Another classic franchise which used outstanding visual fx.
Aliens - Miniature / Set Extension
As the Marines make their way through the atmosphere processor, they discover the entrance to the ‘alien hive’.
This is a great example of using a foreground miniature to extend the size of a filming set.
One of the very first shots of principle photography, this was always going to to closely scrutinised by the studio.
After viewing this shot for the first time, execs asked, “You seem to be spending all the money on gigantic sets, where are the visual effects?”
The art department were quite pleased that they had fooled them.
