JURASSIC PARK T-Rex - Part 3 - Building an Animatronic Dinosaur

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Read the FULL STORY here: bit.ly/BuildingJpRexYT - Balázs

[@MovieJunkieOfficial]

No matter how many times I see the Rexy prop it never fails to astonish me as to how awesome it looks. It saddens me to think of the fate of this thing

[@izmizcha955]

same

[@Ladybhive71]

Truly amazing

[@cfbigmac1]

25 years later, and this still looks amazing.

[@TheDutchGuy110]

because it's real

[@callahancovington4278]

Actually looks like a puppet

[@GirlofCulture]

Indeed. I was impressed when it came out in 1993. Now i am 31.. and i am still impressed :)

[@nowonmetube]

cfbigmac1 just like the og Star Wars trilogy. Better than the new movies

[@sonesunny7632]

25 million years later it will still look better than any cgi.

[@robertkolb2288]

Over 20 years have gone by and this animatronic T-Rex is still the most awe inspiring creation I have ever seen in film, and maybe off film too. This is the first I've been able to see the process in which she was created, and I could sit through hours just watching this.

Unbelievable, to me dinosaurs existed in 1993, the T-Rex in particular is probably the only fx that i have seen as a child and as an adult and never during the scene/action thought " this is so good or realistic" instead totally immersed in the scene without thinking about anything else, it just looks like there is a dinosaur in the damn movie.

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Yup. Stan used to say, he didn't want people to come away saying ,"Amazing effect!" He wanted people to come away saying, "That movie was amazing!" - David

Haha nice, you made my day.

[@Ryuuken24]

Now we know why it looks so life like. A huge animatronics robot! These were the days of a very interesting and brilliant people.

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Have no fear, Ryuuken24, Practical FX and "real" creatures are making a big comeback! Welcome to our KZbin Channel. Take a look around and enjoy! -Matt

[@brokenSnake]

you really undermine and insult digital effects with that comment

[@StanWinstonSchool]

saifMSK, Agreed. There are brilliant and interesting digital artists as well. I think people are just getting tired of filmmakers using only one solution to create fantasy characters. - Matt

[@abehambino]

@@brokenSnake no cgi creature today, nearly 40 years later, comes close to looking as amazing as this.

[@TheNowhereMan0]

Stan Winston was a genius.

[@TheShadowedOne1]

No need to say anymore than what everyone else has said. Greatest Character (Not creature) Ever. It was never an animatronic or an effect, the T-Rex and all other dinosaurs were all characters in my eyes. Jurassic Park will always remain my favorite film of all time.

[@babygrinch7026]

I wanna cry it's so beautiful

[@Flying_Acehole]

Baby Grinch do it my Friend, do it...

[@possignup]

The thought and imagination that went into creating the hydraulic technology allow this to be built and operated so smoothly, it's simply amazing.

[@ClassicDisneyFTW]

Wow, this is amazing. All the people involved in this are geniuses. It looks so real.

[@broforever1]

So...this is the robot that struck wonder into my mind when i first saw Jurassic Park...even more amazing now that i know how they made it.

[@doctorsleepcoloma93]

Happy 25 birthday Jurassic Park 😭👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@gekos7155]

time has moved on with SFX being replaced by CGI but to me suits , costumes animatronics win over CGI any day great job guys you made my child hood :)

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Don't count SFX out yet, mika haken. There's a new generation of artists and filmmakers who are devoted to bringing back HANDCRAFTED creatures. "Real" monsters will never die!! -Matt

[@gekos7155]

Stan Winston School i really hope they do come back, effort, detail and hard work wins the day :D

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Well said, mika haken. Glad to have folks like you who really "get it" in our community. Keep the faith! -Matt

[@erixonve29]

I really think the best way is to use both because it gives the oportunity of cover every stregth each technique have

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Erixon Cedeño There are things we can't do practically. It's about using all the tools in the toolbox to create the best product. Stan Winston created Digital Domain with James Cameron because he knew CG was a great tool, just not the only tool -Teresa

[@melanieyoutubber7456]

I remember as a kid I went to the museum of science in Boston and they had the actual dinosaurs from the first Jurassic Park movie on display. I was such a big fan of the movie, being in the room with them was for sure the highlight of my year. Just amazing.

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

That was great. Still amazing to watch all these years later.

[@Achterbahnjunky]

I'd give a LOT for being able to control this wonderful creation for just 2 minutes in my life. Absolutely amazing.

