Special Effects

Making of Jurassic Park – 6/6

Daniel Sudhakar — 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

Daniel Sudhakar — 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 – 4/6

Daniel Sudhakar — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:01:07 +0000

Jurassic Park featured some of the most sophisticated techniques to inter-cut smoothly between the animatronic T-Rex and its CG counterpart. The T-Rex main road attack was one of the most dramatic moments in the entire movie.

Making of Jurassic Park – 3/6

Daniel Sudhakar — 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

Daniel Sudhakar — 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.

Making of Jurassic Park – 1/6

Daniel Sudhakar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:42 +0000

Jurassic Park heralded a new era in computer animation. It brought CGI into the mainstream of Hollywood movie making. Jurassic Park also used, for the first time ever in motion picture history, a unique blend of animatronics, CGI and physical effects to bring this fascinating world of dinosaurs to life.

Dinosaurs, Finally, In 3D (cinemablend.com)

Green Screen Fundamentals

Daniel Sudhakar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:26:41 +0000

Learn how to use a green screen for special effects shots. This video outlines the fundamental techniques used in green screen effects during post production.

The Centaurs by Winsor McCay

Daniel Sudhakar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:01:01 +0000

After Earl Hurd invented Cel Animation, Winsor McCay used the technique to create an animation called “The Centaurs”.

Cel Animation was invented by?

Daniel Sudhakar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:27:55 +0000

Earl Hurd invented Cel Animation. Cel is short for Celluliod, which is the material the transparent sheets used for animation were made of. Watch Earl Hurd’s cel animation piece “BOBBY BUMPS STARTS A LODGE”.

Making Peter Pan fly on stage

Daniel Sudhakar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:41:50 +0000

Wire harnesses are also used to create flying effects live, on stage. This video shows Peter Pan and the rest of the cast flying on stage.