Adam Savage Puts On Alien: Covenant's Spacesuit!

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Adam cannot contain his excitement as he visits the spacesuits shop on the production of Alien: Covenant! Meeting with costume designers Janty Yates and Michael Mooney, Adam tries on one of the amazing new spacesuits from the film and sits with Janty to discuss how design works with technology to make these suits possible.
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Adam Savage has had the pleasure of going behind the scenes of several films and TV shows. Check out our playlist of videos from those set visits! bit.ly/2YpN8qu

[@LaTigerGenesis]

Can someone cast Adam in a space movie already? This dude has been in more space suits than anyone.

[@GeoDelGonzo]

LaTigerGenesis; dude has experience, you're right!

[@ojdotts]

Well he managed to get a small role in The Expanse season 2 finale so that's a start.

[@Exidous96]

They cancelled his cameo :(

[@HailSagan1]

What are you talking about? He was in at least one episode. He was a dude on the science ship that goes to Venus towards the end of season 2.

[@daveglas1972]

He is in a 2 scenes right at the end of the last episode. Its a bit jarring actually as he suddenly appears on the bridge of the science ship orbiting Venus seated at a station, has 1 line then his next scene is when the ship is dismantled (which was awesome) and you see the captain, the science guy and Adams character just hanging in the Venus atmosphere with the ship exploded around them. (again really awesome).

[@whenitcounts8657]

He's so adorable at times Like a kid

[@Dunkingsonn]

The world's greatest minds tend to be manchildren. Just look at Elon Musk and his boring machine.

[@MattJoyce01]

"world's greatest minds", yeah, not sure that moniker applies here.

[@merrick3627]

WhenItCounts Why not? He may not a physicist or mathematician, but to have the spacial awareness and skillsets to design and build like he does is not common. People struggle with Ikea furniture, yet Adam is able to bring a freeform thought to reality in his own.

[@HigherPlanes]

That's how we should all be.

[@per79]

i want that suit. i would use it for shopping groceries

[@ThisIs_Tactics]

no.

[@per79]

lol oook

[@tutorialzvid84]

Peer It's okay, I'm with you on this one internet stranger.

[@easynow225]

Peer I would wear it all the time (British weather)

[@GeoDelGonzo]

I'd pay to see this!

[@mikealbers1175]

I like how keeping the actors alive was the third most important thing when building the suits.

[@trekguy66]

Too bad it was so short. I could watch that stuff for hours.

[@henrysquirrell7494]

trekguy66 why are these so short? I can guarantee that Adam talked for more than 9 minutes while he was there

[@repita21]

trekguy66 Same : - ^ ( (

[@neokoga]

They probably have to limit the information they allow out before the film is actually out too I'm sure

[@JoshuaRoslansky]

trekguy66 No kidding! Especially with Adam narrating

[@UpcycleElectronics]

These clips make me feel compelled to watch the movie in theaters, something I rarely do any more. *Hey Hollywood Executives* Do you want to reconnect with more 30-something males in the US? Pay Adam to do these full time. Seriously, this is far more interesting and engaging than the trailers I ignore. I was impressed by Adam's last reveal of the Alien set and the environment, his perspective on construction techniques, and the effort involved to help emerse the actors in the environment was memorable. I have no affiliation with Adam, and I watched the last alien set segment the day it came out. I still clearly remember it. This is effective 21st century marketing. -Add depth and intelligence to the back story.

[@richardsilves6172]

I love seeing exclusive behind the scenes and awesome props from my favorite movies.

[@richardsilves6172]

Showing us how much goes into props really gave me a new appreciation for movies. Can't wait for Alien Covenant and Blade Runner!

[@moo3992]

Richard Silves I disagree

[@alexsilva28]

Same. Really makes you appreciate the movies more

[@Decenium]

what.... Alien Covenant is one of your favorite movies....ermm ok... wow.

[@Tensen01]

To see them going from just slapping rails on pre-existing guns, to this amazingly beautiful artistry and mechanical brilliance is like night and day and don't even belong in the same movie.

[@abdool1972]

Janty Yates is brilliant ! Great interview - only wished it went longer.

[@DanielSvensson666]

"They're noisy though." "Is that a problem with sound?" "Ah, well, it probably will be but you know, we haven't told them." Probably the funniest thing I've heard this month.😂

[@theexchipmunk]

If weight and room are not a big problem in space travel anymore, a complete hard suit is a really good concept for a space suit that is meant to be used in micro/zero gravity. They are easier to move than a pressurised soft suit and also much more robust and durable.

