Alien vault : the definitive story and legacy

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Label

Alien vault : the definitive story and legacy

Title remainder

the definitive story and legacy

Statement of responsibility

Ian Nathan

Creator

• Nathan, Ian

Author

• Nathan, Ian

Subject

• Alien films
• Alien films -- Pictorial works
• Motion pictures -- Art direction
• Motion pictures -- Art direction
• Motion pictures -- Production and direction
• Alien (Motion picture)
• Pictorial works
• Science fiction films
• Science fiction films -- Pictorial works
• Motion pictures -- Production and direction
• Alien (Motion picture)

Genre

• Pictorial works

Language

eng

Summary

"Alien Vault opens a portal into the making of the legendary film Alien, tracing its path from embryonic concept to fully fledged box office phenomenon. Previously published in 2011, the new edition includes an additional chapter tracing the path of Ridley Scott's return to the Alien saga with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. For 40 years, audiences have been simultaneously captivated and appalled as the spaceship Nostromo is invaded and its crew stalked by a terrifying parasitic creature. From the gore of the infant alien bursting from Kane's chest to the mounting claustrophobia as Ripley discovers the monster has followed her into the escape shuttle, Alien is a chilling masterpiece. Featured herein are: Director Ridley Scott's own annotated storyboards, Polaroids, and script pages; the elegant but disturbing concept artwork of H.R. Giger, sketches and construction blueprints for the Nostromo; costume designs by Moebius; a treasure trove of never-before-seen photographs of the cast and crew; and ten meticulously reproduced artifacts--such as replications of storyboards, a detailed schematic of the Nostromo, early designs of O'Bannon's facehugger concept, and a promotional poster from Japan--enclosed in envelopes, for readers to remove and examine more closely Fully authorized and illustrated throughout, the updated Alien Vault is the ultimate tribute to a film that changed cinema forever."--Slipcase

Cataloging source

YDX

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

PN1997.A3225

LC item number

N34 2019

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography