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An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making

An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making. Steven Spielberg. Jaws Close Encounters of the Third Kind Indiana Jones series E.T. Hook Schindler’s List Saving Private Ryan Minority Report Catch Me If You Can War of the Worlds Interview Clip. Jurassic Park.

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An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making

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  1. An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making

  2. Steven Spielberg • Jaws • Close Encounters of the Third Kind • Indiana Jones series • E.T. • Hook • Schindler’s List • Saving Private Ryan • Minority Report • Catch Me If You Can • War of the Worlds • Interview Clip

  3. Jurassic Park • Based on a novel by Michael Crichton (acclaimed science fiction writer, creator of TV show “E.R.”) • Made $357 million upon release • Winner of 3 Academy Awards (visual effects, sound and sound editing) • #35 AFI “Most Thrilling Movies” list

  4. Special Effects • First major motion picture to feature heavy use of CG (computer-generated) special effects - shots of large dinosaurs, herds, etc. • Spielberg was going to use a form of stop motion animation, but was so impressed by the computer animation that he cancelled his plans for stop-motion • Led to the use of CG in later movies like The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars prequels • Spielberg showed the digital tests to Ray Harryhausen - Ray’s response: “That’s the future.”

  5. Special Effects • Animatronics - moving robots covered in rubber, controlled by an operator • Previously used for the shark in Jaws, some of the Gremlins and on the rides at Disney World • Used in JP for close up shots many of the dinosaurs

  6. Jurassic Park Observations • Observations on 4 types of dinosaur that appear prominently in the movie • Take the same kinds of notes as before - describe the animals and try to answer the question “why is it a monster?” • Try to pick out which scenes use CG and which shots use animatronics. Are there any stop motion effects or marionettes in this movie?

  7. Triceratops

  8. Tyrannosaurus Rex

  9. Velociraptor

  10. Dilophosaurus

  11. Post Screening • Of the 2:06 run time, dinosaurs are on screen for only about 15 minutes. Roughly 6 minutes of that time is CGI, 9 minutes are animatronic models • Original ending had the raptors impaled and crushed by the T-Rex skeleton in the visitor center

  12. Post Screening • T-Rex roar: dog, penguin, tiger, alligator and elephant sounds • Raptor calls: walrus, dolphin and seals • Dilophosaurus: monkeys, hawks, rattlesnakes, swans

  13. Post Screening • Production was delayed when the location in Hawaii was directly hit by a hurricane. The film crew helped in the cleanup process. • A deleted scene shot but cut from the film had the children riding a baby triceratops

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