Board Thread:Movie discussion/@comment-26025032-20150421044526/@comment-17754282-20150506224008

Dinosaur1995 wrote:

Hiddengrotto14 wrote:

Dinosaur1995 wrote:

Hiddengrotto14 wrote:

Dinosaur1995 wrote: I just don't care for the "man made super predator" route JW is taking. All the dinosaurs created by InGen and Masrani Global are essentially manmade monsters. And Jurassic World has the same base as Jurassic Park. Man creates something that nature got rid of and thinks he can control it, only to face the dire consequences when his power over that force slips. And concerning the CGI, Jurassic Park could get by because there were very few fast paced scenes. Rexy chasing the car, Rexy harassing the Gallimimus, and maybe Rexy fighting the Raptors could count. That's it. Everything else was pretty mild. still, the hybrids weren't made just to increase attendance. they were made due to ignorance and a naïve understanding of dinosaur phylogeny

and piles of cgi never look good. Neither does piles of animatronics, you'll just get tired of the jerky and robotic movements. CGI is the only option. its not the only option, too much stuff is done in cgi now. it often looks cluttered and bad. I agree about the jerky movements of animatronics. I never used to see it, but there are several moments when the T. rex attacks the land cruiser in the first film where I can just tell it was the animatronic head. Also in the clip where Owen runs out of the Indominus paddock, there is a moment where you get a look at the head of Indominus and it really looked like a robot to me.

The true problem in films, however, is when they use a combination of physical effects (robots, sets, scale doubles) and CGi, but not enough effort is made to make sure it all matches up. To be honest in this day and age I don't see why an animatronic can't be used for the main performance, and then CGI is used to correct the performance, removing jerky movements etc.

I can't help but wonder though, with the way that films are going, in the event of the next Jurassic World movie coming out (and yes, it is rumoured) will Rexy, the Raptors and the rest be protrayed through the use of motion capture? Chimpanzees, Gorillas and even a Dragon have been created for film to marvelous effect through the use of the motion capture process and while Rexy and the Raptors may need no emote as much as Ceasar, King Kong or Smaug, I see no reason why that technology could not be used to bring the dinos to life!