[@BoogaKiln]

even if weight itself is not a problem, more mass equals more inertia, that might be a problem

[@tomnewsom9124]

The key thing is that the hard suit has a constant volume, so the astronaut doesn't have to fight against the internal pressure. That pressure can therefore be higher; as high as the pressure in the spacecraft in fact. Current ISS suits are at a lower pressure than the station, to increase their flexibility. This means many hours of pre-breathing before any EVA, to acclimate to the lower pressure.

[@azynkron]

Like you say, 50kg is still 50kg and the laws of forces and counter forces are still in place.

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

A mechanical counter pressure suit would be much better than both allowing full flexibility and having size of a wet-suit plus breathing gear.

[@xureality]

Jack Evans except for the fact that a mechanical counter pressure suit needs to be extremely accurately sized for each person or you'll have lots of fitment issues. whereas a hard suit could be a "one size fits all" which makes it a lot cheaper to produce.

[@NochSoEinKaddiFan]

It is fascinating to me how a man like Adam, who is so experienced in his field and has such a reputation, is so humble and open for input when talking to people of other crafts and departments. I think I should take this as an inspiration/guideline for myself ^^

[@TroyDawdy]

Never gets old

[@shakennotnerd8628]

the movement in those joints is absolutely beautiful! I want to see how they're made and constructed!

[@MovieJunkieOfficial]

Nothing like watching a behind the scenes upload to hype you up for the film your going to see tomorrow and have a massive spoiler handed to you via a thumbnail in the recommended videos.

[@billgalway4741]

I could watch Adam interview people involved in movie prop production all day long.

[@MrBarkie]

its good that costume designers get recognition for their work this way.

[@MrSteakable]

Came for the suit, stayed for the Janty Yates interview. Fantastic discussion.

[@hadleys.4869]

Amazing how much goes into making these suits. I never realized how functional and high quality these suits were!

[@watzitoya5821]

This movie looks like it has better budget than NASA

[@uristthedwarf7833]

Watzitoya Can't be far off unfortunately.

[@rcroller1972]

Borat Sagdiyev Yup pretty close to truth, meanwhile the military blows through like millions of dollars.

[@jimmenychristmas7208]

Watzitoya billions*

[@rcroller1972]

Haha even worse!

[@priceburnett]

The 2015 budget was 597 billion USD.I believe Trump wants the budget to be even higher.

[@CybranM]

This is exactly the content I subscribed for, great video

[@xXHEROBRINEH4Xx]

I'm actually suprised they have an actual costume, in a world with CGI taking over everything, like iron man who is now suitless until the editors add it in after

[@pogpogpurinn]

Its just so much easier in post production to have a suit and it actually looks like it their rather than the cgi which can sometimes look cartoonish

[@boppob1343]

Ridley loves practical for his actors

[@Nemoticon]

1:00 "When NASA does this, it costs millions of dollars..." Yeah, well when NASA does it, it actually has to survive the harsh tolerances of the vacuums of space, temperature fluctuation, chemical resistance and insulated against conductivity among other requirements. Obviously, for a film shoot, this is outstanding effort and quality.

[@GeoDelGonzo]

Yates is probably the reason why I really liked Ridley's movies; the amount of details and selling the functionality is impressive. The crew's work on that suit in the beginning really was convincing. I'm sold. I enjoyed this interview.

[@modeldaughters]

Best one yet! Those suits are amazing and having someone with experience in that sort of fab process made it so comfortable - he just had all the perfect, questions and responses. Superlative!

[@WhatYouExpect]

Finally this is what we wanted a very interesting video with Adam that isn't only a minute and a half long

[@warriorcomic]

im a big movie fan and to see all these props and items fly by in tested episodes this really makes me appreciate all the tremendous work that has gone into them thanks Adam for sharing your passion with the viewers.

[@iscariotproject]

im really impressed with how nice every working with aliens seems,thank you for sharing this with us adam.

[@agutierrez20]

Tested bringing back behind the scenes stuff (special features) in such a great way, thank you!!!

[@peanutismint]

I just wanted to say that I've found this series absolutely fascinating and I don't think it's *just* that I'm a huge Ridley/Alien fan, but more that I'm a huge fan of the craft of filmmaking. I really hope to see more BTS and film content on Tested; this has been a fantastic series of videos. Thanks Adam and all Team Tested!! More please!!!

[@Herowebcomics]

WOW! These suits are so complex! I would be as happy as Adam to get to ware them!

[@roveism]

Omg the details on the suit is amazing! thanks for sharing Adam! going to see the movie again because of this!