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Achterbahnjunky I couldn't agree more! How much fun would that be? -Maggie

[@kaseytompkins9708]

+Stan Winston School Hey, How much would it be if I wanted to buy it? 😃 I don't honestly think I want to know! hehehe

[@Ahturos]

I can´t just belive how well it moves and looks. So quick, you could do million´s things with it in one take.

[@ricopaulson1]

i was seven years old when i first saw this film in the theaters. im not kidding when i say the feeling of utter joy and amazement i felt when walking out of the cinema still carries with me. bravo gents and gentle ladies. bravo. after seeing this film my 11 year old brother went to bed with his roller bladeing pads, and bicycle helmet because he was convinced "raptors" were coming for him.

[@PG_FISHING]

I would love to see how different types of animals would react if they saw this thing lol

[@didyouknow1894]

This is why Jurassic Park had better graphics in 1993 than it did in 2015.

[@Hospitaller]

One thing people seem not to think of it's that it's simply BETTER for the whole production to see practical effects on set. The actors react better, the DP lights better, because they don't have to IMAGINE what it is they're seeing. It's right there! Plus, it saves time on the back end. Sure, it may no longer be the solution to every problem, but it doesn't make it obsolete!

[@RubbinRobbin]

lol, "I knew we were on the right track when they called us crazy." -SW

[@KittyLitterate]

Groundbreaking doesn't even begin to describe the work you guys did. Ground shattering, in fact I think we're still feeling the impact tremors to this day.

[@Mandeepsingh-yy9im]

this is incredible cgi cannot beat this cgi is fake this is real

[@parthokumar9446]

Mandeep Singh

[@red_reshuya]

you know they placed a bit of CGI over the animatrontics, to make them look even more realistic right?

[@SDSmither]

For full body shots were CGI/running shots. For Close up shots it was all the animatronics, they couldn't get close up details to look even remotely real with their CGI, specifically the skin. But from far away it worked a lot better...

[@WhisxBeerus]

animatronic is not CGI

[@joepsuttorp9156]

THE ART ARENA next time you make a comment, use the ,

[@andreawintersmartin1544]

Thank you for posting these videos! I recently watched Jurassic World and their dinosaurs seem and feel artificial. I rewatched Jurassic Park this afternoon and it still blows my mind. I'm not distracted by the special and practical effects, that T-Rex just attacked a jeep and those raptors are stalking the kids in the kitchen. 20+ years later I still get goosebumps. Thanks for the great times!

[@nowonmetube]

Andrea Winters Martin same here. They can't recreate that feeling with their shitty movie 😢

[@schattentaenzerin]

I watched the movie again today, in 2023. 30 years later. And it still holds up so well. The animatronics were and still are next level. It makes a giant difference, that these Dinos were actually on set. They look so incredibly real because they WERE real. Massive kudos to the workers that made it possible. I've got so much respect for the imagination, talent and craftsmanship.

[@kevbytes]

I love the Jurassic Park Movies and your Work! The animatronic Dinosaur´s are beautiful. I have very high respect for your Work and the special effects *Thankyou for the three beautiful Jurassic Park Movies*

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Adam, This particular animatronic works so well because of a combination of things. 1) Having the world's best mechanical and hydraulic engineers on the team. 2) Staying away from pneumatic solutions, which can cause herky jerky movement. 3) Using accelerometers to cancel out the "Wagga-Wagga" shakes. 4) Great puppeteering. 5) Stan Winston was at the helm. ;) And yes, we love Walking with Dinosaurs. They also use hydraulic technology to drive their puppets. -Matt

[@shivercanada]

What's really amazing is that all this tech and power needed to emulate the real thing, didn't come close to the real Dinosaur. This was a remote controlled prop and while groundbreaking and awesome the real thing had it's own brain, fully autonomous, no hydraulics, no batteries, no mount needed and lived for decades.

[@AkuTenshiiZero]

There is a reason why this T-Rex is so iconic, while the CGI dinosaurs in the newer films feel so dime-a-dozen. I'm not gonna say that CGI doesn't require effort and can't look good, but it will never be as real as an actual, physical object in camera interacting with the cast.

[@ReviewerKid90]

Jurassic Park, by far my favorite movie without a doubt. I was born a couple months before it was released in theatres. But I got a chance to see it in 3D at the theatre and I was not disappointed. Seeing a movie that I love, on the big screen and not on a TV screen, made me cry on the inside and I am 20 years old.

