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Cheebo said:
If The Force Awakens a movie out 6 months later in 2015 than Jurassic World can have incredible state of the art CGI in the trailer, why was the cgi in Jurassic World so half-finished looking?
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Cheebo said:
If The Force Awakens a movie out 6 months later in 2015 than Jurassic World can have incredible state of the art CGI in the trailer, why was the cgi in Jurassic World so half-finished looking?
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Well we only got a few seconds of CG footage from Star Wars, which was propably fast-tracked for the trailer, whereas Jurassic World showed us extended shots (which also included living creatures.)
 
Cheebo said:
If The Force Awakens a movie out 6 months later in 2015 than Jurassic World can have incredible state of the art CGI in the trailer, why was the cgi in Jurassic World so half-finished looking?
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Star Wars has been in production longer than JW, and they're both being worked on by ILM. Which film do you think is going to be prioritized?
 
Kyleripman said:
That map is awesome. Would love a wallpaper version but it looks like it's composed of a bunch of tiles.
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The map is definitely similar to the build of the original map. I STILL own the official JP fan magazine (back in the day when every major movie got some promotional mag) and it shows the entire park with where each dino's region would be, including Baryonyx. But not every dino from the scene with the embryos had its own area. I think I remember even seeing a Maiaisaura area.
 
Yeah the website is awesome, it feels "real". Especially the pics about the hotel and Main Street look straight out of a Disney catalogue.

Very, very cool.
 
Curler said:
The map is definitely similar to the build of the original map. I STILL own the official JP fan magazine (back in the day when every major movie got some promotional mag) and it shows the entire park with where each dino's region would be, including Baryonyx. But not every dino from the scene with the embryos had its own area. I think I remember even seeing a Maiaisaura area.
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There was also a replica flyer that came with a big suitcase LE of the Jurassic Park VHS. That had also a map of the original park.
 
Curler said:
The map is definitely similar to the build of the original map. I STILL own the official JP fan magazine (back in the day when every major movie got some promotional mag) and it shows the entire park with where each dino's region would be, including Baryonyx. But not every dino from the scene with the embryos had its own area. I think I remember even seeing a Maiaisaura area.
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I think I remember this...it's so cool to see stuff that goes "beyond" the movie like that. Really helped it feel like a real place. This movie is doing that in a great way so far.

Demoncarnotaur said:
Cool! Reminds me of a Pokemon map, haha

If I can find the hi-res assets, could you do the stitching?
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Sure!
 
Kyleripman said:
I think I remember this...it's so cool to see stuff that goes "beyond" the movie like that. Really helped it feel like a real place. This movie is doing that in a great way so far.
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Yeah, it was pretty rare to see special editions of VHSs. I remember the lenticular card from Lost World was kinda neat, but I remembered having two since they put it on the box of some cereal I remembered getting (and I cut out the awesome raptor image from it too).

Yeah merch better blow my mind this time too :p
 
Jawmuncher said:
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Trex looks cool
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I definitely think they will be bringing this gal back in the film. And it is such a nice nod to the past that it's the same Rex who saved them back in the first film. Guess they decided to overlook her eating of Gennaro (but no one cares for lawyers anyways :P) and terrorizing them in the Jeep after that to keep her around. Really cool continuity that they kept the scars as well.

Trevorrow went out and made a lengthy "guide" to the trailer, talking about the all scenes within and feedback here: http://www.empireonline.com/features/jurassic-world-teaser-trailer-tour

Here are some quotes:
On the Trailer in general:
"Trailers are tough, you have to satisfy people who are looking for a reason to watch a new Jurassic Park movie, and younger people who didn't grow up on it," says Trevorrow of the decision to start the first Jurassic Park trailer in 13 years with characters rather than spectacle. "This movie has a lot of elements working together; it's not just sci-fi terror. It's not purely action-adventure. It's not just funny or sad or romantic. It's all of those things at once. Communicating that in two-and-a-half-minutes isn't easy."

