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CGI In The Jurassic World

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A dinosaur, thrashing through the woods. A terrorizing cyborg, attempting to seal humanity’s fate. A friendly toy cowboy, coming to life. These are some of the unimaginable things that computer generated imagery (CGI) has brought to life in film. CGI is constructing still or animated visual content with picturing software (Rouse). It has many uses as well, and is a helpful tool in many fields. CGI is used for visuals, advertising, anatomical modeling, architecture, special effects in cinema, and video games (Rouse). CGI has played a significant role in film over the years. Before CGI, special effects in cinema were simple. In “Pre-War Hollywood” or before World War II, special effects included adding clouds to the sky, and ceilings to sets (Keil and Whissel 91). Many different methods were also used to make the figures appear like they were moving, which CGI replaced. A praxinoscope was one …show more content…

One large difference in Jurassic World is that the dinosaurs are mostly CGI, with barely any use of animatronics (Giardina). The difference can be seen by viewers, as the dinosaurs in Jurassic World move very realistically. The structure of the dinosaurs in Jurassic World are also incredibly realistic. The skin and muscles of the dinosaurs in Jurassic World are far more complex and technological than in Jurassic World (Giardina). The Jurassic World special effects team made the dinosaurs muscles fire and squeeze like a real-life animal would (Giardina). These simple-looking yet effective improvements made in Jurassic World are perfect examples on how CGI has improved over the years. The dinosaurs in Jurassic Park were the most unbelievable and realistic creations in film history, and the 1990’s film was way before its time. But after many years pass, Jurassic World was able to improve the effects greatly through realistic movements and

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