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Steven Spielberg
American motion-picture director and producer Steven Spielberg attending the premiere of Inside Llewyn Davis at the Cannes International Film Festival, France, 2013.
Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Jurassic Park revolutionized cinema by utilizing a combination of advanced animatronic models and computer animation to create realistic dinosaurs.1
To achieve these lifelike effects, the production team collaborated with special-effects creator Stan Winston, who constructed physical dinosaur models, including a nearly 20-foot-tall Tyrannosaurus rex. These mechanical puppets provided a tangible presence on set, which, when integrated with cutting-edge computer-generated imagery, allowed the film to present dinosaurs with unprecedented detail and realism that wowed audiences.12