It’s been 40 years since Ridley Scott’s
Alien burst onto cinema screens and
terrifi ed a generation of audiences.
While it’s rightfully remembered as
arguably the greatest sci-fi horror ever made,
it didn’t just chill us to the bone while pinning
us to our seats. It also set the visual template
for generations of fi lmmakers to come.
We’re not just talking about the iconic
creature designs of HR Giger, the perfect
killing machine that resembled nothing we had
ever seen before (it’s worth noting that Giger
also designed the ‘croissant’ ship and the
famous Space Jockey, which would be over-
explored in Scott’s own Prometheus decades
later). There’s also the Nostromo itself, aINSIDE THE MAKING OF ALIEN
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masterpiece of functional design from Ron
Cobb that established the reality of this band
of truckers in deep space, hauling cargo for a
big corporation and bickering about bonuses
and the quality of the food.
It’s the collision of these two elements, the
oddly familiar and the horrifyingly alien, that
makes Alien such a timeless piece of cinema,
and the new book The Making Of Alien from
author JW Rinzler dives into the creative
process. Packed full of interviews with Scott
and the production team and loaded with
artwork and never-before-seen photographs,
this is an essential window into a true genre
classic and we have a sneak peek right here
for you...
There’s a
wealth of art.