And has the director been pleased with the reaction? "I've had people send me pictures and videos of their kids watching it. I see the look in their eyes, and I had that look once. I'd have to be pretty cynical to not be pleased with that."
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On the setting and timeline:
22 years on from the events of the original Jurassic Park (and 17 years on from the events of The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and 14 years on from the events of Jurassic Park III), Jurassic World is now open for business. And instead of helicoptering thousands of people in each day, tourists arrive by luxury boat. As the words on the side of this schooner suggest, we're headed back to Islar Nublar, aka Site A, aka the island which housed the original Jurassic Park. It's looking as rugged, verdant and mildly terrifying as ever.

"It opened in 2005," says Trevorrow of the fully-operational theme park. And InGen are out of the picture. "Masrani Global, owned by Irrfan Khan's character, bought InGen after John Hammond's passing with a very earnest mission to realise his dream. We have a website that details all that backstory. It will get more interesting as we get closer to June."
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Tech and T-Rex:
"We set it in present day, but we've taken some scientific concepts that are in the theoretical stage now and made them real. Kind of like the first movie - we couldn't clone dinosaurs in 1993, and we still can't. It's just a more fantastic version of now."
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So far in the trailer we've seen gallimimuses, stegosauruses and brachiosaurs, with raptors popping up later. But as yet there's no sign of our old Jurassic Park chum, the T-rex. So, will we see one in Jurassic World? Trevorrow's response is short and to the point. "You bet your ass you will."
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The Gyrosphere:
One of the funkiest features of Jurassic World is the gyrosphere, in essence a high-tech hamster ball that allows visitors to get up close without becoming dino din-dins. It doesn't look very safe to us, but what do we know? Rumours suggest that Jimmy Fallon may lend his voice as tour guide, much like Richard Kiley did in Jurassic Park.

"Steven loves theme park rides," says Trevorrow of the origin of the gyroscope. "He wanted to create a way for people to get up close and personal with the animals, to make it a self-driving, free-roaming experience. It loads on a track, but once you're out there, you actually get to navigate around the valley."

But, as we see later in the trailer, it would seem that the gyrospheres aren't entirely dinosaur-proof. "I'm not sure what you're suggesting," laughs Trevorrow. "I see no way any of that could go wrong."
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The Mosasaurus
And here, in the trailer's biggest 'wow' moment, we get to meet a brand-new dinosaur, the mosasaurus. How badass is this leviathan creature of the deep? Well, it devours the carcasses of Great White sharks in a single bite. Jaws, you have been shown the door. Trevorrow, however, insists this wasn't a tip of the hat to his producer, Mr. Steven Spielberg.

"It wasn't intended that way, however obvious it seems. The idea came out in one of our first meetings - I didn't know if Steven and Frank [Marshall, producer on all the Jurassic Park movies] had considered an underwater reptile, so I pitched the mosasaurus and went off on the idea. I thought it would be cool if we had this massive animal and the park used one of our most fearsome modern predators as food. There could be a whole other facility where they used shark DNA to mass-produce them to feed the bigger beast. Steven gave me this look like, 'You know I get it, right?' And I sunk a little lower in my chair. And then he said, 'Let's do it'.

"It's a bonkers idea, but I'm comfortable going to Crazytown, because I used to live there when I was a kid. Children have a creative fearlessness that I envy. If you've seen my first movie [sci-fi dramedy, Safety Not Guaranteed], you can see that I don't mind embarrassing myself sometimes. As a result, my working relationship with Steven can feel like that Saturday Night Live sketch, Laser Cats. I walk in with so much confidence, then I look in the mirror and I'm wearing a tinfoil helmet. Half the time I feel like an amateur, and half the time he says, 'No, wear the helmet. The helmet works.'"
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Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) and the Hybrid
Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) is Zack and Gray's aunt, although she's dressed all in white, just like John Hammond. She's also a Jurassic World head honcho, dedicated to keeping attendance figures sky-high. How's she planning to do that? Well, she's gone all Dr. Catheter from Gremlins 2. "We have our first genetically modified hybrid," she announces. Cue big, bassy, sinister note on the soundtrack!

