Cameron began his career developing designs for producer, Roger Corman, eventually serving as production designer, alongside Robert Skotak, for Galaxy of Terror (1981), a science fiction film influenced by Alien. Aspects of Cameron's design aesthetic from Galaxy of Terror, such as sets and lighting, can be seen in Aliens,
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