edition patrick frey HR Giger Alien Diaries 7/8 - 1978 Studio Production Behind the Classic Film

Step inside Shepperton Studios with HR Giger's personal Alien Diaries, a rare facsimile of the Swiss artist's handwritten notes, sketches and Polaroid photographs documenting his groundbreaking work on Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece. From February through November 1978, Giger created the iconic figures and sets that would earn him an Academy Award and define science fiction cinema for generations. Written with unflinching honesty, dark humour and occasional despair, these transcribed diaries reveal the creative process, technical challenges and human drama behind one of cinema's most influential productions. This first-time publication offers film historians, artists and fans an intimate window into Giger's artistic vision and his complex experience working within the commercial film industry during a transformative moment in movie history.