Friday, September 3, 2010
Alien
I recently watched the movie Alien. The shots taken in the movie are confined to the the storyline. Most of the movie takes place in a futuristic spaceship. The halls and corridors of this spaceship are not very wide nor very long. Therefore most most of the movie consists of middle shots and close-ups. Though this can confine the movie it is done very well to make it the classic sci-fi horror movie that scared our parents and grandparents in the late 1970's and early '80's. The closeness of the shots gives the viewer a feel of what the confines of the spaceship might feel like; claustrophobic in some cases. This view also helps make it more suspenseful since you can see less of what's happening but have a feeling of what's to come. Overall the shots in the movie are done well whether or not the alien looks like a man in a suit, which it doesn't!, and some of the lines are corny.
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Good viewing choice. It's classic sci-fi from Ridley Scott. Seems like you have a theme going with your viewing of Gladiator and this. Blade Runner might be a good choice next. I always enjoy watching a bunch of films by one director or actor and drawing comparisons across their career. Some good insights here. Glad to see you're looking critically at the aesthetics of films. This is the best way to enhance your own craft. Keep watching.
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