Ridley Scott & Yaphet Kotto on ALIEN: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT (2003) | TIFF REWIND

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  @zamiadams4343 · 1 year ago

  Such an amazing speaker is Ridley.

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  @BodyOpt · 1 year ago

  Perhaps once in a lifetime could we hope to be blessed with as great an alien design as the xenomorph that Giger unleashed upon the world, a true masterpiece.

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  @StephenDedalus74 · 1 year ago

  Great movie, great director, great actor :) Fun (and fascinating) fact : Yaphet Kotto said when retired that he had actually seen one large UFO with other witnesses one night, and also had seen an ET when he was very young. He added he had other "contacts" later. He revealed only that after his cinema career because he knew everyone would think he was nuts. For years, he only talked about it to his rabbi (he was jewish), and finally went public a few years before his death in 2021. RIP Yaphet Kotto.

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  @DeezTimestamps · 1 year ago

  📖 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI">00:00</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=251">04:11</a> Releasing the New Technology <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI">00:00</a> Applause and Q&amp;A Setup <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=34">00:34</a> Introduction of Cinematographer and Studio Representative <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=66">01:06</a> Story Behind the New Technology Release <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=98">01:38</a> Regrading and Restoration Process <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=160">02:40</a> Director&apos;s Experience with Technology <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=221">03:41</a> Special Effects and Movie Details <br> <br>📖 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=251">04:11</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=541">09:01</a> Director&apos;s Approach to Film <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=251">04:11</a> Preambles and Camera Movement <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=283">04:43</a> Editing Decisions and Movie Length <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=317">05:17</a> Personal Connection to the Film <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=410">06:50</a> Inspiration and Representation in Media <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=478">07:58</a> Director&apos;s Style and Themes <br> <br>📖 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=541">09:01</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=758">12:38</a> Techniques and Criticism <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=541">09:01</a> Criticism of Duels and Alien <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=572">09:32</a> Lighting Techniques in Commercials <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=604">10:04</a> Shaky Camera and Evolution as a Director <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=667">11:07</a> Comparison of Film and Commercial Directing <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=697">11:37</a> Technique Transfer from Commercials to Film <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=728">12:08</a> Question about Nest Scene Cut and Reinstatement <br> <br>📖 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=758">12:38</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=977">16:17</a> Collaboration with Editors and Evolution of Style <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=758">12:38</a> Working with Editors and Bluntness <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=790">13:10</a> Trust in the Editor&apos;s Process <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=851">14:11</a> Pragmatic Approach to Editing <br> <br>📖 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=977">16:17</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1196">19:56</a> Ridley Scott&apos;s Science Fiction Career <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=977">16:17</a> Scott&apos;s Interest in Returning to Science Fiction <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1007">16:47</a> Influence of Hitchcock and Script Material <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1037">17:17</a> Casting Process and Experience <br> <br>📖 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1196">19:56</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1443">24:03</a> Meeting H.R. Giger and discussing Alien design <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1196">19:56</a> Initial Meeting with H.R. Giger and his unusual appearance <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1227">20:27</a> Giger&apos;s house and artifacts, including Necronomicon <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1257">20:57</a> Persuading Giger to work on Alien design <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1287">21:27</a> Designing the alien and disagreements with H.R. Giger <br> <br>📖 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1443">24:03</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1699">28:19</a> Development and Design of the Alien Creature <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1443">24:03</a> Roger Dickin&apos;s Contribution to the Beast Design <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1473">24:33</a> Giger and Rambaldi&apos;s Work on the Head Mechanics <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1509">25:09</a> The Importance of Anticipation in Horror Movies <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1541">25:41</a> Less is More: The Effectiveness of Jaws&apos; Storytelling <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1572">26:12</a> The Power of Surprise in the Alien Scene <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1668">27:48</a> The Script and Character Development for Parker <br> <br>📖 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1699">28:19</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1946">32:26</a> Challenges and Insights from Directing Alien <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1699">28:19</a> Applying Manual Guidance to Script Development <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1730">28:50</a> Character Research and Preparation <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1761">29:21</a> Maintaining Freshness in Scene Execution <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1793">29:53</a> The Difficulty of Playing a Complex Character <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1825">30:25</a> Impact and Influence of Alien on the Film Industry <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1916">31:56</a> The Director&apos;s Cut and Updates to Classic Films <br> <br>📖 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1946">32:26</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=2223">37:03</a> Digital Film Restoration and Pacing <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1946">32:26</a> Opportunity to Save the Film <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=1977">32:57</a> Pacing and Audience Expectations <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=2009">33:29</a> Script Issues and Ridley Scott&apos;s Approach <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=2071">34:31</a> Collaboration on Set and Authorship <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=2102">35:02</a> Difficulties with Sigourney Weaver <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4giPePDYI&amp;t=2166">36:06</a> Behind-the-Scenes Stories and Ian Holm&apos;s Question

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  @Simon-gv6uh · 1 year ago

  “Get casting right on the day, 50% of your problems are over” Ridley Scott

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  @lowfat0g · 7 months ago

  i love the scenes that show the sets, not just in alien, lots of old movies. i love movies that&apos;ll just shows the landscape with the wind blowing aswell, just seems to be a lost art now

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  @benedwards1047 · 7 months ago

  Love the video quality of this era of docs - so much nicer than &apos;pure&apos; modern video!

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  @jockoadams3377 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Yaphet Kotto was such a solid actor. &nbsp;Great Bond villain. &nbsp;He and Harry Dean Stanton were just perfect as the overworked/underpaid blue collar &quot;lunchpail guys&quot; in Alien. &nbsp;He was also excellent as the humorless FBI Agent Moseley in Midnight Run.

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  @RobertMunro-wb6jb · 1 year ago

  Yaphet was such a great actor and I wish he was in more films ! I have only saw him in 3 movies and he was great in all of them !!!!

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  @ShotDrawnCut · 1 year ago

  Nice! Thanks for releasing this. Would love to see more from the archive

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  @brianburton4194 · 1 year ago

  This is fantastic!<br>Thank you so very much for sharing. <br>I can never hear enough behind the scenes stories about “Alien”!

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  @ENTERTAINtheDUDE · 1 year ago

  This was insanely refreshing to watch, a lost interview I almost missed.

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