There has been some controversy about the addition of a new dinosaur to the franchise, with some criticising the need to make up a new species when there are plenty of actual dinos to choose from. Trevorrow, though, is ready to head the critics off at the pass.

"There is no shortage of awesome dinosaurs," he agrees. "We could have populated this entire story with new species that haven't been in any of these movies. But this new creation is what gave me a reason to tell another Jurassic Park story. We have the most awe-inspiring creatures to ever walk the earth right in front of us, but for some reason that's not enough. We're not entertained. We're always hungry for the next thing, and those who profit from it are always looking to feed that hunger. The focus groups want something bigger than a T-Rex. And that's what they get."
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Riding with Raptors
"I like that people aren't sure what the hell they're looking at," he says. "I was concerned about putting this image in an early trailer, but I love that people are as excited about it as they are. It just reinforces that we all want to see something fresh. Those familiar homage shots in our trailer kind of mask how different this movie is from the others, and I'm relieved that people are embracing the new ideas."

Still, the question remains: how can Owen be riding with raptors? "To not dodge the question entirely," says Trevorrow carefully, "Owen's relationship with the raptors is complicated. They aren't friends. These animals are nasty and dangerous and they'll bite your head off if you make the wrong move. But there are men and women out there today who have forged tenuous connections with dangerous predators. That's interesting territory to me."
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And much more at the link. What gives me the most hope at all this is the amount of "World Building" that is going into this film and the foundations. Creating all these props for the Park, designing the layout entirely and making it all seem so authentic that it could really exist in real life.

I have a feeling that a lot of the first part of the film will likely be seen through the eyes of the kids (Gray and Zach) who are experiencing the park for the first time, so will the audience through them (obviously hoping their acting skills are of the kind the audience can relate to and not the ones that typically turn us off with "ugh kids").

Definitely having hype though from reading all this.
 
Lots of neat background info there!

One of the funkiest features of Jurassic World is the gyrosphere, in essence a high-tech hamster ball that allows visitors to get up close without becoming dino din-dins. It doesn't look very safe to us, but what do we know? Rumours suggest that Jimmy Fallon may lend his voice as tour guide, much like Richard Kiley did in Jurassic Park.
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Figures he would be the voice here. Of course, looks like Indominus got a snack from one in the trailer. "Trapped like a rat" would be an appropriate phrase there!



"There is no shortage of awesome dinosaurs," he agrees. "We could have populated this entire story with new species that haven't been in any of these movies. But this new creation is what gave me a reason to tell another Jurassic Park story. We have the most awe-inspiring creatures to ever walk the earth right in front of us, but for some reason that's not enough. We're not entertained. We're always hungry for the next thing, and those who profit from it are always looking to feed that hunger. The focus groups want something bigger than a T-Rex. And that's what they get."
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Just like what we were saying, for all those thinking how dumb the idea of a new one is. It's a human thing, getting tired of the old. Park's been around since '05, of course the novelty would be wearing off and they need their next big attraction. It all make sense.
 
Superflat said:
I didn't notice till now that there's a clear image of a Mosasaurus in one of the promotional metro square thingies. Unfortunately it's cut off :T
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There's a mostly full shot under the "SAMSUNG Innovation Center" tab (lol).

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Sort of weird that she looks exactly like the "live" version but the others aren't as accurate.
 
Kagari said:
2005? So what were they doing from 1993 to 2005 then following the incident?
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Hmmm, who do you mean by they (dinos, inGEN, Masrani, etc)?

This is the timeline as I know it:

-John Hammond invites guests to endorse the opening of Jurassic Park in 1993. Everyone who worked or visited Jurassic Park signed non-disclosure agreements with inGEN before setting foot in the park. After a hurricane and internal sabotage wrecks and endangers the guests and staff, the survivors escape the island via helicopter.

