Dead Leaves 1. Taphonomy Taphos – meaning tomb, The inevitable rise and fall of the flesh. Decomposition begins at the moment of Death, caused by two factors autolysis, the breaking down of tissues by the body’s own internal chemicals and enzymes, and putrefaction, the breakdown of tissues by bacteria. These processes release gases that are the chief source of unmistakably […]
ALIEN: COVENANT (2017)
Flora: Seed Pods
Seed pods 1. Seed Pods 2. Fig.C. Sub-class Skerrittus, thom bulb and sapling 3. Skerrittus Dallas Fig.A Pod exterior and opening The Goliath pod is a species in the genus Goliathus Fig.D The Shiraz Limoo 4. The Goliath Pod The Skerrittus Dallas makes up a large portion of the planets ecology The Goliath pod is a […]
Audiomorph: “Nature Boy” – Lyrical Analysis in Relation to Alien Covenant
In the first of a new periodical series called Audiomorph, we explore the context behind Nature Boy, the song used in the Alien Covenant teaser trailer.
Flora: Seed Pod
Magnolia Seed Pod 1. Annonalceae bilianas Annoya, Amonidium The Bilianus Annoya, species is a homophalic-based subgenus of Indocartella. Monophyli and all relative sub classes appear to be a combination of unbound sexualogical interspecies breeding. 2. The Bilianus Annoya, is homophalic-based Monophyli and all relative subclasses appear to be a subgenus of Indocartella Annoya, Amonidium Annonalceae […]
Statues in Alien: Covenant
The Engineer Forum One of the things which stood out to me was the use of Statues upon tall pedestals circling the forum, at first I thought of the Roman influence. Then after doing some research I also found that Foro Italico was an example of Italian Fascist architecture instituted by Mussolini. This follows a design specification which […]
Fungi: Poisonous Fungi
Poisonous Fungi 1. Berala-Lidcombe Berala-Lidcombe is a genus of toxic fungi in the order of Hymenogastraceaed, family Agaricalesi 2. Berala-Lidcombe Berala-Lidcombe is a genus of toxic fungi in the order of Hymenogastraceaed, family Agaricalesi 3. Berala-Lidcombe Berala-Lidcombe is a genus of toxic fungi in the order of Hymenogastraceaed, family Agaricalesi David’s Drawings Lidcombe is a place in Australia in the suburb of Auburn. On the […]
Insects: Mote Drawings
Re-filed into Insects from Fungi Mote Drawings 1. Cilia strands for airborne transferEgg sac inline to ovipositor/drill/proboscisAlternating diagonal muscle strands for puncture and incubation 2. Mote Drawing 3a. Single Mote breaks from swarmImplants into hostProboscis drills into dermisPassing eggs through duel proboscis/ovipositor to inseminate host 3b. Single Mote breaks from swarmImplants into hostProboscis drills into dermisPassing eggs through duel proboscis/ovipositor to inseminate host 4. Leg Detail […]
Creatives: Matthew J Thorne, Director Advent (Alien: Covenant), Set photographer
I found out about Matthew Thorne’s work when his photography of behind the scenes appeared on my twitter feed. He recently completed a photography exhibition in Melbourne, I decided to ask him a few questions about his work. Clara Fei-Fei/ @muthur9000: To start with, what work did you do for Alien: Covenant? Matthew Thorne: I […]
Parallels: Daniels and Lawrence
View this post on Instagram Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Alien: Covenant (2017) Tragic loss for both Lawrence & Farraj and Daniels & Oram. Random fact: In the biopic of T. E. Lawrence, Michel(Michel de Carvalho) played Farraj, one of the First World War hero’s two teenage followers. ‘They offered me the choice of the two […]
Flora: Large Flowers
Transcription Large Flowers 1. Victorj-Zolfo-Legenda Mattius-Shimon-Hattonanus Daneh-Allett-Calyees Kat-iesharr-Ock 2. Victorj-Zolfo-Legenda Mattius-Shimon-Hattonanus 3. Daneh-Allett-Calyees Kat-iesharr-Ock 4. Large Flowers Alien: Covenant (2017) Set Decoration by Victor J. Zolfo Katie Sharrock … assistant set decorator Dane Hallett … concept artist/illustrator Matt Hatton … concept artist/illustrator The illustrations are actually of Hibiscus Flowers Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: […]