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A fan made modern trailer for Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi classic, ALIEN.

I took a simpler, less flashy approach with the edits on this one. Minimal fades and dissolves. Primarily straight forward cuts. That felt like the direction to go, given the tone of the film. My number one goal was trying to achieve the same atmosphere as the movie.

When I tackle any project with a creature or monster or alien, the first thing I try to figure out is how to avoid showing it. How to keep it out of the trailer. I kind of cheated this time around, showing about two frames of the Xenomorph at the end. I figured I could get away with that since it equals a fraction of a second of screen time. I also have the face-hugger in there. I didn’t consider it as spoiling too much since it isn’t in the movie that long.

I really didn’t see any other choice for music than the piece from the original trailer. Nothing says ALIEN like that pulse. It’s as identifiable with the film as James Bond’s theme, in my opinion. Making the choice to use the original trailer music actually made editing this easier.

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