Adam Savage Meets Alien: Covenant's Xenomorph Animatronic!

[@maibrittlisborg7691]

Most iconic creature ever! Scary and eerily beautiful at the same time.

[@mrsickukxx1332]

Yes, it has a dark beauty and it’s graceful. The elegant curves and that violating mouth. Nightmare fuel, pure Giger

[@chrisworthington1027]

Aliens & Jaws will always be favorite two movies from my adolescence. Just their presence on the screen makes the hair on my neck jump and makes me slide to th me edge of my seat.

[@Bruce.B]

( 4:12 ) That story was too cool to cut that short. It is amazing how the techniques in a film can affect different people differently.

[@Lyoonknows]

2:07 When you try to sneak into your house drunk.

[@subcuzilikememesd791]

Lyontrlolz lol

[@mr.whiskers9556]

LOL 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

[@shadesofmist9214]

hahahahahha

[@PatriotRaz]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Paul20661]

xd

[@TheLivelovelaugh165]

0:46 who else was expecting it to shoot out it's inner jaw

[@redthegreatterror1910]

Small Teddy me

[@timothy9954]

Not me

[@Typedshift]

Me

[@azmike3572]

I thought for sure the first thing she'd say to Adam would be, "Don't get too close; he bites."

[@icecreamisnice117]

I'd like to see a cut of the film with just the practical effects.

[@dariancreed9022]

i realize Im quite off topic but do anyone know a good place to stream newly released tv shows online ?

[@allthelittleworms]

it wouldn't fix the abysmal lack of subtlety or bad designs and writing but it would certainly look a lot nicer

[@darthmalicos9973]

Lol, do you pedantic guys know that if you erase CGI in movies you will only see goofy plastic animatronics that move like a turtle right ? Of course you don't know it, you ppl wouldnt say such dumb things if you did...

[@legolorian3271]

@@darthmalicos9973yes it’s crazy how many people that know absolutely nothing about vfx all rave about how movies need more practical effects and cgi sucks when they have no idea what the difference even looks like

[@parmysan8450]

I love that he’s treating it like a real animal

[@stevenmielke1662]

The Xenemorph terrified me as a kid after sneaking out of my room and watching Aliens from the end of the hallway while my parents were oblivious. Every night that thing would crawl out from my closet on the ceiling as soon as the lights went out. Even in my 40's now I think if I was Adam walking into the room with that head moving, I would be leery to get close to it. Ha, ha!

[@OffMyKeys]

I love how the head seems like it's paying attention to the conversation...

[@CookieCat94]

Holy hell that Xenomorph head looks cool.

[@yeeyeebubba1885]

Von Huyzen I would agree but something about the alien covenant alien screams xenomorph just the way it looks and I love the more open back tubes idk I just live the way it looks probably my fav alien look but I can see why the original giger design is more liked it’s gorgeous and terrifying

[@ЛюдаКостенко-й9о]

Хр

[@King-dk6ry]

@Von Huyzen i wish there was a Predator

[@AaronGRandall]

I love this series of Alien content. Always a pleasure to see behind the scenes. Thank you for sharing!

[@MaverickCulp]

I love that story Adam had about his dad and sister at the end, and it's so true! We hardly ever see the Alien and when we do it's just the arm or face.

[@merlussaoficial]

We are in the year 2023 and there is still no movie that has been able to overcome this wild entity.

[@lilfatherfigure1121]

The design and animatronics is out of this world!

[@erenyeager7126]

That scene where the animatronic Protomorph destroyed the camera with its extendable mouth was honestly... beautiful.

[@Sean_0109]

Eeeeeeren yeaaaagerrrrrrrrr

[@xGoodOldSmurfehx]

i love Adam, such a technophile and engineer really :D

[@LuthienCross]

these are my favorite kinds of videos on this page

[@CrystalMcGhee]

Nice to see that sweet animatronic Xenomorph that they made for the film! I always love when practicals are used in film(s). I just wish Alien: Covenant used the practicals to their advantage instead of the over use of CGI.

[@icecreamisnice117]

It's McGhee Would've been nice to see a combination of the two, instead of complete CG.

