Landing the USCSS Nostromo Short Subject Media Lab Experiment - Multimedia ALIEN (1979) Homage/Parody

 

Project originated in November of 2021 "reviewing" a Galoob Micro Machines diecast miniature of the USCSS Nostromo from Ridley Scott's ALIEN (1979). Without even meaning to I made a primitive stop motion photography montage of still images using some cotton wadding from an aspirin bottle to replicate exhaust/dust as the ship settles onto the planetoid. Backdrop painting and terrain are both all acrylics on wood from 2020, the painting especially seen in several other images & video segments. Below is the current edit running 2 minutes with booming stereo sound.

Click here to open video in a new window for fullscreen view options. What I've done here is to edit the Soft Landing sequence from this upload from November 2021 with a 3.75" designer action figure of Mr. Ash from Science Division. The new edit significantly enhances transitions, adjust the color to heighten image contrast and remixed audio.

Here's the Nostromo review video with original edit of the landing:

Galoob Micro Machines' exquisite diecast Derelict miniature. Go find one! so glad I did.

YouTube Channel Trailer for May 2023 - The Zarathrusta Box Media Lab Experiment from November 2020

This was good. I try to update a trailer for my main YouTube channel and had forgotten about this one. Digital movie project from November 2020. Runs 1 minute 45 seconds. Will dig out pix on the project and do a nice looksee. Have used the diorama box for other projects but keep the toy pieces shown stashed inside, good to go when the display opportunity is right.

Intro thumbnail for the blog, its link should open the video as well or use the playback options below. The first few moments are very soft by the way. Uses a public domain LP recording of the Stravinsky theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Kinds of builds up from peaceful calm, you know? and the entire video project is an homage to both 2001 and ALIEN, with people finding something unexpected someplace they were drawn to by signals detected in space.

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Materials used were a "Lost in Space" diecast Lunar Module vehicle by Johnny Lightning, LP Toys & Giant Plastics figure copies made in Hong Kong by unknowns. Acrylics by Golden Artist Colors, crater sculpted using "Great Stuff" foam insulation, modeling clay for the Space Sentinel. Housing box randomly saved from the recycle heap; 10x20x8 inches overall.

Music source unknown vinyl rip from LP. Short subject made using iMovie at my home basement media arts lab. Feel welcome to peruse my channel's other videos & public playlists for more, bookmark and subscribe. Content dating back to 2009! wow.