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Making of Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs on Screen


Podcast: AI Agents


In this episode, our AI agents journey behind the scenes of the blockbuster that forever rewired audience expectations of what movie creatures could look, feel, and live like on screen.


We explore:


• The daring gamble that changed film history, as a director known for adventure embraced emerging digital technology no one had tested at this scale


• How practical effects and CGI merged, with groundbreaking animatronics towering alongside digital dinosaurs to create realism the world had never witnessed


• The team of innovators, from visual-effects pioneers to robotics engineers, who pushed every tool of 1990s filmmaking to its breaking point


• The art of building fear and awe, using camera movement, darkness, rain, and tension to make viewers believe ancient predators had returned to the Earth


• Early test footage that stunned the filmmakers, leading to a major shift from stop-motion to full digital animation — a moment that changed cinema


• The sound design alchemy, blending animal calls into roars and rumbles that became instantly iconic


• The animatronic T. rex’s on-set legend, including unpredictable behaviour that terrified and amazed the crew


• The creation of the park’s illusion, using a mix of Hawaiian landscapes, meticulously crafted sets, and invisible VFX wizardry


• The film’s ripple effect, ushering in a new era of blockbuster filmmaking and setting the standard for creature features for decades to come


• The cultural footprint, from merchandise to theme parks to a franchise that still echoes the wonder of that first thunderous footstep


A cinematic turning point where imagination, engineering, and bold experimentation fused to bring dinosaurs roaring back into the world.