RE: JPIII: unmitigated rubbish

["Tracy L. Ford" <dino.hunter@home.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
JAMES ARONIS
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 1:15 PM
To: Dinonet
Subject: Re: JPIII: unmitigated rubbish

Chris C wrote:

>I disagree with some of the posts stating that the CG animation was
>sub-standard, especially for ILM. Did I see a different film? In the
>eight years since the original, there have been many improvements in the
>software used to create the beasts and I believe in this film you can
>see that. While the film obviously did not have the same 'WOW' factor as
>the original, it certainly upped the ante on the animation.
>Paleontological inaccuracies aside, I think ILM did a wonderful job...
>
Yes, I agree. It was not sub-standard in any way. Definitely not less
than in the previous two films. I am intending to see it a second time,
so I will pay extra careful attention to the GGI this time around.

>
>(Directed to Tracey Ford)..The scene where the brachiosaur walks over to
>check out the actors was one of my favorite shots in the film. The shot
>showcases the neck and leg muscle movement. While I do not consider
>myself an expert on brachiosaur movement, I do consider myself an
>effects afficionado, and this shot showcases what the animators can do.
>What did you find wrong or lacking in this shot? Just curious..Thanks
>for any reply...
>
There was not enough time devoted to the herbivorous species in this
film. I would love to have seen a lot more of _Ankylosaurus_ and
especially, _Stegosaurus_. It's such a majestic creature, but I guess
they decided it received enough focus in TLW. BTW, some already
mentioned that there were errors in the representation of
_Ankylosaurus_. What were they specifically?

James
The neck is way to short, the armor totally wrong (Ok, everone gets the
armor wrong and I'm working on doing a paper or two to correct it), the body
to short, not wide enough, tail club wrong, need I go on?

Tracy L. Ford
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