Covenant Minute

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  • Prometheus-by-Minute 77

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    In which it’s all action with stunts, fire and more fire!

    Footnotes

    Chapo Traphouse. (2019, June 10). 322 – Second Dark Age feat. Alan Moore (6/10/19). Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/322-second-dark-age-feat-alan-moore-61019

    Corridor Crew. (2019, August 23). Hollywood Stuntmen Light VFX Artist on Fire. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/4cw5MZkjW5k

    De Laizirika, C. (Director). (2012). The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus [DVD]. United States: 20th Century Fox.

    From minute 02:28:00

    Fire Burns Differently in Space, Space Station Experiment Shows. (2011, November 29). Retrieved from https://www.space.com/13766-international-space-station-flex-fire-research.html

    Michael J. I. Brown. (2017, December 5). Curious Kids: Where does the oxygen come from in the International Space Station, and why don’t they run out of air? Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-where-does-the-oxygen-come-from-in-the-international-space-station-and-why-dont-they-run-out-of-air-82910#targetText=The%20short%20answer%20is%20the,all%20originally%20came%20from%20Earth

    Schoren, W., Ruff, G. A., & Urban, D. L. (n.d.). The Spacecraft Fire Experiment (SAFFIRE) – Objectives, Development and Status. Retrieved from https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20170001636.pdf

    20 min
  • Prometheus-by-Minute 76

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    In which I discuss astrovirology, cross-species transmission, and yet again return to the subject of helmet removal.

    Footnotes

    Astrovirology: Viruses in space. (2018, January 22). Retrieved from http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/01/the-hunt-for-viruses-in-space

    Berliner AJ , et al. (2018, February 18). Astrovirology: Viruses at Large in the Universe. – PubMed – NCBI. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29319335

    Cats. (2019, April 1). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/pets/cats.html

    Human Bites OrthoInfoAAOS. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases–conditions/human-bites

    Limiting Interplanetary Contamination During Human Missions. (2016, October 20). Retrieved from https://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-report-addresses-limiting-interplanetary-contamination-during-human-missions

    Offworld: Life (2017). (2019, April 15). Retrieved from https://www.tested.com/science/space/872881-offworld-life-2017/

    Reptiles and Amphibians. (2018, October 10). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/pets/reptiles.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fhealthypets%2Fpets%2Freptiles%2Fturtles.html

     

    10 min
  • Prometheus-by-Minute 75

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    In which I discuss David’s senses, android body language, and Engineer cryogenic technology.

    13 min
  • Prometheus-by-Minute 73

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    In which I discuss digital effects, Ridley’s eye for movement, and minor changes that make a big difference.

    Footnotes

    • Company credits for Prometheus (2012). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/companycredits#specialEffects
    • Frei, V. (2012, July 3). PROMETHEUS: Paul Butterworth – VFX Supervisor – Fuel VFX. Retrieved from https://www.artofvfx.com/prometheus-paul-butterworth-superviseur-vfx-fuel-vfx/
    • Jarman, R., & Gerhardt, J. (2007). Magnetic Movie [Video file]. Retrieved from https://semiconductorfilms.com/art/magnetic-movie/
    • Studio Yutani. (2019, June 26). Exclusive – Prometheus 2 Ridleygrams – Studio Yutani [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2hnwshCIQ4

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      20 min
    • Prometheus-by-Minute 72

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      In which I discuss Engineer architecture, art direction, wasted potential, and read the chestburster scene from the Spaight’s script.

      Footnotes

      • Wurlitzer theatre organ:

        • Scorn game trailer:
          • The art of Gutalin: http://www.gutalin.org/
            • 25 min
          • Prometheus-by-Minute 71

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            In which I am joined for the last time by Niall McGowan and we discuss Prometheus the titan, horror makeup, and more Batman.

            Footnotes

            • Nimrod was a biblical figure and the king of Mesopotamia and described as a “mighty hunter”. In an early Looney Tunes cartoon from 1932, Bugs referred to Elmer Fudd as Nimrod as an ironic reference to him being a poor hunter. Obviously the joke was too obscure for most people and they just parroted the word “Nimrod” thinking it was an insult.
              • 32 min
            • Prometheus-by-Minute 70

              In which we discuss alien-human hybrids, subverting tropes, and body horror both real and fictional. And yes, more Batman!

              *Apologies for the background noise, my housemates were home and using the kitchen. But the show must go on.

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              Holloway chestburster trilobite concept art 

              Batman 89 Comic Concept: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/03/09/the-kate-leth-joe-quinones-tim-burton-style-batman-89-comic-that-dc-turned-down/

              William Gibson’s Alien 3: https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/24/18700951/william-gibson-alien-3-script-audio-drama-michael-biehn-hicks-ripley-lance-henriksen

              42 min
            • Prometheus-by-Minute 69

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              In which I am joined by Niall McGowan of BatMinute89, and we discuss Alien Isolation, Batman, and the Weyland family.

              55 min
            • Prometheus-by-Minute 68

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              In which I say “David” like a hundred times, I realise sometimes less is more when it comes to movie dialogue, and I read the script.

              16 min

            About Covenant Minute

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            Part of the MxM (movies by minutes) network. This series analyses the Alien prequels Prometheus and Alien:Covenant, one minute at a time.