Creative Suite 5 to create Monsters' alien.Edwards generated more than 1,000 iterations of the movie’s giant extraterrestrial, including the concept drawings above.

Finally, the British filmmaker — who worked as a visual effects designer before tackling Monsters, his first feature — fleshed out the movie’s insectoid creatures using software including Adobe’s Creative Suite 5.

Giveaway: Win Adobe Creative Suite 5

To celebrate Monsters‘ Oct. 29 release, Adobe has teamed with Wired.com to give away one copy of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium. Retailing at $1,800, the software package enables users to animate images and create a wide range of graphic effects.

To enter the contest, comment below on your favorite sci-fi visual effect, real or imagined. One randomly selected winner will be notified by e-mail. Deadline is 12:01 p.m. Pacific Nov. 1, 2010.

Images courtesy Gareth Edwards and Magnet Releasing. Follow us on Twitter: @hughhart and @theunderwire.

See Also:

• Monsters' Lo-Fi Sci-Fi Draws Heavily on Reality
• Video: Creature Creator Neville Page Talks Super 8, Tron: Legacy
• Star Trek's Beast Master Reveals How to Create a Monster

Authors: Hugh Hart

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