The breathtaking production design by conceptual artist Ron Cobb and painstaking attention to detail weren’t the only elements of "Alien" that added to an effective sense of realism. A similar premise was used by Duncan Jones and his film crew inside the "Moon" moonbase soundstage, and Joss Whedon built the “Serenity” as one complete set for " Firefly."
And as a result, the actors felt trapped inside it, adding as much as possible to their performance. The Nostromo was a self-contained set that you couldn't get out of except by walking all the way through it. Scott went to great lengths to not only achieve stunning set design, but also to create a real environment that was as close as possible to what he was trying to portray on film. It's more of a set piece, where they're on a planet, they're in the alien ship and they're on the Nostromo, and that's really it." "While the effects were good, there wasn't a lot of special effects in the movie.
It was just an uncomfortable, beautifully done flick," Plait said. "Alien" is like a painting: a beautiful piece of art that goes from beginning to end with a real eye toward what it is that scares us - with the hanging chains and the tight spaces and all - the mechanical, the machinery, industrial stuff everywhere. And when you factor in the ultrareal, retro-future set design, any distractions to the story were kept to a minimum. Consequently, like a theatre production, the environment was minimal. Most of "Alien" is set aboard the Nostromo, and the scenes that aren’t, are set on the derelict alien spacecraft, and briefly, on the planet’s surface. Unlike other blockbuster sci-fi films of the '70s and '80s, there was very little need for green screen special effects – or blue screen, as it was back then. We spoke to Plait because, in addition to being a leading scientist in his field and a well-known space spokesperson on television, like us, he’s also a colossal science fiction fan. Related: 'Aliens' Reebok Stomper Sneakers Available Once Again on Alien Day "There'd been other movies that had used space as the setting for a thriller, but this one was so gritty and dirty and real-feeling." "Oh, yeah, it's an iconic film! It changed the way horror, thrillers, science fiction - just all of those genres - depicted this sort of thing," said astrophysicist Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy on SyFy Wire.
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However, a combination of innovative ideas, solid storytelling, creative cinematography and mind-blowing production design ensured that this movie would be like nothing else that had come before it. And, according to movie mythos, the story was pitched early on as "Jaws" in space. The basic premise itself wasn't entirely new innocents on Earth and in space had been terrorized by a single, sinister alien many times before. It was met with immediate critical acclaim and box office success, winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects three Saturn Awards (Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director for Scott and Best Supporting Actress for Veronica Cartwright) and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, along with countless other nominations.
Based on a story by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, the film follows the crewmembers of the commercial space tug Nostromo, who encounter the eponymous Alien, a deadly and aggressive extraterrestrial running loose on the ship.
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