The Creature Inside

What does it look like?

It’s a shot that starts wide and pushes into and down the throat of a screaming individual to reveal something hideous hiding inside.

How’s it done?

This shot is a combination of live action and CGI to form one continuous shot.

When should I use it?

Use this shot as a stylized way to reveal something inside the human body that is alien.

Alien Resurrection (1997)

Synopsis: Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder star in the fourth installment of the Alien series. Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley (Weaver) died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers (including Ryder) ...

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