-In 1994 Dr Henry Wu, Chief Geneticist for Jurassic Park, was brought back onto the island with the inGEN team to clean up (likely locate and dispose of the human casualties), catalogue the dinosaurs, and figure out how the dinosaurs were reproducing and thriving.

-By 1995 Wu writes ‘The Next Step: An Evolution of God’s Concepts’, which includes a theory about creating new species by combining existing ones, with the right tools and technological/scientific advancement.

-In The Lost World, 1997, Malcolm was the only person talking about the 1993 incident openly, which led everyone to believe he was some sort of psycho. He ends up on Isla Sorna to bring back his girlfriend, who is on the island by her own accord. Before they can leave, inGEN covertly sends their own team to acquire dinosaurs for a new dinosaur theme park in development at San Diego. After suffering casualties and (mostly) botching the operation, both parties join forces to get off the island alive, which happens when they are able to call for a helicopter from one of the remaining inGEN facilities left on the island.

-By the end of the film the T-rex that was transported to San Diego escapes the cargo boat, and the truth about dinosaurs on Costa Rican islands became public knowledge. After the T-rex was contained and sent back, the dinosaurs were left alone to live on the stranded islands as long as they didn't cause huge ecological disasters or escape.

-John Hammond passes away shortly after the events in The Lost World, in 1997. inGen is also fucked because of the San Diego event and is bleeding money. Dr Henry Wu is still with inGEN and makes a breakthrough by successfully combining multiple species of plants to create a brand new flower (Wu Flower).

-Masrani steps in for negotiations and by 1998, inGEN is owned by Masrani.

-In the year 2000, Dr Henry Wu is promoted to join Masrani in the Jurassic World project.

-In 2001 Jurassic Park 3 "happens". That's it.
A divorced couple tricks Grant, his co-worker, and fake mercenaries into landing on Isla Sora because their son was illegally paragliding with his mother's boyfriend around Isla Sora and accidentally landed in the island. By the end of the film the remaining survivors were saved by the Navy and the Marines.

-Between the years of 2002-2004, Masrani enters Isla Nublar and begins massive developments on Jurassic World.

-By 2005, Jurassic World is opened. It was likely a much smaller park, similar to Hammond's original, but over the next decade, they added more attractions, centers, and hotels to turn it into a full resort.

-Where the film takes place in 2015, Jurassic World is still successful but the attendance level is showing a decline. In effort to drum up public interest again, the scientists try to create another huge genetic stunt that will turn heads by creating a flashy new dinosaur no one has ever seen with Dr Henry Wu's breakthrough technology.
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I kinda wanted to lay out all the info I knew from the films and the recent mock websites that details Masrani's history. Let me know if there's anything else that's relevant or important to the timeline that I missed!
 
After the T-rex was contained and sent back, the dinosaurs were left alone to live on the stranded islands as long as they didn't cause huge ecological disasters or escape.
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After ya know, that lone Pterasaur at the end :p Then again, continuity since 3 shows them being enclosed (where's this guy for dramatic effect come from?)


John Hammond passes away shortly after the events in The Lost World, in 1997.
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Huh, I didn't think he was gone so early on. Then again he was sick during The Lost World. I'm sure this movie will have a dedication on the credits for Attenborough.


In 2001 Jurassic Park 3 "happens". That's it.
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Heh I enjoyed that, because that's pretty much how it is.




I was going to ask, has anyone read the JP comics? I see that some tie in with the movies, but others go off in another direction. I always wanted to check them out but never got around to it. How is the lore in them? Fanfictiony or actually worth it? (Some of the anthologies look a little pricey, but might check them out sometime).
 
Curler said:
I was going to ask, has anyone read the JP comics? I see that some tie in with the movies, but others go off in another direction. I always wanted to check them out but never got around to it. How is the lore in them? Fanfictiony or actually worth it? (Some of the anthologies look a little pricey, but might check them out sometime).
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They're... Interesting. I got a whole bunch of them when I was a kid. Some range from a verbatim copy of the movie to recently I believe there was one in which Peter Ludlow (Grants nephew in The Lost World) survived and became a villain. (Didn't read this just heard it.)