[@jeffzugale]

I've been drawing space armor suits with those hard bearing deep-sea joints since I saw them on Discovery Channel quite a few years ago. Great to see someone's putting them into practice! :D

[@gutsm3k144]

Does the elevation drawing at 3:01 remind anyone else of the helmets from mass effect? I think it's the back that really does it

[@martinwhipkey9343]

These kinds of videos are so interesting to watch; the creative process in film production is simply amazing! Thanks to Tested for bringing us such great content!

[@PierceArner]

I love these videos, because they always give me an even bigger appreciation for all of the work that goes into creating these things.

[@666khayne]

I was up close and personal with this suit today. It's awesome and I fell in love with the gloves.

[@ladder6954]

Am I the only person who loves bulky space suits instead of the sleek, skin tight, sci fi type suits?

[@fallenmango8420]

Yung Ramen nope

[@MirandaAndUh]

I love both styles, because there's a time and place for both, depending on what you're trying to accomplish with tone or theme.

[@bttfspencer]

bleugh

[@merrick3627]

I love that they have both in this. The air supply suit for internal work, with increased maneuverability, and the bulky external suit that provides protection against space hazarfs.

[@extrachromosome7114]

Yung Ramen yes

[@T1000AX]

adams enthusiasm is amazing

[@MegaMiniben]

Y'all should do a cosplay build for some fallout power armor

[@theskeletonboi]

Who's going to fund that garbage?

[@Stingnu]

skeletonboi ... People who play fallout lol. We could make it happen

[@desmondlee6464]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS ADAM !! I noticed the yellow space suit right away when I watched the movie.

[@topgunlargecoed3081]

Amazing video, keep up the builds

[@extrachromosome7114]

Darren Courtney this wasn't his build

[@PT111111]

i love these set visit videos!! please keep them coming.

[@zc2394]

I hope Adam sees this @Tested. Its obvious! Adam should do a new show where he goes backstage and talks to the people behind the movies. Costume designer and what not, small clips of behind the scenes.... he is already known by everyone! And everyone is comfortable around him. Use that Adam!

[@MrGobracht]

really enjoyed that interview.

[@intrepid_wandering]

Tested has always been my source of my feel good content. This video was no exception.

[@sorandom081]

These are by far my favorite videos

[@antonioecheverria7341]

beautiful work, I enjoy your work and admire the artists that create such beautiful pieces for the movies, amazing job they have !!! thank you.

[@julianbeek]

This is what I subscribed for! Amazing footage

[@jesseerickson8810]

really enjoyed that thank you I could watch those all day

[@williamangus7229]

as much as I miss MB, I am so thrilled with what Adam is doing at tested.com. What I Love about his videos like this are that he's equally skilled at conversational interviews as well as straight up interviews where you get the **** out of the way of whoever you're talking to, and as importantly he knows when to do which style. So many interviewers get in the way of their guest (Jon Stewart Im looking at you) but Adam knows when to participate and when to stand back. I would love to see him do a show in the format of NDT Startalk, where each week he has a subject and has discussion with some other people live (like untitled) but also interviews some expert on that subject or goes on location to see a person. He could do so many different subjects involved with lovemaking, from directing to prop making, to miniatures to painting, to set design to costume design and wardrobe. I would watch the shit out of that. Honestly half the tested videos are essentially that, I just wish there were more of them and that they were longer and more of a tv style format with graphics and such.

[@Andy81ish]

Good interview Adam, I like you're practical questions and showcasing the work that goes into these. I had tried to get into special effects when I was a kid (even had a week of work experience at Movie World on the Gold Coast lined up that fell through). It is about 20 years late for me now but how about an episode on ways young people can get into this sort of job, particularly for us Australians?

[@zeramino]

Thank you for such great insights!

[@StevenBloomfield]

Nice interview at the end.

[@juriysmirnov7075]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@Hauerization]

This is great stuff! Next I hope Adam Savage gets to join the script-writing process, just to get some cool insight on how they come up with the idea of trashing everything weve come to know and love about the original alien-film!

[@MrKydaman]

Adam getting to wear a spacesuit movie prop for a new sci fi movie. That is one happy man!

[@Mythicalmage]

I'd love to see these kind of people work on a big epic fantasy series, like the Brandon Sanderson stuff being shopped around right now. If that ever gets made, Tested, I'd love to see a video on it. ^.^

[@arbhall7572]

Wow Adam. You truly have a charmed life. That yellow suit looks a lot like a JIM suit, and low and behold, they researched and duplicated a JIM suit. Absolutely brilliant craft those folks have going on there. Thank you sir for such a great video.

[@namelastname4077]

one of best videos on tested and the tube

[@williamhayden7711]

Yup, these suites are Paramount. Absolutely stunning craftsmanship.