[@ruairidhcreez8104]

In my opinion it's the most beautiful and dare I say elegant animatronic ever created for a movie.

[@jarrodc.7876]

This is why Jurassic park is still the best and one of the most creative movies ever, never forgotten

[@doosierty100]

I can't begin to describe how awesome it is that you are sharing this amazing footage and history with the fans and future professionals in this industry. I love you guys.

[@Febeleh]

I had no idea it was anything quite this complex. I know CGI was out of the question for anything believable in that era, but I didn't think they did this much. Great videos. Behind the scenes have been proving to be more or at least as much interesting as the finished product.

[@houdin654jeff]

A dinosaur fan since I was a kid, Jurassic Park truly bowled me over when I saw it for the first time and still holds up as a fantastic milestone of what kind of characters can be achieved through special effects. The JP T-Rex is everything I could have ever wanted from a realistic dinosaur; Not a movie monster, but a believable character. Stan Winston seemed like a truly remarkable person in every interview either with him or about him. I was saddened by his passing a few years back.

[@kaijurassicartist3709]

I think i'm gonna cry of happines looking at her. She makes my childhood days feel with joy.. Thank you rexie..Se you again in theatre this april..

[@SebastianTinajero]

History in the making right there!! Thanks for uploading these Jurassic park is one of my favorite films of all time!

[@Giz03mo]

Truly a work of art. Just saw this again in theaters. T-rex always left me speechless.

[@CommandaInChief]

Id be playing with that thing all day. Non stop

[@TOHOREMIX]

Would it be too expensive to attempt something on this ambitious and on this scale today?? Its amazing you guys were able to pull this off back then.

[@WMFilms25]

Look at that. I mean just LOOOOOOOOOOOK AT IT! I've never or will ever see anything as realistic or breathtaking;y stunning when it comes to animatronics than the full size T-Rex!

[@SpookyKabuki2.0]

I've always thought the T Rex to be quite the elegant, intricate and loveable character of the Jurassic Park family. When she looks down, I imagine her looking down at her new born hatchlings, that motherly look in her beady eyes and snout. #rexyforever.

[@waqarqarshi]

Alot of hard work is gone into this yet hardly any recognition. ..you guys bring the movie alive!

[@pauldjdundas]

BEST MOVIE AND FX EVER UP TO TODAY GREAT WORK GUYS

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Thanks for watching, Paul Dundas. - David

[@pauldjdundas]

Ur welcome

Stan Winston School What the name of music that play in video?

Stan Winston School What the name of music that play in video?

[@petrofsko]

Jaw dropping that why i see 5 times at cinema thank-you Stan ,Steven and everbody else involved in bringing this astonishing big critter to screen

[@gtamediaproductions1]

I've never seen anything like it! It's the way film effects should be done all the time. Much better than CGI. Fantastic work!

[@upupawayandbeyond]

Outstanding!!! The most fantastic animatronic and the movie with the most realistic dinosaur ever! I hope they make the same in the new movie.

[@TJTownsend]

The whole T-Rex sequence was a work of art of a caliber that I'm suspecting I will never see again in my entire life.

[@lizette87]

Sorry, you won't convince me. There's no animatronics. What you did was bringing a real T-Rex back to life - because that thing is out of this world! Jurassic Park and The Lost World - Jurassic Park are the only movies who actually gave me nightmares. You guys are awesome! ❤️

[@skepticalskeksis221]

What a extraordinary and terrifying creature it must have been. I can’t even imagine what it would be like to be in the presence of the real thing. In awe. That movie had such a profound effect on me as a child and to this day remains one of my favorite movies.

[@FestArc]

I think the effects in the original Jurassic Park hold up so well because of the realistic movements that the dinosaurs have. In the newer films, they act like monsters and jump around like they're weightless. In the original film, they move and act like animals which compliments the animatronics and CGI.

[@werty1432k]

I wish movies these days had more of these epic real life builds and less CGI

[@aletheamccarthy7673]

The trailer for Jurassic world looks cool, I heard that they are using a lot of practical effects. Can't wait to see them. I rewatched The first Jurassic Park the other night for the first time since I was about 8. I was amazed that I was thinking "HOLY SHIT THERE IS A T-REX OUTSIDE YOUR CAR" rather than "hey cool effects" which I usually think when seeing CGI.

[@soundcreeps5371]

its funny when u watch that film now because it feels so short compared to modern films.

