David Rysdahl details what goes on behind the scenes in 'Alien: Earth'

×During many of the early episodes of “Alien: Earth,” David Rysdahl hovered in the background of scenes, concentrating on his job as lead technician for the Prodigy program.

He didn’t drop into conversations or force himself into the storyline but waited until it was his time. Then, pow!

“It’s like playing a sports game,” Rysdahl says. “You kind of want to take some shots, right? I knew they were coming … so I just wanted to be a good team partner for the other actors.”

To inform those “working” scenes, he talked with art directors about the monitors and computers he was operating. “You make it as real for yourself as possible.”

Then, he says, he worked with the camera team, so it would get good shots when he’s on the keyboard.

And when it came to the other actors, he just “lived in t