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Isnochys79 Community Member
Joined: 17 Jan 2013 Posts: 121 Location: France
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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 5:06 am Post subject: Bob Penn's Alien contact sheets |
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For information, Charles Lippincott (advertising and publicity consultant on Alien) has already published on his FB about 30 pages of contact sheets from the set photographer of the movie : Bob Penn.
The full set has more than 160 pages and I hope that Mr Lippincott get them all
https://www.facebook.com/charles.lippincott.9?fref=nf |
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Pro Mod Community Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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There's some wonderful background shots in the collection.
Wonder if he still has the negatives? |
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Space Jockey Community Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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Do we need to be a facebook member to be able to see the pics? |
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Isnochys79 Community Member
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 2:06 am Post subject: |
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Yes Space Jockey, you need one. Four more this day |
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Space Jockey Community Member
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Wow. I want 8x10 prints! _________________ Ripley: What's it key on?
Ash: Micro changes in air density. |
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8th_Passenger Community Member
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, lets hope some of these images have made it into the archive book.
Amazing.
Colin _________________ Ripley: What's it key on?
Ash: Micro changes in air density. |
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Space Jockey Community Member
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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It sure would be nice to see these in a book or something, definitely. |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:18 am Post subject: |
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Very cool...love contact sheets |
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SKIN JOB 66 Community Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 2724 Location: FRANCE
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:32 am Post subject: |
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8th_Passenger wrote: | Actually, lets hope some of these images have made it into the archive book.
Amazing.
Colin |
Unfortunately Colin the contact sheets didn't make it into the Alien Archives, this new book is even crappiest than the Alien Vault book, can you believe that ? (some photos displayed in its pages are blurry, I guess they originally were jpg images found on the web... oh well...)
If I had an advice it would be : Don't buy this one on Amazon, find one in a bookstore and see by yourself...
Fred _________________ THE FUTURE IS A THING OF THE PAST |
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8th_Passenger Community Member
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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Fred, that's bad news.
I was really hoping this book would be good.
Do you have a copy already?
I will definitely wait to see it in store now.
What we need is a Bob Penn 'Alien' coffee table book.
I'd buy it.
Colin _________________ Ripley: What's it key on?
Ash: Micro changes in air density. |
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SKIN JOB 66 Community Member
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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Yes Colin, already bought it on Amazon...
Damn, I was so stupid to do so...
The part devoted to the first Alien film is the less interesting of the whole book... or maybe it's because I know this one very well but frankly, don't expect a lot of never before seen photos or artworks... and those texts and descriptions... for example they call Jean "Moebius" Giraud... Jean Girard !
It's obvious that some images were directly scanned from older books...
Being a non-specialist of Aliens and Alien Resurrection, I thought the chapters devoted to these two are the best of the book...
Oh well, we're still imho very far from the kind of top notch work that's been delivered on some of the books devoted to Star Wars...
Maybe next time...
Fred _________________ THE FUTURE IS A THING OF THE PAST |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:53 am Post subject: |
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Bad news Fred and you're right, we're far from a behind-the-scene StarWars or now, 2001 A Space Odyssey. One is hoping to have it soon before all of those good people disappear! |
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Isnochys79 Community Member
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:21 am Post subject: |
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Yep, I confirm... a poor book for a 35th birthday |
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Isnochys79 Community Member
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:32 am Post subject: |
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The full set : 164 pages of contact sheets !!
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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MOG |
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Space Jockey Community Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:46 am Post subject: |
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I must admit I had my eye on the book at Amazon for a while, but held off. Then it got released and some reviews at AVPGalaxy were less than positive, which is a shame. It's disappointing to hear about the image quality.
Anyway - Bob Penn's photos look terrific. For fans of the movie this is pretty much holy grail stuff. An Alien - The Archive should be that - set blueprints, set photos, views of the cast, costumes, props. Interviews which as time goes on, may be a reprint of those conducted before.
One day maybe.... |
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Isnochys79 Community Member
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2015 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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From his FB page,Charles Lippincott is talking about editing a book with all the contact sheets . He will need, of course, FOX approval and tries now to locate and contact Bob Penn's family. |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2015 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Very good news indeed... TFS Isnochys79 |
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