Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

[NegaScott128]

Originally Posted by Hardback247

Can someone please explain to me why there weren't a lot of animatronic dinosaurs used in the previous movie?

Either because Universal didn't want to spend the money or Trevorrow didn't care enough to push for them. It's extra bad because there's a behind-the-scenes video about the one scene that actually used an animatronic dinosaur, and everyone is talking about how it improved their performances and how it's paying tribute to Stan Winston and how they should be using more animatronic dinosaurs.

[Chaotic]

Universal is known for replacing practical effects with CGI. Happened to The Thing (2011) also.

[Riddhi2011]

THIS IS LOOKING S P E C T A C U L A R!!

The person who edited this featurette should be rewarded. They should throw a party for that editor.
That new twist on the Jurassic theme music is awesome. I hope it's in the movie.
This also looks very different in tone than any Jurassic Park movie so far. Even different from the first one. it feels much larger and epic in scale. That's totally a good thing! Some very intense and good scenes.
Justice Smith's scream is my new favourite Jurassic Scream in a hall of Jurassic screams!
I felt so emotional seeing Blue. She seems thin than last time. I am sure I'll be crying seeing the bond between her and her "Dad" Owen on screen. I am a bit concerned with her lying on a stretcher. I hope they don't kill her. The set up looks very similar to The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
Ian Malcolm is back, He looks young, despite that awful beard! I hope he's not just in that one scene though.

Very excited for the movie!

Originally Posted by jayman3

I think Riddhi will be happy to know that this may have alternating aspect ratios as some of those clips shown were flat while others were in scope. At least that's what it looked like to me.

Well, they've shot in a variety of ratios, like 4:3 for the underwater scene, 2.00:1 for a couple of shots and 2.1:1 (Alexa 65 full sensor mode) for that Baryonix shot. But I think the final product will be cropped down to 2.40:1.
They are most likely not going for a 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' multiple aspect ratio look.

At most, the IMAX digital version might open up to 2.00:1 (the ratio of the flat scenes in this clip) for some scenes or the entire movie (which I very much doubt). Some of the shots like When Blue surprises Owen, looks too tightly cropped in 2.40:1.

Blue meets Owen 1.jpg
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Blue meets Owen 3.jpg

These shots feel a bit "cropped" looking too me and maybe a bit too tight for my tastes.

This gate shot also feels as if they cut off the bottom a lot.

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I'm only saying this because being a photographer and having shot a mini documentary, the shot composition feels a bit "off." If it was me, I'd frame it down a bit and have the gate pillars touch the roof of the frame, to heighten the intended effect of a once magnificent entry door lying in ruins.
It's not a complaint. It's Oscar Faura and Bayona's choice. And I shouldn't judge anything without seeing the entire shot or entire movie.

[AaronJ]

Holy Mother of God! This looks freakin' AWESOME!

OMG, how can it be so long until it comes out?! That's like torture!!!

[jayman3]

Also, those screencaps you posted of Blue. Can't tell if that's a full bodied animatronic or CGI. Could be a mix of both though. As in shoulder up is puppet and rest is filled in with computer animation.

[Chaotic]

I can tell that one guy with BDH is gonna drive me nuts.

[Riddhi2011]

Jayman, watch the featurette, It's fully CG! And it's good CG!

[MechaGodzilla]

I want the full trailer now!

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

I can tell that one guy with BDH is gonna drive me nuts.

BDH was there. Thus, I didn't notice anything else.

[DanTheMan]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

I can tell that one guy with BDH is gonna drive me nuts.

Same. I would’ve loved a sequel with as limited amount of humans as possible. Preferably Pratt, Bryce, and Goldblum.

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by Riddhi2011

Jayman, watch the featurette, It's fully CG! And it's good CG!

Trust me, I've watched it multiple times lol. I slowed down the speed. It's definite CGI. Damn believable looking too

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by DanTheMan

Same. I would’ve loved a sequel with as limited amount of humans as possible. Preferably Pratt, Bryce, and Goldblum.

but you need a whole bunch of ancillary characters for the dino's to munch and stomp on. [yells out loud: "MASS CARNAGE!!"]

[taei]

Originally Posted by jayman3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEMjAf_Bf-g

boy were there a lot of spoilers in those 2 minutes haha!!!!

Examples:

[Show spoiler]1. Blue lying down unconscious
2. Baby Indominus/ new hybrid!!!

[Underworld54]

This movie is going to make me cry.

[Riddhi2011]

JW2_Inside a Jet.jpg

It'd be great if we get a scene like these from JP3-

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JP3 Flyby dinos.jpg

[imsounoriginal]

Yeah so far this looks like some combination of Lost World and JP3 in terms of story. As long as it's better than both, I'll be happy.

[jayman3]

Careful what you wish for Riddhi. That scene was followed by this :

[Creed]

Originally Posted by jayman3

Careful what you wish for Riddhi. That scene was followed by this :

Oh no, LOL.

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by creed123

Oh no, LOL.

Only this time it'll be Blue saying, 'Owen!'

[Riddhi2011]

Originally Posted by jayman3

Careful what you wish for Riddhi. That scene was followed by this :

I have always LOVED that scene! I was 14 when I saw JP3 in the cinemas. That scene scared the shit out of me! As an adult I loved the psychological aspect of the scene. Grant has devoted his whole life for dinosaurs. He lives and breathes dinosaurs. He seemed especially attached to Raptors in the films. So, his research, combined with the life-threatening experience in Nublar is what produced that dream for him. I'm sure he often wakes up from nightmares.

As for the "Alan" part, do you know about lucid dreaming? In our dreams we are often influenced by what's happening outside in the real world. If we are dreaming something and something happens in our room, like someone talking, something touching us, that manifests into the dream and influences it. Grant was having a nightmare involving a Raptor. Suddenly Billy called him - "Alan, Alan," He hadn't woken up yet, so the words from Billy had to fit into the dream. The raptor was closer to him and thus he saw that unreal sight of the raptor calling him.

We see similar ridiculous stuff in our dreams that never make sense and we feel they are beyond our control; we feel helpless. Also, thematically, the Raptor calling him is symbolically important.
Alan Grant appears very rigid at the start of the fim about knowing dinosaurs only from bones. He rejects Jurassic Park. But later in the film, through his various encounters with the InGen animals, particularly the plot of the Raptors (the key thread in the film), he learns more about them than he ever did from studying bones. So, figuratively, he does answer the call of the Raptor.

And literally he also answers the call of the raptor by blowing the 3D printed Raptor resonating chamber and saving the group's lives.

So, that was a solid foreshadowing of character and plot, done subtly, in my opinion. But unfortunately, most people just didn't get it and saw it as a parody. Johnston is better than we give him credit for.