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Jurassic ParK III
Friday
July 20, 2001
In
the world of "Jurassic Park", the prehistoric
bad boys are cloned from fossil DNA. But in reality,
the terrifying Pteranadons and vicious Velociraptors
are high-tech movie magic. So how do they make
the dastardly dinos look so real?
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Industrial
Light and Magic animation director, Dan Taylor and his
team of effects wizards begin by scanning detailed dinosaur
sculptures into the computer. He says, "Every time
we do a ‘Jurassic Park’ movie, we want to up
that bar of realism."
Then, artists like Ken Bryan go in and literally sculpt
each and every scale. He says, "For me it's like
having a piece of clay inside this little box in front
of me."
Next, a rough animation is created then Industrial Light
and Magic goes to work on the dino's insides. To make
the dinosaur's movements look realistic, creature supervisor
Tim McLaughlin and his team observed large animals like
elephants and rhinos then built a program mimicking their
muscle movements. He says, "So here we see the same
animation, but with muscles and bones in place. So as
the muscle and bone move, the flesh moves, and if the
t-rex stomps his foot on the ground, you see the skin
sag with that and react to that."
Finally, the computerized dinosaurs are added to the scenes
with the actors and these extinct monsters are ready for
another walk in the park. |
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