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Making of Jurassic Park – 6/6

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:23:23 +0000

Jurassic Park was a milestone in computer animation. The film revealed the true potential of CGI in movie special effects and truly heralded the arrival of computer-based special effects in Hollywood.

Making of Jurassic Park – 5/6

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:21:28 +0000

Harnessing the power of CGI, special effects technicians could for the first time in movie history, digitally create a herd of dinosaurs within a relatively short span of time. Even a creature as terrifying as a T-Rex could be convincingly created using CGI and meticulously placed within the live shots to interact with the actors.

Making of Jurassic Park – 3/6

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:00:50 +0000

For the first time in movie special effects history, computer animation for favored over go-motion animation, which was in fact was one of the most tried and tested effects techniques used previously for animating miniature models in effects shots.

Making of Jurassic Park – 2/6

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:39:44 +0000

Stan Winston Studios played a vital role in designing the look and feel of all the dinosaurs in the movie. The models they created became the reference for all the other effects that went into the making of the movie. Stan Winston Studios also created the life size animatronic T-Rex which was one of the most important dinosaurs in the film.

How Benjamin Button got his face

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:34:57 +0000

Ed Ulbrich, the digital-effects guru from Digital Domain, explains the Oscar-winning technology that allowed his team to digitally create younger and older versions of Brad Pitt’s face for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”.