[@Bazools]

I love this lady's work! Shes amazing!

[@Wolfsheim23]

Love learning about the detail that comes from the minds of geniuses like Ridley.

[@TheGoldSwordSquad]

These awesome spacesuits make me excited to watch Alien Covenant now

[@HarryL2020]

definitely watching this on Saturday or Sunday!

[@TheRevolucas]

Live action Warhammer 40k with this suit technology when?

[@ultrajd]

I am so envious of Adam Savage. I love spacesuits. I absolutely adore spacesuits. When I was a child my only dream was to become an astronaut but unfortunately due to a myriad of things I was never able to do so. But seriously getting the chance to not only wear the hard shell space suit but you know later video the other space suit the more soft skin one I mean seriously I am so jealous of him. My only question now is why didn't he put on the rest of the hard shell suit? If I were him I would have asked them to put the entire thing on me.

[@boneclawwalker3778]

They said something very briefly at the beginning, about the other halves of them being at a different location/building

[@philiphinkle4280]

Nice.. such good insight to the process.

[@teddyteargas622]

Love these Alien episodes

[@DeepEye1994]

I have "The Book of Alien" and the design of the helmet of that yellow specesuit reminds me one of the earlier sketches for the EVA suits of the Nostromo crew. The final ones used in the film were drawn by Jean Giraud aka Moebius.

[@pro-n-stal1]

Very cool!!!! We want more on the suits!!! The interview is great...but... Part 2 please!!! More tech!!!!

[@antti-jussikemppainen305]

Watched already straight after appearing here, but then a second time thanks to Varusteleka (and some eagle-eyed fan over the seas). Brilliant stuff all in all. The enthusiasim that Adam has towards his interests is just a thing of marvel in its own right. Plus we the viewers get to feel atleast part of it while seeing the world through his eyes. Oisko "Torille!" liikaa tähän väliin. Toki vähemmästäkin on lähetty...

[@diynevala]

Torille vaan! Make Adam Come! I wonder if he has ever been to Finland before.. anyone know about this?

[@thephotomatic]

great job!! always to the top Adam!!

[@AppleAssassin]

More of these kinds of videos!

[@tatooweeny]

I see Adam borrowing the space suits in the foreseeable future to build one himself, then casually walking around at a convention.

[@monkiboyjerry]

Thank you, thank you !

[@MaxMakerChannel]

Has anyone got information about how the bearings are constructed in real suits?

[@seblevesque5604]

reminds me of what CanDive was testing in Vancouver BC about 20 years ago

[@grabiatonehrimzer9822]

more of this! i want the series back with the :-€

[@perfumedmanatee6235]

I think I'd listen to more of this interview…

[@bcostell69]

Brilliant, cannot wait

[@GeorgeSweet]

I wish Adam had just made a movie about this movie's process and art.

[@groovyhippie1165]

This was awesome!

[@chriscorley6478]

Absolutely beautiful constructed pieces. Craftsmanship galore. Award! 🏆 Weta for Ghost in the Shell designs too. 🏆 ☕😄

[@icecreamisnice117]

So there's going to be a vid on the creature FX, right?

[@artsculpture1024]

Just amazing stuff!

[@FilingAccount]

Just saw the movie. I thought it was fun, and it somewhat went back to the roots of the franchise which was even better. Recommended to be seen in 4K theaters.

[@Rabbit0317]

I love these episodes!

[@MagicGate814]

That's so awesome. I wished I could make something like that. I would love to see a firebat or marine suit for starcraft. That would be awesome

[@LyleAllenCairns]

This is a great discussion.

[@allluckyseven]

Awesome, Tested! Keep 'em coming (whenever you can, I hope this isn't a one-off thing!)

[@MildManNerd]

The Event Horizon space suit is another one i've always had an affection for.

[@unknownuser3000]

wonder if they will accept him for the job offer I think he really was that excited with the quality impeessicd!

[@Atrac89]

I want to see this movie so badly!

[@ErkkiPalmu]

So awesome!

[@dawsonboyle99]

Going along with the whole blue collar look and Hawaiian shirt, I love how Danny Mcbride wears a cowboy hat in this movie!

[@Roy_Godiksen]

This is SO cool!

[@Thedylannguyen]

Hey Adam, ebay do you think about the new blade runner trailer?

[@montelegaspi]

I wanna know where Adam got the jacket he's wearing at 3:30! Anyone??

[@juansantiagocuadra3672]

This is really nice... poor Adam Savage have to throw himself into such a difficult journey wearing all that cool stuff!