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 The Alien Saga

1. Alien

2. Aliens

  3. Alien 3

4. Alien Resurrection

5. Aliens vs Predator 

 6. Aliens vs Predator : Requiem 

 7. Prometheus

8. Alien: Covenant
 
9. Alien 5


Other Alien blogs, forums and sites to explore:

 AVPGalaxy.net 
 Propsummit.com
TheRealCharlesLippincott.blogspot.co.uk
Dennis Lowe's website 
Martin Bower's Model World 
Monsterlegacy.blogspot.co.uk. 
thenostromofiles.com
retrocosm.net 
 www.avpcentral.com
Strange Shapes 
Weyland Yutani Archives
L'AnimaDelMostro.blogspot.com
runesoup.com
 
& my exploratory Alien fan art and ideas site,
 Alien Predalien Ad Infinitum
and my other site just about my own other thoughts
The Wmmvrrvrrmm blog  


This blog is the work of Dominic Kulcsar

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Ridley Scott 

 

Conceiving the story

Pre-Production 

Production Begins

Making the Movie

Afterthoughts

Echoes

Production Timeline

 Film released 

Resources

Aliens

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Making Aliens

The Creature Department

Costumes

Timeline: Production November 1985 

Afterthoughts

Alien 3

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Making of Alien

First plans

Clive Barker asked to scriptwrite

William Gibson works on a script

Renny Harlin attempts to make Alien 3

Vincent Ward attempts to make Alien 3

Giger works on Alien 3

The Beginning of the film

ADI's dog alien

Dogburster hero animatronic puppet original movie prop

Dog Burster Paint Reference Prototype Head original production material

Dogburster Head cast original production material

Alien creature reference model

¼ scale three-piece production casting of the Alien

Alien 3 Rod Puppet Maquette original production material

Ox "bambi burster" head
 

Cocoons

Haven't a clue about Bishop 2

Baby alien queen prop

 The end of Ripley?

Sigourney Weaver photographed by Helmut Newton



Production materials 

Gino Acevedos alien painting guide 

 Cpl. Dwayne Hicks's Dead Body

Pair of mummies

Blueprints

Sigourney Weaver plaster cast 'life mask'



Costumes  

Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) prison uniform

Morse's (Danny Webb) hooded overcoat

Kevin's (Phil Davis) costume

Eric's (Niall Buggy) costume

Dillon's (Charles Dutton) costume

William's (Clive Mantle) costume 

 Arthur's (Deobia Oparei) costume

Aaron's (Ralph Brown) costume after explosion 

Other Prisoner Costume    

Afterthoughts

The Shadow of the Sphinx

Alien Beast partly inspired by HR Giger's New York city paintings?

Alien beast partly inspired by Poltergeist 2 creature designs?

 Curious similarities to Lars Von Trier's Element of Crime

Parallels with Koji Suzuki's novel Ring

Theatrical cut as a portent of the next Alien director

Stephen King seen watching Alien 3 

Aliens Vs Predator

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Paul W Anderson

The Development of Peter Brigg's AvP script

Paul W. S. Anderson comes on board

Patrick Tatopoulos's concept work for alien lifeforms

John Fasano's Pred-Alien sketch

Constantine Sekeris sketches for alien lifeforms

Aliens as used in the film

Various alien maquettes

Ron Shusett and Dan O'Bannon's involvement

Afterthoughts

Aliens In A Puzzle Box Pyramid

Von Däniken concepts in Alien vs Predator

Aztec architecture influenced by Predators

Borrowed from the Alien saga 

Sigourney Weaver vs Alien vs Predator

Alien Resurrection

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Pre-production
Reviving the Alien Franchise
Whedon writes the Alien Resurrection script
Whedon injects vampiric blood into the script
Calling Sigourney
Winona Ryder cast as Annalee Call

Other directors considered for Alien Resurrection
Choosing a director
Marco Brambilla
Anthony Waller 
Terry Gilliam was offered an Alien sequel
Matthieu Kassovitz was considered
Peter Jackson was asked to direct
Danny Boyle almost directed
Paul W Anderson almost directed
David Cronenberg was asked to direct 

Production Crew
Darius Khondji

Making the movie
 Signing Jeunet on
No Marc Caro alien
Inspired by Francis Bacon

The God Light 
Nigel Phelp's Auriga "crucifix ship"
Designing the final Auriga  


Creature and SFX department
The Newborn
ADI's Newborn Rod Puppet
The Newborn skull casting hard copy (original production material) 
The Viper Pit / Nest 
Citadel Miniatures's Plague Elemental inspire the Newborn?
Alien Stunt Head Prop (Genuine?)
Dr Wren (J.E. Freeman) Animatronic Bust 

Costumes
DiStephano's costume
Vriess' costume
Hillard's costume
Christie's costume
Auriga crew costume 

Concept Artists
Sylvain Despretz
Chris Cunningham / Halls
Steve Wang
Jordu Schell
Arthur Lee
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Giger's responses to the issue of his credit in the film
 Giger's letter to 20th C Fox no.1 (November 13th 1997)
Giger's letter to 20th C Fox no.2 (December 19th 1997)

Afterthoughts
 Jan Kounen and the alien
Dark Horse Alien comics influence
Ripley - Call: A lesbian relationship? 
Homage to Ken Russell's "Mahler"?
Alien Warrior by Arthur Lee (painted by Daniel Brodzik?) references:
a. Master Francke's Resurrection of Christ (1424) ? 
b. "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" (1907) by Pablo Picasso?  
c) Vaughan's tattoo in David Cronenberg's Crash?
 

Echoes from Alien Resurrection
Chris Cunningham's "Africa Shox" music video.
Alien Resurrection inspires Pitof's Vidocq
Creature-Effect's alien mutant

Resources
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Alien 5: Red Harvest (Unmade)

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Sigourney's dream of continuation

Neil Blomkamp and Alien 5

Carlos Huante's alien drone concepts

ADI alien maquette