Unseen 'Jurassic World' Concept Art Shows A Very Different Movie
Seth Engstram is a name you might not have heard before, but take it from us, he's responsible for the look and feel of some of your favorite movies. He's a concept artist who takes the script and the studio's vision for a film and translates it artistically into a production-ready visualization. He recently updated his blog with some new never-before-seen concept art for the monstrous hit 'Jurassic World.' Check it out below.
Seth Engstram is a name you might not have heard before, but take it from us, he's responsible for the look and feel of some of your favorite movies. He's a concept artist who takes the script and the studio's vision for a film and translates it artistically into a production-ready visualization. He recently updated his blog with some new never-before-seen concept art for the monstrous hit 'Jurassic World.' Check it out below.
While many of the images look like they were directly translated onto the silver screen, there are a few that stand out unimagined. What looks like a tense rope bridge set-piece in front of a roaring volcano definitely didn't make it into the film (Although, in other early drafts of the park layout, there was a man-made volcano that I think this is actually taking place in front of). A few of the sketches show the now iconic, land traversal pods as a hanging ride being attacked by pteranodons. The most stunning unrealized piece depicts the Indominus Rex tearing the head off of an animatronic T-Rex encased in a fake waterfall setting.
Some of these cut scenes look very exciting, but you can tell for the most part what they were excised for in the film. Most have parallels to action beats that worked wonderfully, so all's well that ends well. Hopefully, we'll see some snippets of concept art leak for the upcoming 'Jurassic World 2,' so that we can start speculating on the mysterious plot summary they've given us.
Thanks to the very awesome Jurassic Outpost for the heads up.
Is The Old "Kongfrontation" Animatronic Being Used For The New "Skull Island: Reign Of Kong" Ride?
Universal Studios has released a new video hosted by Universal Creative's Mike West focusing on the titular ride's main attraction: King Kong. According to the video and various sources, Skull Island: Reign of Kong will take riders through the jungles of Skull Island in a revolutionary trackless vehicle. Using a mixture of 3D CGI on massive screens and a live action animatronics, Skull Island will come alive in a similar fashion to the other parks latest attractions, concluding with an up close encounter with a three story high King Kong. Check out the video after the jump and see a teaser image released by Universal of the King himself.
Universal Studios has released a new video hosted by Universal Creative's Mike West focusing on the titular ride's main attraction: King Kong. According to the video and various sources, "Skull Island: Reign of Kong" will take riders through the jungles of the fantastical location in a revolutionary trackless vehicle. Using a mixture of 3D CGI on massive screens and live action animatronics, Skull Island will come alive in a similar fashion to the other park's latest attractions, concluding with an up close encounter with a three story high King Kong. Check out the video below and see a teaser image released by Universal of the King himself.
Many fans are already chiming in about the fact that this reveal of Kong shows more than just impressive technology. It appears that while this version of the "Eighth Wonder of the World" does not immediately resemble Peter Jackson's 2005 design, besides a basic color palette and similar scars, it looks more like the 76' Kong featured in the classic Universal Studios ride "Kongfrontation." This has lead many to believe that at least the robotics and skeleton of the iconic creature have been preserved and possibly improved upon for this new iteration.
Personally, as someone who has previously spoken about how influential the old ride was to my love of giant monsters, this, more than anything else, has made the upcoming attraction a must visit for me. Just to say hello to the big guy again.
While no official date has been confirmed, the ride is preparing for technical rehearsals to begin soon and should open sometime during the summer.