[@MapleLeafAce]

@@icecreamisnice117 agreed. Even AvP did a good job of balancing the two. Suits for close ups and CGI for action shots.

[@danielbutterworth1973]

The demolition scenes are both cgi and practical the chestburster is all practical, the scenes on the planet are all cgi and most of the scenes of the demolition on the ship are practical

[@martysmith2422]

Notice how much better the cuts from the original Alien look compared to the sequel.

[@michael-u7g8l]

These insights are fascinating. Loving that Aussie accent also!

[@PANZORification]

try again

[@michael-u7g8l]

PANZORification What are your thoughts?

[@michael-u7g8l]

PANZORification Maybe Canadian if not Australian?

[@sarge019l4]

Probably a kiwi if not Australian.

[@TheClassicWorld]

I'm thinking New Zealand. Weta (Peter Jackson's) maybe?

[@KenoshiAkai]

Impressive work, but Giger's original costume worn by Bolaji Badejo looked much better.

[@lewis7515]

Everyone has to keep trying to re-invent it - and, every time, it's worse.

[@KenoshiAkai]

@@lewis7515 They keep giving it chicken legs. I hate the chicken legs.

[@arturoorgaz]

I was just at Giger's museum in Gruyere last week, and I have to agree, the original costume was incredibly impressive, full of detail and a lot more elegant in many ways.

[@KenoshiAkai]

@@arturoorgaz The more humanoid qualities make it more unsettling, I think. Rather than having it run around on all fours and bouncing off of walls. That is so cool that you got to see Giger's museum.

[@lewis7515]

@@arturoorgaz The original idea is beyond improvement. It was supposed to be a disturbing analog, of us. A sentient being, built in principles of biology, intellect, morality and sociology, of its own. A nature and society, effectively, superior to ours - but totally and completely beyond our comprehension. Alien.

[@stratsometimespaints]

I cannot get enough of this BTS for Covenant

[@AurelioSon]

Hope to see the Big Chap in Awakening with the translucent dome and all

[@spartan3924]

I'm happy that they're using physical and CGI techniques together, I thought the aliens in the film looked really good especially because they got to be as aggressive as they're meant to be, on a graphical sense I loved the film, I just wish the story wasn't really ruined

[@josephlowry4320]

That's an magnificent Animatronic Xenomorph head, Xenomorphs are badass.

[@massapower]

And that's how film making is made... REALISM 😁👍🏻and not crappy CGI !

[@TheGoldSwordSquad]

I don't get why studios pay to have beautiful animatronics made and then they just animate over them. They did the same with Jurassic world

[@JW-ZeroSpyderW]

Diamond Gaming, I think it's to do with getting the right movement, the right size and also so it doesn't conflict with other moving items such as people.

[@MercuryAlphaInc]

Well, Jurassic World never had Animatronics. They were just models. Jurassic World: Lost Kingdom WILL have Animatronics again, apparently. First and foremost: Rexy.

[@BenJewer]

The Jurassic World raptor heads were never actually animatronic, they were just still models for lighting/acting reference unfortunately, so always intended to be replaced. At least some animatronics made it into that film (the dying apatosaurus) whereas in Covenant I'm 90% certain all of the animatronics were at the very least massively augmented with CG, if not totally replaced. The CG Xenomorph flipping around the ship really killed any tension for me.

[@hippofeathers5479]

Thing is it helps the human mind perceive things as real. If it's 100% digital it often misses the mark because it doesn't really exist in the space. If it's just a muppet it misses the mark in some respects, finish usually. The best way to avoid uncanny valley is to use a hybred of both something real and digital effects to bridge that gap. Or so I've heard from people in the industry as a student.

[@lasarith2]

Diamond Gaming it helps the actor know exactly what their looking at and also for eye lines while filming.

[@364carrollst]

I love these shorts!! THank you!!

[@AcidGlow]

*Cool.✅😀*

[@Typedshift]

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[@tastyfrzz1]

What I remember from Alien I in '79 was that it was my first date and I left the parking brake on in my dad's truck going home. It was so scary! A few months later I remember my dad wondering how the trucks brakes were all burnt up.

