The Planetoid Project - Restoring ALIEN's Planetoid Sequence
- 6 years ago
A composite of pretty much all the extant Planetoid, Derelict and Space Jockey footage I have at my disposal from ALIEN. All footage seen here was taken from commonly available documentaries about how the film was made & the sound sampled from the Theatrical Print. There are no gory horror movie scenes, just guys stumbling around in space suits. Those who love action may be disappointed.
Most of the clips are not “cut shots” but test footage, alternate angles and sequences which were never finished in post-production for the theatrical release which turned up on Making Of documentaries. Took some artistic liberty in looping a couple of favored sequences including sound, apologies to the purists. Also includes a number of production still scans from my collection of ALIEN media forms blended in. Be advised this compilation is FAR from definitive and I am always looking for additional Planetoid shots.
SOURCES:
1) Giger’s Alien (1979, 20th Century Fox Japan VHS)
2) The Alien Legacy (1999, 20th Century Fox Alien Quadrilogy Collection)
3) The Beast Within: The Making of Alien (2003, 20th Century Fox SE DVD)
3) Bonus Content “Cutscene” from the 2003 SE DVD
4) About twenty seconds taken from the Theatrical Print found on the 2003 SE DVD (most footage showing the finished movie were either clips used in the documentaries or the “Cutscene”).
5) Audio sampled from the Theatrical Print from that same source.
6) Scanned production stills from my collection of Alien-related media forms including some of the marvelous Alien trading card series by Topps.
(I believe there are other clips on certain Out of Print and/or overseas pressed sources which I’d love to track down. If anyone has more Planetoid scenes please give me a shout, we’ll trade up or something.)
This upload is part of a larger conceptual project exploring the influence ALIEN had upon my evolution as a visual artist. NO INFRINGEMENT IS INTENDED. For artistic purposes only. If you like ALIEN and have not please obtain the current BR pressing, it is excellent.
https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Sigourney-Weaver/dp/B003GXJ072/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496204972&sr=8-1&keywords=alien+1979
Most of the clips are not “cut shots” but test footage, alternate angles and sequences which were never finished in post-production for the theatrical release which turned up on Making Of documentaries. Took some artistic liberty in looping a couple of favored sequences including sound, apologies to the purists. Also includes a number of production still scans from my collection of ALIEN media forms blended in. Be advised this compilation is FAR from definitive and I am always looking for additional Planetoid shots.
SOURCES:
1) Giger’s Alien (1979, 20th Century Fox Japan VHS)
2) The Alien Legacy (1999, 20th Century Fox Alien Quadrilogy Collection)
3) The Beast Within: The Making of Alien (2003, 20th Century Fox SE DVD)
3) Bonus Content “Cutscene” from the 2003 SE DVD
4) About twenty seconds taken from the Theatrical Print found on the 2003 SE DVD (most footage showing the finished movie were either clips used in the documentaries or the “Cutscene”).
5) Audio sampled from the Theatrical Print from that same source.
6) Scanned production stills from my collection of Alien-related media forms including some of the marvelous Alien trading card series by Topps.
(I believe there are other clips on certain Out of Print and/or overseas pressed sources which I’d love to track down. If anyone has more Planetoid scenes please give me a shout, we’ll trade up or something.)
This upload is part of a larger conceptual project exploring the influence ALIEN had upon my evolution as a visual artist. NO INFRINGEMENT IS INTENDED. For artistic purposes only. If you like ALIEN and have not please obtain the current BR pressing, it is excellent.
https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Sigourney-Weaver/dp/B003GXJ072/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496204972&sr=8-1&keywords=alien+1979