[@DavidJZeller]

Anyone from the future this is what hard work does truly putting in hours to make such a beautiful masterpiece rather than cgi it and finish in a couple of days. True talent right here

[@armandogonzales1365]

25 years ago I was the master welder who burned 95% of that T-Rex I am honored to work on such an innovation of a project

[@kaydenevideo]

Pretty incredible. And a great quote, too: "I knew we were on the right track when those guys said we were crazy."

[@arifahamed9013]

a perfect piece of work to show that old school of film making is always better than new generation movie making... golden days when creativity was at it best...lovd it :)

[@chubkuriboh]

I don't think any movie before or since has ever made such amazing advances in the field of animatronics no movie has or will ever be as good as Jurassic Park

[@lieutenantpeyton4388]

Best movie of it's time. Better than titanic even.

[@irpina9438]

I'm a student with the passion for drawing and arts in general. I've a lot of friend working in the science field, they frequently say that human beings could live without art but couldn't survive without science. Well, what's the point? When I see at this incredible piece of art and science I feel a shiver down my spine. This is so amazing, to see how science and art can work together and make dreams come to life... this is so close to magic, to the ancient dream of human kind of giving life to inanimate matter. As a child from the '90s, I grew up with the passion for dinosaurs, Jurassic Park was a sort of bibble for me. I wanna thank one by one all the amazing people who made this real, who make me firmly believe believe that there's a strong bond between art and science.

[@AnnaMarianne]

Irpina We humans did live for thousands of years without science - unless you count making fire and using basic tools as science (you can as well count them among the art of handicraft) - but already then we had wonderful artists who did really skilled paintings, carvings and statues. What kind of oral stories connected to them they told we can only imagine. But obviously art was important for them. Anyway, I don't see the point of trying to separate science and art or to ask which one is more important. Both are expressions of our humanity and are needed to make the society and us the individuals function. And science can be art and science is used to make art. If someone as a scientist feels the need to laugh at art, they aren't very intelligent people, no matter how many mathematical formulas they could solve.

[@irpina9438]

I totally agree with you! Unfortunally around me there are so many people who strongly believe that art has less value than science. Both are amazing expressions of human nature, and we couldn't live without one of them... But so many people are convinced that art is less essential than science (for "practical" reasons). The art of animatronic, in my opinion, is a perfect and clear example of how everything is strongly related, of how everything is so important and how stupid is to believe that there's a separation between art and science. Most of people try to "compartmentalized" the world, to ignore the connections, probably because it makes (apparently) easier to understand the reality.

[@AnnaMarianne]

Irpina As said, thinking like that doesn't show any real intelligence or wisdom on their part, rather need to put yourself up by pushing others down. It's like saying "heart is more important than eyes, because you can technically live without eyes but not without the heart." Uhm, yeah? You can also technically live paralyzed from your neck down, but is that a reason for bragging?

[@TheAnytony]

This guy neeeeeeds to be on a museum or something. I would pay a fortune to see it.

[@StanWinstonSchool]

We're a school, Matthew, not a shop. I'm sure that Legacy Effects, who built the telemetry suits for Pacific Rim, could achieve what you're saying, but they do not just build for fans or fun, they build because the studios contract them. - David

[@whitelion44]

Too Cool I think every fan of the movie should see this series of videos

[@midollicious]

Incredible! a piece of art!!

[@WVMUSIC_NL]

Jurassic Park was the very first movie that I saw in cinema. I was sooo impressed by everything.. and of course by the incredible T-rex. You guys made a masterpiece! It all looked and still looks so amazingly real! Nowadays CGI seems to take over, but this, making real lifesize animatronics, that is the real deal. I wish more movies would use animatronics more instead of CGI. Thank you for this fantastic work and I am definately gonna see it in cinema again, to relive my childhood again.

[@StanWinstonSchool]

All in good time, GamerzCreed02. We'll definitely be doing some behind-the-scenes on the Spinosaur in the future. - Maggie

[@BonecrusherT800]

Still incredible how 20 years later this still looks lifelike and like a real animal.

[@parkerpshebnisky1051]

The T-Rex looked so real!

[@StanWinstonSchool]

pacman5698.... this is JP MONTH! We're working on a ton of fun stuff for that! And do NOT worry... there's so much coming that you're going to love. JP3 is a GOOD ONE... But that's gotta have its own month. ; ) - John

[@justindu6763]

This looks absolutely astonishing.

