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Designing the Other: Aliens on Film

2016-11-28

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An overview of some alien creature designs from popular movies over the last few decades, and what information those designs impart to the audience.

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From ET's big baby eyes, to the HR Giger's xenomorph from Ridley Scott's Alien's no-eyes and the Independence Day aliens no-mouth. Also, District 9 is in here, too. Tags, tags, tags.


Arrival (2016)
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Alien (1979)
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Independence Day (1996)
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
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District 9 (2009)
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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Transformers (2007)
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Lindsay Ellis Lindsay Ellis is creating video essays and other nondescript content. You can find her latest miniseries “It’s Lit!” at PBS.org. Visit VintageChezLindsay on Youtube for her previous work. Enjoy these hottest of takes on Disney, Transformers, and Musicals. All hail the Algorithm.
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