All in all? Not the worst thing ever. Also, if I remember correctly a bunch of them toy with the idea of trained raptors.
 
Ominym said:
They're... Interesting. I got a whole bunch of them when I was a kid. Some range from a verbatim copy of the movie to recently I believe there was one in which Peter Ludlow (Grants neffew in The Lost World) survived and became a villain. (Didn't read this just heard it.)

All in all? Not the worst thing ever. Also, if I remember correctly a bunch of them toy with the idea of trained raptors.
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Hm, interesting. I always thought the cover art made them look pretty brutal and bloody. Guess I might check them out some time.

And yeah the trained raptor thing has been played around with for years. I remember hearing the first bit of JP4 news, with the idea of training raptors, except I believe back then it was for more military purposes.
 
Ok I LOVE his explanation of the Raptor whisperer. Never thought about it like that and I feel dumb for doing so.

Can't wait for this now.
 
Trevorrow's explanations of both the Park and the Raptors make a lot of sense

The Park itself is still somewhat successful, it's not as if no one is coming to visit, but it's not as successful as it should be (ie. their analytics are seeing a consistent drop in park attendance) or used to be. And given the massive upkeep likely needed to keep the place maintained with all its facilities, personel, and security, there is no doubt a fine line when it comes to making a profit to just making ends meat.

So what do the execs do? Well what any good company does these days. Focus Tests! And what do the focus tests come back with, well duh, people want bigger scarier looking dinosaur creatures! And with Claire and Henry Wu advocates of new genetic engineering and the warnings of the First Park disaster lost in history (and under the illusionary control of having a supposed 10 year spotless safety record), what could go wrong with that? :P


As for Owen and his relationship with the Raptors. To me it sounds like he's just the Dinosaur version of Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter. We all know Steve was able to really understand Crocs and "tame" them to an extent to show off and play tricks with, but there was no doubt those crocs were still 100% vicious predators who were definitely not "domesticated" and would have killed him if they ever got a hold of him.

I would imagine Owen is pretty much the same. He has had years of knowing how the Raptors think and behave and what he can do with them. But one wrong move and he's still another dinner for them :)
 
More_Badass said:
I have to say, for the opinions about wanting feathers in JP, that looks rather unimposing

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Those really don't look very imposing either; hell, I'm actually not sure why they always need to look like scary monsters.
Lions and Tigers can be and often are really cute (They're fluffy and they do a lot of cute things that house cats do), but that doesn't mean I don't understand that they're 200-600 pounds of muscle, razor sharp claws, and teeth that could rip me apart.

I do agree that the render/model/whatever that you quoted does look pretty silly, but that's mostly due to the fact that it's got the whole "Lets just tar and feather a shrink wrapped JP raptor" thing going on; it's not naturalistic at all (you should only see scales on the feet and maybe on the hands)

A coat of feathers on a raptor would probably look more like this
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[EDIT: MisterGrey3000 answered it better than I could. Birds in real life don't look like you just glued a bunch of ratty feathers willy-nilly on a scaly animal.
 
I would love it if just one Jurassic Park thread didn't turn into a debate about whether feathers should be included or not.

Just one. We can do it people, I believe in you.
 
I think it would be kind of awesome if raptors were beautiful with soft plumage. Honestly it'd be more terrifying to have something that looks like that stalking you than a JP raptor because you look at the JP raptor and you EXPECT that he wants you for dinner. You get a raptor with beautiful plumage and him hunting you down feels more like something gone wrong, like a horrible nightmare.
 
Toxi said:
[EDIT: MisterGrey3000 answered it better than I could. Birds in real life don't look like you just glued a bunch of ratty feathers willy-nilly on a scaly animal.
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Hehehe
Some people really do seem to forget that these were real animals that had a connection to the real world at one point in time; modern animals with fluffy Integument rarely look like they've just been attacked by a 5 year old with a hot glue gun.
 
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