Alien - Vent Scene

ALIEN

In the vent scene in the film Alien, the Lighting used is very effective for its duty, to create tension for the big scare. The character Dallas is searching for the mysterious lost Alien in the vents. This scene is particularly scary and creates tension in a number of ways.

The sound used is basic and sometimes completely silent, but throughout the scene there is the tracking sensor beeping noise which resembles a heartbeat this creates a mysterious atmosphere.

The lighting used in this scene is great; it provides little detail about the vent surroundings while adding to the realistic effect. For the majority of the scene, Low Key lighting is used and Dallas is holding it – the flame of a flamethrower. As he is moving towards the camera in the clip, the light source is following him, leaving the foreground and background to be in complete darkness, this tied with the fact there is a missing killer alien on the loose creates intense tension.