[@ggtt2547]

First thing she says is that 14 other people worked on this. Loved her.

[@spookyspacekook1980]

As a spooky space kook, I must say that the xenomorph is a misunderstood creature that just wants to get to know the human race.

[@BrainComm487]

I hope there's a cut of the movie somewhere where all the shots of the Aliens are the animatronics and actors, pre-CG.

[@alfredbassDoP]

im watching this with another youtube window playing "Alien spaceship ambience" it makes all the difference!

[@AidenCassaroArt]

Credits to the late artist who created the Alien, H.R Giger.

[@mikemurphy1208]

I really dig the more organic take on the iconic xenomorph. It still honors to the biomechanical look, but it's not so heavy handed with it. To me it brings a bit more realism to it. It's just a touch more natural looking. Like nature mimicking mechanics. Well done.

[@stevewalston7089]

Wow, was that 1979? I remember sneaking into the theater to see it since it was rated R, but I could have sworn it was a few years later.

[@vadamsable]

I love this kind of stuff.

[@PunchCounterpunch_Lizzy]

Xenomorphs are one of the best aliens in cinema

[@Jlr9000]

I love this so much.

[@stewhv94]

Is it just me or does Adam really like Alien: Covenant? Lol I mean I seem to be one of the few people who liked it but Adam must REALLY like this movie

[@zerakielvmark]

These videos are all from before the movie came out. So he's naturally gonna love all the production stuff, the sets, the suits, the monsters because all he's seeing is snippets and behind the set things. Which is pretty damn awesome. I'm sure he saw the movie by now but I don't think he's gonna publicly criticize the movie or something if he didnt like it. The diplomatic answer is: "eh not as good as the first one" Honestly it's not the worst alien movie.

[@Xenomorphine]

Stew Hvidston He hadn't seen it at this point. I think they got the chance to visit the set and wanted to get their money's worth, basically. :) Probably should have released all the videos before it hit screens, however.

[@LordTrilobite]

He seems to like the props and set design at least. I haven't seen the film but the artistry shown in these tested videos is really something.

[@christopherrapczynski204]

Alien covenant is actually the worst alien movie though.

[@roquefortfiles]

The magic in the first film came from the WAY Ridley shot the Alien. The way it was lit. Keeping the mystery of it alive. The less is more approach.

[@monkiboyjerry]

MORE, MORE, MORE PLEASE !

I love these behind the scenes videos ! Awesome ! It's a shame the movie itself was bad... :/

[@lunarlake1]

The Xenomorph is so cute

[@dainhuston999]

Wow to boldly go way beyond Ben Chapman & Rico Browning ! Cool !

[@The_Big_Bad_Rice_Wolf]

I luv xenos so cute! :)

[@caitgems1]

Gigers fantasy come to life 👏👏👏

[@unncomfyy]

I haven't watch any of the Alien movies yet but I have read the graphic novel which was super cool!

[@PunchCounterpunch_Lizzy]

Watch Alien, Aliens, and AVP those three I’d call the best (alien and aliens are masterpieces and AVP is just a fun action movie)

[@PicklerEntertainment]

I actually Pre-ordered the special edition Bluray from Target & it arrived today! It came with a 38 page art / production design book, & it's amazing. Easily one of the best special edition Blurays out right now. However, when I ordered it, I thought it was Pre-order only, but it looks like they have them available in-store as well. I wish I would've known about that before hand; that way I could've avoided this copy with it's cover damage due to the mail/packaging. And yes, I do have OCD. So buy yours in-person.

[@reaver414]

im glad she talked about it not being bio mechanical. i saw that in the trailers and barely anyone talked about it. A Giger alien looks like it is wearing a space suit, the hoses and its back looks like a life support system. its all very interesting

[@olatrommio]

She seem like a lovely person!

[@nyrangersfan6325]

So, when are we getting that updated tour of Adams prop room/workshop?

