How were many dinosaurs first planned to be animated?

With go-motion stop-motion puppets

What problem did rain cause for the animatronic T. rex?

Its foam skin soaked up water and made it shake

How were some kitchen raptor shots achieved?

With performers in raptor suits

How was the famous water ripple in the cup made?

A guitar string vibrating under the dashboard

Jurassic Park Effects Quiz: Animatronics and CGI Dinosaurs

This Jurassic Park effects quiz goes behind the scenes of the 1993 film that made dinosaurs feel alive. Play 10 interactive questions on Stan Winston's full-size T. rex, ILM's computer animation, Phil Tippett's stop-motion plans, the raptor suits, the water ripple, the roar's sound design and the Oscar it won.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Animatronic
Whose studio built the film's life-size animatronic dinosaurs?
CGI
Which company created the computer-generated dinosaurs?
Plan
How were many dinosaurs first planned to be animated?
Tippett
Which stop-motion artist joked that he was extinct?
Rain
What problem did rain cause for the animatronic T. rex?
Raptors
How were some kitchen raptor shots achieved?
Ripple
How was the famous water ripple in the cup made?
Roar
Which animal sound helped make the T. rex roar?
Screen
About how much screen time do the dinosaurs have?
Oscar
Which Oscar did the film win for its dinosaurs?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Whose studio built the film's life-size animatronic dinosaurs?
Answer: Stan Winston's
The T. rex was huge and hydraulic.
Q2: Which company created the computer-generated dinosaurs?
Answer: Industrial Light and Magic
Dennis Muren led the work.
Q3: How were many dinosaurs first planned to be animated?
Answer: With go-motion stop-motion puppets
A CG test changed the plan.
Q4: Which stop-motion artist joked that he was extinct?
Answer: Phil Tippett
The line ended up in the film.
Q5: What problem did rain cause for the animatronic T. rex?
Answer: Its foam skin soaked up water and made it shake
Crews dried it with heaters between takes.
Q6: How were some kitchen raptor shots achieved?
Answer: With performers in raptor suits
Puppets and CGI were mixed too.
Q7: How was the famous water ripple in the cup made?
Answer: A guitar string vibrating under the dashboard
It took many tries.
Q8: Which animal sound helped make the T. rex roar?
Answer: A baby elephant
Gary Rydstrom mixed several sounds.
Q9: About how much screen time do the dinosaurs have?
Answer: About 15 minutes
Effects were used sparingly.
Q10: Which Oscar did the film win for its dinosaurs?
Answer: Best Visual Effects
It also won for sound.

Jurassic Park Effects Quiz – Animatronics and CGI Dinosaurs

Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg in 1993, combined practical effects and computer animation. Stan Winston's team built life-size animatronic dinosaurs, including a huge hydraulic T. rex.

Phil Tippett first planned many scenes with go-motion puppets, but a test by Industrial Light and Magic showed computer dinosaurs could look real. Tippett joked that he was extinct, then helped direct the animated creatures' movement.

Performers in suits played some raptor shots, a guitar string made the water ripple, and Gary Rydstrom built the roar from animal sounds including a baby elephant. The dinosaurs appear for only about 15 minutes, and the film won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

What This Quiz Teaches

Movie fans will enjoy these questions.

Who built the animatronics
Who made the CGI
How the plan changed
Which tricks were used
Which Oscar it won

Did You Know?

The sick Triceratops was a large animatronic.
The film's raptors were larger than real Velociraptors.
CGI shots took months to render.
Practical rain scenes made filming difficult.
The film changed how Hollywood made effects.