Brian Johnson, who has died aged 86, was an Oscar-winning visual effects maestro and modelling specialist who contributed significantly to the look of modern science fiction.

There is something special about effects that are built, lit, and performed right in front of a camera. Miniatures, makeup, animatronics, pyrotechnics, and clever camera tricks have shaped entire ...

Previous to discovering the Alien Queen embryo embedded within her, a Xenomorph - the Runner (known as "the Dragon" to the inmates) - attacked and killed Ripley’s brief romantic partner, Jonathan ...

Lovable alien E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial will soon be able to buy and build in LEGO form, with movable appendages and a light ...

EXO-6 continues to roll out the upcoming reveals for its Star Trek sixth scale action figure collection with William ...

Aliens stands as one of cinema's greatest achievements, a film that proved James Cameron wasn't a one-hit wonder and fundamentally changed action filmmaking forever. Released in 1986, it transformed ...

For Alien, partially shot at Bray Studios in Berkshire, Johnson and Nick Allder provided model miniatures, notably the spaceship Nostromo; Johnson also offered practical suggestions for the film’s ...

The Proto-Xenomorph is the name of a species of alien that emerged from the Engineer on LV-223. It originated from Chemical A0-3959X.91-15 “the black liquid” and stages of the species include the ...