There are few alien designs as iconic as the retro 50s spaceman or H.R. Giger's xenomorph, but it feels like sci-fi has kind of repeated the same designs repeatedly over the years. But the 2014 Tom Cruise time loop story Edge Of Tomorrow actually has a fascinating alien design that might be the most unique in the history of science fiction - but it's an alien that can only work within the context of this specific story.
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Second Channel Rambling:
https://youtu.be/frTl2e8E0uw
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0:00 - Alien Archetypes
2:12 - [Plot summary ends here]
3:10 - Silhouettes
4:25 - Inspirations
6:00 - Procedural Animation
8:15 - Sound Design
11:35 - Thanks for watching :)
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Referenced Media:
Alien (1979)
Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022)
District 9 (2009)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Mars Attacks (1996)
Paul (2011)
Predator (1987)
Prometheus (2011)
Rainworld (2017)
Shadow of the Colossus (2005)
Starship Troopers (1997)
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Referenced Art:
"Necronom IV" by H.R. Giger, 1976
"Erotomechanics VII" by H.R. Giger, 1979
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Referenced Videos:
https://youtu.be/iiKeTPL6HPk?si=9KDLME5DRuEsA9OK
https://youtu.be/1eYAWlRCdUE?si=s_pHwNOwPQ130Vfu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fICQmBEt4Y
https://youtu.be/jIwrswJEFBQ?si=tlEYxeCZ9Y0vxEeT
https://youtu.be/EVBseo4YLa4?si=cOlva3IQCT5FzUHc
https://youtu.be/FdPkHBfyuqo?si=k1xGNqIh1VA2jj6S
https://youtu.be/sVntwsrjNe4?si=TiztfZbbAIhXV6Ye
https://youtu.be/FdPkHBfyuqo?si=k1xGNqIh1VA2jj6S
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMwjYuyefRs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0mLfzbmqcg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8N7bUt_B8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kCx55OZfg8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prD50F5SYSU
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