The Making of Alien

There's a lot of stuff in here. In fact I found it overwhelming but wonderfully so. The amount behind the scenes photos and paintings were excellent. It's a good book to own if you love Alien. This is a wonderful companion piece to the behind the scenes documentaries featured on Alien Disk Two in the Quadrilogy dvd. Reading the behind the scenes fights that Dan O'Bannon had over his credit as well as the battles that Ridley Scott fought to make this film were compelling. The only problem I had was that I felt the visual effects behind the scenes stories were shortchanged (there's a part in the book where a tracking shot that moves past planets and stars up to the Nostromo where the crew can be seen in the windows is mentioned and how it was as good as anything in 2001: A Space Odyssey but that shot isn't in the final cut-what happened to it?) . Anyhow, an excellent book. Now if you want more info on this marvelous film look up Alien Makers on the internet, dig up Fantastic Films magazine for interviews with the creators (where some of the quotes by some of the crew members came from and finally Cinfex issue #1 which is really in depth regarding the visual effects.

Just when Alien aficionados think they have read, seen and heard everything on this classic, here comes 'The Making of Alien' by JW Rinzler from Titan Books . There are so many books, documentaries, articles, websites and podcasts that cover the making of this masterpiece. This book takes previously known material and combines it with unreleased information, documents, shooting schedules, photos and brand new interviews. The book is beautifully written and gorgeously compiled. It's not just about the making of Alien, it sheds light on the making of film, from the creative process to the release. I can't praise it enough. Something I find very amusing: I have never seen a film (or franchise) where so many people try to take credit for someone else's work. However when fate intercedes and the same thing happens to them...well you would think its the biggest injustice ever committed. The funniest example is regarding the writing credit and the resulting arbitration. I hope,the author writes the stories of 'Aliens' and 'The Shining.'

Covered the steps all the way through the process of making the film. The book was a real treat for an Alien Fan.

I thought I knew everything about the movie but this book opened it up to another level. The amount of detail about the production (not just the actual shooting but nearly all other aspects) are really amazing. You just get absorbed in the details. The narrative jumps around quite a bit but it's going pretty much in chronological order in terms of how the movie was made. Yes I wish there could have been more photos but honestly what is there is really good even if some of the pics are really small in places. I have no problem giving this book 5/5 stars and it should be a must-have addition for any fan of the film.

Simply put: This is unequivocally the magnum opus for every last detail and behind-the-scene record for the gestation, creation and birth of the iconic 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece ALIEN. This effort dwarfs the two other formidable entires in the field (ALIEN Vault and ALIEN Archives) with it's more nuanced and in-depth descriptions of the history, people, ideas and events that fell into place for this seminal movie to reach the big-screen. It's stories you've read before but MORE SO.... it's photos you've seen before but MORE SO. New interviews and unearthed commentary by fringe contributors shine a whole new light into the never-before-known corners of this production. A true crown-jewel for any hard-core ALIEN fanatic. A 10-out-of-10 collector's dream come true! HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

We're a huge fan of Alien and Aliens in the family. I'm probably the only one as interested in the production history, but that's the stuff I nerd out on. Many of these style books are mostly photos re-collected from other press outlets. Not this case. Rinzler does again what he did for the original Star Wars Trilogy and Planet of the Apes--he combines seen, not seen photos and research/interviews/and more for the whole movie. It's a deep dive that's worth coming back to. I've gone through this once, then watched the movie, and it's a great experience. I can see doing it again multiple times.

Gorgeous, informative, created by one of the best making-of authors out there. Short review, I know. If you have the disposable income, and interest in this film., just buy it. Best.

'Alien' might just be my favorite movie of all time. I can't count the number of times I've seen it, and it never gets old. I'm a super-fan of the movie so you can understand why finding this book was like getting struck by a bolt of lightning. The detail in the book is amazing, from the inception of the story back in the mid-70s right through final film edits and release to theaters. Interviews with cast and crew, behind-the-scenes photos of all kinds, details of studio intrigue...I don't know how the author was able to put all this together but kudos to him. Big time.

El mejor libro sobre la creación de alien, diría que es el definitivo, mucho mejor que alien the archive y alien vault, este libro está escrito de una manera que te mantiene leyendo, tiene información y fotos nunca antes vistas de la saga, recomiendo altamente este libro 10/10

I’m a big fan of Rinzler’s work. His three books on the original Star Wars trilogy are the best books on the subject. His “Alien” book is in the same class. Excellent content. The book came nicely packaged. The book itself was wrapped in plastic.

Fantástico libro que relata desde su origen la creación de una de las mejores películas de terror y ciencia-ficción de la historia. El libro es descomunal, con grandes fotografías y documentos sobre todas las fases de creación del film. Muy interesante para los fans. Eso sí, todo en inglés. Si hubiera versión en castellano, seguro que lo habría disfrutado más.

Wer sich für den Film-Klassiker "Alien" interessiert, der findet hier wirklich ALLES, was es dazu zu berichten gibt. Inklusive der Storyboards von R. Scott (auch er kann gut zeichnen). Massen an Bildmaterial (oft nur hier zu sehen) und gute englische Texte von JW Rinzler dazu. Der Mann hat lange Erfahrung mit dem Schreiben von Making of... Büchern, z.B. auch über die Star Wars Filme.Wer also fließend Englisch lesen kann, der erhält hier sehr viel für sein Geld :-)Eigentlich braucht man zu Alien nur dieses Buch - aber Buch- Sammlungen haben ja auch etwas ;-)Ich freue mich schon auf Rinzler's "Making of Aliens" , das wohl im Mai 2020 erscheint und ebenfalls hier vorbestellt werden kann...

Libro molto bello sia per contenuto che per impaginazione.Del resto o vi interessa l'argomento Alien o qualunque recensione è inutile.