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Combining practical and digital creature effects

Alien³'s cast and crew describe suits, miniatures, rod puppets, optical compositing, and early digital work. Colin and Greg Strause and John Davis discuss practical creatures and digital additions in Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem. Compare the available techniques and production constraints in the two periods.

Reading order

Read the commentaries in order.

  1. Alien³ poster

    Part 1 of 2

    Alien³ (1992)

    Alex Thomson / Terry Rawlings / Alec Gillis / Tom Woodruff Jr. / Richard Edlund / Paul McGann / Lance Henriksen

    Multi-voice / 2h 24m / 89 segments

  2. Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem poster

    Part 2 of 2

    Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem (2007)

    Colin Strause / Greg Strause / John Davis

    Director / 1h 36m / 214 segments