You Never Knew How Much CGI These Shows and Movies Really Used

Jurassic Park

Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park didn't use as much CGI as might would expect from such a complex artistic endeavor. Spielberg, ILM, and Stan Winston managed to create one of history's most iconic films by combining computer imagery with real-life animatronics. Surprisingly, only 14 to 15 minutes of the dinosaur scenes were entirely computer-generated. The rest used Winston's physical dinosaur models.

Even in the early stages of production, Spielberg planned to keep CGI to a minimum—especially when compared to the 2,000 VFX shots used in 2015's Jurassic World. While the advancements of CGI were certainly limited back in 1993, Jurassic Park revolutionized the use of tasteful computer graphics. The film earned a well-deserved Oscar for Best Visual Effects at the 1994 Academy Awards.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.