What do aliens look like? | Arrival Part 1

How have alien creature designs evolved over time? In this first episode of Arrival, we chat about how our human perspective influences what we imagine aliens to look like. We also chat about the role that aliens have played in the last few decades of cinema and how that affects our design and depiction of aliens. We wrap up the conversation with a look to the future and consider the characteristics of aliens in the next decade of filmmaking.

References:

CNN “How depictions of aliens have evolved”: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/alien-like-no-other/index.html

Business Insider “40th Anniversary of 'Alien' Movie: How Aliens in Film Have Changed”: https://www.businessinsider.com/40th-anniversary-of-alien-movie-aliens-in-film-changes-2019-8?r=US&IR=T

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