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Alien : The Nostromo Wakes Up (Opening Sequence)

An introduction to the interior of the Nostromo as it receives an emergency transmission.

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ambient sound , close-up, continuity editing, contrast, depth of field, diegetic sound, dolly shot, establishing shot, eyeline match, framing, long take, low-key lighting, medium long shot, music, nondiegetic, opening sequence, pan, sound effects, tilt

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"The Nostromo Wakes Up (Opening Sequence)" in Alien. Directed by Ridley Scott, Brandywine Productions, 1979, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=3489

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user Leia Shea Ranger-Drouin

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