[@gmpnj29]

ALWAYS will be the best. Beautiful work.

[@starwarsroo2448]

Stan Winston has such an amazing resume. Particularly this and the Terminator. Relic and many others though also. Rip

[@Whatinthefresh]

this this right here is my most favorite "robot/animatronic that i have ever seen,ive seen a bunch of animatronics in movies and some videos but this has to be the BEST YET! its 2015 and it is STILL the best

[@JSalinari83]

Holy cow! I think I would soil myself if I saw that thing in real life? Even though it's a robot it is so life like. That you hope it doesn't go all Frankenstein monster on you.

[@ElEspectroDeLaMi]

Even though I've known how this was accomplished for 20 years now, it's STILL mind-boggling that this was even possible. It wasn't until ~1997, when The Lost World was nearing release, that I found out that some of Rexy in Jurassic Park was actually practical effects; not all of her moments, obviously, but just learning that her upper torso was there on set seemed more impossible to me than the science in the movie that brought these animals to life. Stan, much like Steven Spielberg and John Williams, you had an immeasurable impact on my childhood by bringing these kind of creations to life. I WISH I could have been one of those kids running up to you for your autograph!

[@Iambored-yay]

You all did an excellent job on this. Kudos to the crew and yourself!

[@KamalPremvedhanikkunnakodeeswa]

Thank you legends 🙏🏼

[@OutcastAngelV]

After seeing all of this, my first thought was "Make it hunker down and wag its' tail like a dog!" That mental image is so amusing. I would LOVE to see that happen.

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Thanks for the tip, JoeDeBird3. The theme park and zoo people haven't reached out yet--at least not everywhere. But I will mention that the Santa Barbara Zoo is doing some pretty interesting collaborations with our friends the Chiodo Bros. Look for some behind the scenes from THAT project in future videos and blog offerings. - David

[@fraxx3465]

when i was a child, for many years ive dreamed to work for a special effects industry, cause of you Stan Winston :) unfortunally here in italy is something crazy, we havent your budget for movies and special effects :(

[@vilden12]

I love it!! Stan Winston is amazing!!

[@SanDeeMcGeek]

thank u for makin my childhood awesome. THIS movie is still unbeatable if it comes to the dinosaurs! u rock!!!

[@DutchKat]

Thank you Stan Winston, what you and your team have done for us movie lovers around the world

[@maren02]

Truly amazing, and incredibly realistic. I just love Jurassic Park.

[@stephenmiller2544]

it really is beautiful

[@CollinJosephNeal]

So amazing! Our favorite film for sure.

[@jabzilla21]

this is awesome. I never knew one of my childhood favorite movies had this kind of detail in the making of that T-rex. thats just fantastic! I love jurassic park and its one of my favorite movies of all time. thank yall very much for finding this old behind the scenes film. made my day :)

[@NabilTouchie]

Now I see why i think all the dinosaurs I've seen in attractions looks slow! U really set the bar waaay higher

[@StanWinstonSchool]

We are the Stan Winston School, not the studio. Though the Studio did not make the animatronics for the ride, some of the molds were referenced and all the designs were from the Stan Winston Studio, of course. - David

[@piratescode]

I find it odd that movies are spending more money now but Jurrasic Park has had the best special effects ever since it was made. You should upload one on how the skin was made.

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

UNBELIEVABLE HOW THIS WORK !!!!!!!

[@pacman5698]

Thanks, I like all the movies, and love all the animatronics.

[@StanWinstonSchool]

I believe that is the telemetry controller for the Sauropod head and neck. - David

[@chinkhiangthee3679]

I watched this movie more than 3 times at cinema!! Love the dinosaurs

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Tequierocece, these are all new video never-before-seen, edited with current VO by the guys who made these creatures 20 years ago. These videos are exclusive to the Stan Winston School of Character Arts. - David

[@leodefine86]

This is the king of animatronics! It blows all the CGI crap out of the planet! 25+ years and this masterpiece has never been surpassed! Its a shame that this is a lost art!

[@matthewslee910]

Guys... This is as real as it possibly gets to making the real thing. Don't you agree everyone?

[@StanWinstonSchool]

GurtIsAwesome, sad to say, the dinosaur puppets from JP were built to be realistic but not to last. The foam rubber skins, specifically, deteriorate markedly over time. However, many of the puppets, in whatever state they're in, have found their ways to museums around the world for JP fans to enjoy. -Maggie