PRODUCTION DESIGN CASE STUDY:
ALIEN 3YEAR OF RELEASE: 1992
DIRECTOR: David Fincher WRITER: Vincent Ward, David Giler CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alex Thomson EXEC. PRODUCER: Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Ezra Swerdlow GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION / ACTION PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Norman Reynolds, Michael White STORYLINE: Ellen Ripley is the only survivor when the Sulaco's escape ship crashes on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. While grieving the loss of her friends, Ripley must once again face a new xenomorph mutation as it hunts down the prisoners and guards while leaver her unharmed. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley leads the men into battle against the terrifying creature. The real nightmare start, though, when Ripley discovers why the alien won't attack her. |