[@Xenomorphine]

This must have been before this rig was given up on. I spoke with Conor O'Sullivan on Alien Day, who was the creature effects supervisor and he described this very puppeteering rig, but said there wasn't enough time to both design and bug-test it to satisfaction and ran out of time before all the flaws could be remedied, switching over to pure CGI. You can see the obvious difference to what's on screen, due to this one having the much thinner limbs. So, this is basically rare footage of the pupeteering rig they couldn't get to function right in time.

[@RelQuitDep]

All of this is on the cutting floor... lol well done Ridley

[@steampunkrose1010]

MiTiKoS FPV Well done Fox, who had final cut on this film, Prometheus, and all Ridley's major films for the past twenty years. This is why he releases director's cuts of every single film and they are always, always better for it.

[@dodywidodo9433]

Ripley indeed had balls of steel… able to survived this kind of creature.

[@FluorescentApe]

Adam does the best BTS videos! Keep going Adam. :)

[@sonyman2112]

Thanks for reminding me about the bluray, going to pick iup the steel book right know

[@kevinh8736]

No ALIEN in this series of movies, will ever be able to match up to the original design by H.R. Giger and Carlo Rambaldi.

[@harnois75]

Nice. Great film too.

[@jermaineprice3748]

It's amazing to think it's an animitronic instead of cgi

[@my2randomcents]

Jermaine Price ....they put CGI on top of everything

[@JonnyDeeFilms]

all that work and they replaced it with CGI in the final version

[@tetsuoshima7385]

Like the The Thing prequel.

[@DoctorGnu]

They did ?

[@BADBOY27777]

Adam you should make your own alien costume!!

[@BGVassil]

AvP had by far the best animatronic xenomorphs.

[@donniemontoya9300]

I NEED to see the sketches his dad and sister drew

[@m_hat5782]

These suits are amazing. I really wish the practical effects were more apparent but I liked the movie nevertheless.

[@leehampson3169]

I've always wanted a zenomorph costume for haloween

[@Neb30925]

AWESOME! I LOVE RIDLEY MORE AND MORE. PLEASE RELEASE A DIRECTOR'S CUT. I WANT MORE ALIEN!

[@carolliubicich8222]

Beautiful

[@EyeBeZombie]

Wait a fucking minute what film did i see? Cause if memory serves me right the whole fucking film had cgi aliens there was no puppets in it at all

[@weegar]

SephirothgeneX7 they're prolly touched up with cg

[@EyeBeZombie]

Carbon Night so ridley Scott basically did "the thing 2011" seriously i wished we had neil Blomkamps alien 5

[@LSB44446]

Only non-CG scene is the chestburst

[@peacefulrage750]

SephirothgeneX7 they used guys in alien suits and layered cgi over them to get the right movements and sounds, they used both

[@EyeBeZombie]

Peaceful RAGE that's basically buying a pizza and putting pineapples on it like what's the fucking point in making the damm thing if your gonna layer it with shit

[@ALT3CHO]

Really sit back and imagine a 10 foot alien chasing you down that is so fucking scary the movie isnt but the thought of that irl i cant

[@1NAR1US]

Not a xenomorph that's a praetomorph. Praetomorphs are more skinny and different as their back vents are more thin and long. Even their chestbursters are different and it wasn't a design change because even in Romulus it's the worm like chestburster and the praetomorphs are basically just a infant clear skinned version of their adult form

[@PikkaBird]

1:38 - More hints of human? The head of the old '79 creature had an actual human skull under the dome up front, and the teeth, while obviously not pearly whites belonged to that skull. That's plenty of uncanny humanity for me. The skull under this new one is decidedly monstrous, so I don't know why she says it's got MORE hints of human. (Don't get me wrong, It's a neat design and the craft is impeccable, but that bit just jumped out at me)

[@uhoh6706]

+PikkaBird I thought I was the only one to catch that at first

[@zZGeeWizardZz]

She was talking about the way it moved.

[@PikkaBird]

GeeWizard at 1:13 she says it's about the way it looks, not the movement.

[@boyblue80]

the original is more biomechanical. This one is more just biological. As in muscles and bones and tendons ribs etc. Human-like biology.

