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Alliance Arrival

By Skye Stout
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A young man in a wheelchair and an alien ship

This is proof that you can make a short clip from things you can find on hand for next to nothing, except time. Just get the ideas on paper, brainstorm, and above all, have fun!

The alien approaches planet Earth in a black interstellar vessel, transforms into a human, then converts a carrying case from a silver container to a black grid case.

Jose-Luis Reyes made the helmet, the ear pieces, and the James Webb Space Telescope mirror array props.

Watch Alliance Arrival on Vimeo, under 3 minutes. It took 45 hours from planning to final edits.

SIRI Bot

An AI version of SIRI, concept circa 2040 (not humanoid). The animation played on a Wacom screen.

Why a black bar on top? It's inspired by Xbox and other human-interface concepts, assuming SIRI would have LIDAR and stereo cameras.

What it's made of:

  • Wacom screen with the on-screen animation playing
  • Power chair base
  • LG air conditioner
  • Wacom pen case mounted on top
SIRI Bot prop concept
SIRI animation on the Wacom screen
Assembled SIRI Bot
Assembled SIRI Bot prop
SIRI Bot detail
SIRI Bot detail
SIRI Bot in studio
Assembled prop in the film studio
SIRI Bot studio shot
Studio assembly
COMMS paper draft
COMMS setup paper draft
COMMS mockup with mirror array
Assembled prop with frequency scanner and mirror array
JWST mirror array prop
JWST mirror array

Alien vessels

Concept vessels and transfer-node designs for the arrival sequence.

Concept transfer node
Concept transfer node
Black interstellar vessel
Alien vessel
Concept alien ship
Concept alien ship
Alien approach sequence
Approach sequence
Alien transform concept
Transform concept
Alien subject still
Subject still

The story continues in Interstellar Backup.

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