Alien: Early Ridleygram storyboard of alien beast running down the Nostromo corridor for Alien. (1978) by Ridley Scott references Illustration from the Radio Times (February 6th to 12th, 1971 edition) for Harley Cokeliss' Crash documentary, (featuring JG Ballard).

 

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Illustration from the Radio Times (February 1971) for Harley Cokeliss' Crash documentary

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Alien: Ridleygram storyboard of alien beast running down the Nostromo corridor for Alien (1978) by Ridley Scott

 

 

a) Early Ridleygram storyboard of alien beast running down the Nostromo corridor for Alien.

(1978) by Ridley Scott.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 b) Illustration advertising Harley Cokeliss' Crash in the Radio Times (1971)

 

 

c) The left eye becomes the shoulder and the right eye becomes the space between the jaw and the outstretched upper arm on the right

 

g) In terms of the layout of the image, Ballard's head becomes the hatch opening on the left

 

 

 

h) Side details on the racing car become the alien beast's head and a semi circle

 

 

i) detail showing the alien beast's head and the racing car side decorations

 

j) The lower right side of the face down to the chin becomes the alien beast's leg and the right lapel of the collar becomes the foot