[@ninjahombrepalito1721]

See, everyone says that, but the old xenomorphs did not have like Terminator arms or anything. It looked good. This new design... seems like the guy was drunk when the facehugger got him. To me, this movie is the worst. Even worse than Prometheus. Even worse than Alien 3. Because they kinda officially ruined xenos in this movie. To me, this movie doesn't exist, its just a memory of a nightmare.

[@paolo11x11]

Giger's original creature design was fantastic, and Alien an absolute classic film - near perfect in execution. Acting, directing, visual design, lighting, cinematography, special effects, and the script writing were all top-tier - and it still shows. And all on an $11 million budget. Covenant, however, was a corporate franchise propelled mindless turd, with plot holes so big you could drive an armored personnel carrier through them.

[@eronacalloway9159]

A long time ago I bought a very detailed rubber ALIEN Head that I use to wear to Halloween Parties. People at the parties thought it was Very Cool. I still have it.

[@kissingzombieschannel3708]

sad times... same story as The Thing prequel... awesome practical effects, covered up bz crappy CGI... sad times indeed..

[@Swarm509]

I didn't find that out till after I had seen the movie. The CGI was just so bad in that movie which sucks because I didn't mind it as a prequel / remake to the original.

[@kissingzombieschannel3708]

sadly, i didnt even like it as a prequel I just found it very cliche, like Friday 13th style slasher, and that's not what Alien was all about in the first place... there was no real tension in the movie, everything death just happens so fast, you dont even have time to care about the characters... its very average and thats sad, as im a superfan of the series...

[@lolioliol360]

"I could tell it was CG, therefore its crap" Sad times indeed. So disrespectful.

[@MultiPolarWorldCo-op]

The CGI combined with studio interference really bummed me out.

[@peste2574]

The Thing prequel didn't use the animatronics. The company decided to do the scenes with CGI.

[@bluemoonavp2592]

Woah that animatronic is so cool!!!!! I wish I could have it. ;-;

[@howardisadinosaur]

The practical effects shots are instantly so much scarier than the cgi we ended up getting, just has a presence, more realism, movements are strangely more eerie, it just looks right. You can't beat the real thing :P However I loved covenant, but I think they mishandled the alien slightly.

[@smokemist1]

Practical effects always above CGI graphics

[@mtjoy747]

LOL, feels like the alien's gonna start complaining about being spoken about in the third person

[@BengalsxXx16]

that moment when you realized alien is played by actual humans😂

[@sammyspaniel6054]

I want to put that in my mailbox and wait for the mail lady.

[@y.suhendraprimadiesel3219]

This is a combination of art, mechanic, engineering, and of course money.

[@thegrimyeaper]

Ridley Scott: "I always work the camera, so I see exactly what's going on." Guess that's out the window.

[@BouncyBunny-h2v]

You'll never top the original.

[@hudmud1538]

At 3:00 did they keep that creepy shot of the neomorph in the movie?

[@boahbebonegeff]

people getting mad about this having CGI over it, but what they don't understand is these are just to get the right movements, sizes, and makes the interactions look more realistic, every film does this in some way. This film just decided to make it an animatronic for the movement.

[@Mattman003]

All that work and they went with a CGI model. I wonder if they used this for a single shot

[@BlaggerDagger]

Hey Adam you should do a video about Alien: Covenant

[@newmancuch7467]

I have a question or a request what if predator armor had a xenomorph skin plate on there armor? What would it look like?

[@PartNinja]

What jacket is Adam wearing? I want one...

[@EXQUISITEMAD]

It's a pilot flight style jacket

[@MichaelHuikeshoven]

Ironic they showed the original chest burster in this video and not in the movie.

[@djohn6270]

that alien long head its so fucking terrifying

[@Velocelot]

Love it so much!! Keep doing alien covenant stuff!

[@HomegirlKikimora]

I want an animatronic like that for a pet!

[@Diplocaulus_Dude]

Do a neomorph one please.

[@seanwhitehall4652]

0:42 I'd be afraid to get close edit 3:05 That! That is terrifying.

[@godbelow]

I'm honestly surprised that Norm the Martian didn't make an appearance in this episode.

[@jawsdan]

I wish the Xenomorph was actually the focus in the movie. It was in the movie for like 5 minutes

[@defunct303]

This is radical