Everyone remembers that iconic moment in Jurassic Park — referred to as the “Kitchen Attack” scene — where the raptors come within a few cringe-inducing inches of their vulnerable human targets. It is a part of cinematic history, and that kind of scene is unlikely to ever be replicated again. Why? Because these days, everyone just uses computer generated art to get the job done.
Back in the early 1990s, though, that kind of technology was still largely in its infancy. As a result, some of the most realistic-looking monsters and creatures in the movies of that time were actually still human actors inside meticulously crafted suits. Such was the case with the Jurassic Park raptors.
1993 wasn’t exactly the digital Stone Age, so of course there are still a lot of computerized special effects and robotic creatures in the making of Jurassic Park. But when Steven Spielberg and his team looked at creating the most believable depiction of the nimble and ferocious raptors, they determined old-school was the way to go.
So picture this — you’re stuck inside a very hot dinosaur suit, for hours at a time, crouched and bent over in a way that humans were never meant to be, getting a lot of camera time and working directly with Steven Spielberg, all with the knowledge that your contributions will only be mentioned as a footnote. That is what happened with raptor suit wearer John Rosengrant.
The intricacies of the process were published in a 2006 book that profiled the company in charge of the dinosaur designs, Stan Winston Studio. However, a new video shows previously unseen footage of exactly what Rosengrant and the design team went through. Rosengrant describes the suit as “very organic and mobile,” words that still don’t often associate well with animatronic puppets or the like.
via Stan Winston School
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