favourites movies ever.
I hope to not have been too boring with this long story, but I just needed to tell it. 😊🛸🖤🎶
2001 a space Odyssee has the best Effects in the movie history!
I love EVERYTHING about this movie. EVERYTHING.
Same. Aliens is good, but i never understood why people say it's better than this masterpiece
@@PolishGod1234 I really think it’s just “apples and oranges”… 2 completely different “everything”… except the continuity that connects them.
I kind of figured the face hugger had an oyster in it. Excellent movie!
i thought a woman spread her legs and was under the table...
Not bad! Not bad at all! (Beautiful video, mate!)
Can never get tired of watching this masterpiece! Greatest horror movie ever....would rate it ahead of Jaws!
Both were masterpieces. Jaws is still my fav though.
@@sotiristsamandanis6424 hello there anyway Jaws (1975) and Alien (1979) and Alligator (1980) and The Thing (1982) all four of these movies are the greatest movies ever created as well:).
It really is the greatest sci-fi horror ever.
My fav film too....cheers.
Amazing film. I saw it atvthe pictures in Sydney on the biggest screen.i went straight back to watch it again. I saw star wars before and thought it was amateurish. Alien had a malevolent air around it. Sitting in the dark and so involved that it was exhausting and empowering.The art work by giger has never been excelled.genius
The four gothic-tower like structures were actually part of the refinery that the Nostromo was towing, they were not part of the ship.
This is the correct answer.
...there are no words to describe this MASTERPIECE . Best sci-fi horror movie of all time!
@teodoramirceavaldman2573 my friend hello anyway Alien (1979) directed by Ridley Scott and The Thing (1982) directed by John Carpenter they are both the greatest sci-fi horror movies ever created as well:).
It's my fav Sci-Fi movie and in my top 3 all categories. Fav horror movie I'd say The Thing.
My favorites is the derelict and the space jockey, but all in this movie is superb!
Aliens, incredible!
Meu filme preferido até hoje ...novembro de 2020...um obra de arte do cinema.
Wonderful analysis! I always thought there was something mysteriously frightening about just the name "Nostromo" itself.
I never realized how incredible this movie was until doing acid one day than once fully grounded and back to reality was driven to a friends house where we watched it perfect ending to the day. I was stunned once I saw how much more artistic it was than I ever knew about
Without question the best horror movie EVER. It,s a masterpiece
@davehooper5115 cool anyway Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982) are both the coolest sci-fi horror movies ever created as well:).
@@WilliamTheUnkownShoutout yea i loved ''the thing''
Excellent coverage of the mechanics of good film making. Thanks!
I was lucky. I only learned of the film on the day it opened in our local small town theater. All I could find out was that it was "science fiction". I am not necessarily a horror fan but love my sci-fi. However.... this film scared the water out of me. I screamed out loud in the theater when the chest burster did his thing. Did not do that again for 30 years during my first viewing of 28 Days Later. Anyways, Starlog magazine had a "full frontal" view of the alien on the cover the following month. THAT gave me "wake up screaming in the night" nightmares for weeks afterward. Fortunately, I like my nightmares. Lucky me.
Simon Deering (God bless) did some great modelmaking on this movie, for example the crashed spaceship at the beginning.
Done well, practical effects are great. Even today as CGI dominates so many big films. Christopher Nolan's one of the few big directors that prefers practical effects over CGI even with Oppenheimer. But even when he uses CGI he hides it well within the frame. That's why his movies always feel so different to other big budget films. His dedication to using practical effects always pays off because you hardly notice it as you're following the story and that's the trick.
Nice video!
People have been trying unsuccessfully to copy the various winning aspects of this movie since its release but nothing comes remotely close, what a masterpiece and Sigourney W is just fantastic in the leading role in this and all the follow up movies, I cant imagine anyone else in the Ripley role
I love this movie. Somehow I watched it and actually paid attention to it, without even being scared, as a child. I have no idea how or even why I would’ve picked it from the video rental place. Rental places were a really cool thing back then, there isn’t anything comparable now. Getting old is ass.
4:50 I’ve always loved the skull inside the dome detail of the alien. I feel like they have done away with it now, or it’s just not highlighted at all. Either way, bring it back into focus, it’s so cool and eerie. It really makes it seem scary, but also like some part of a human went into it’s making, just like the actual creature itself.
Brilliant
I always thought the cat Jonsi is the only friend of Alien.😂
Maybe you're right! 😆
No more CGI unless it is for the right reason. Build stuff again, give these creative guys and gals - real jobs. I love computers but it is used for the wrong reasons.
Good reason - computer programming, Wrong reason - The dark web, Good reason - porn websites
A film made in 1979 looks more realistic than films today with their cartoonish CGI effects.
My number one favorite horror film of all time. Number two is Night of the Living Dead. In each one of those movies you can see everyone involved went above and beyond to achieve the best possible product. To create fantasy on the screen you sometimes have to figure out how to do the impossible. And they did it.
I just watched this again, and from what I could tell, virtually ALL the effects in Alien were 100% captured in-camera. The only two exceptions were two bluescreen shots, at the start of movie, when Ripley looks out into space, and at the very end, when they show her looking out the window, as the Nostromo blows up.
Am in love
I was in the Army when Alien came out. Watched it at the post theater. Thought it was great then, and still do.
True 100% the best horror movie ever.
@marcov4190 awesome anyway Alien (1979) directed by Ridley Scott and The Thing (1982) directed by John Carpenter I consider the both of them 100% the greatest sci-fi horror movies ever created as well:).