als . ▁High ly ▁pro l ific , ▁he ▁produced ▁advert is ements ▁and ▁short ▁films ▁for ▁clients ▁like ▁Gu in ness ▁Bre wer y , ▁Pe psi Co , ▁and ▁British ▁Air ways . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁R id ley ▁Scott ▁Associ ates , ▁a ▁commercial ▁and ▁film ▁production ▁company ▁based ▁in ▁London , ▁England . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁phot ography ▁on ▁Scott ' s ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁science ▁fiction ▁horror ▁film ▁Ali en . ▁Van lint ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁Scott ▁to ▁help ▁construct ▁the ▁look ▁and ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁util izing ▁in - camera ▁light ing ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁art ▁department ▁to ▁construct ▁sets ▁and ▁light ing ▁specifically ▁to ▁achieve ▁Scott ' s ▁intended ▁imag ery . ▁He ▁util ized ▁large - format ▁film ▁stock ▁and ▁wide - angle ▁camera ▁l enses ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁depth ▁and ▁detail ▁of ▁the ▁set ▁and ▁light ing ▁design , ▁a ▁key ▁aspect ▁in ▁building ▁the ▁film ' s ▁dark ▁atmosphere . ▁The ▁film ▁contained ▁numerous ▁visual ▁effects ▁sh ots ▁util izing ▁scale ▁models ▁compos ited ▁into ▁rendered ▁background s . ▁Van lint ' s ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed , ▁and ▁he ▁earned ▁nom ination ▁for ▁a ▁B SC ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Cin emat ography . ▁ ▁Van lint ▁served ▁as ▁cinemat ograph er ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁fant asy - ad vent ure ▁film ▁Drag ons layer . ▁Like ▁Ali