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SCREENWRITING
Dissecting the Opening Scene in the Alien (1979) Screenplay
As one of the best screenplays ever written, growing screenwriters can learn a TON from the first few opening pages of the Alien script.
Dec 2, 2021
Alien is one of my favorite sci-fi films.
It also happens to be one of the most influential scripts in that it changed how screenplays are written. Things looked a bit different format-wise back then, but the timeless lessons are here to stay.
Here’s why:
So, if you’ve not read the screenplay for Alien yet, I highly encourage you to do so! There’s so much to learn.
