Walking the Dinosaur: Building T. Rex for Jurassic Park

On September 10, 2013, Center for Film, Media and Popular Culture and the Center for Science and the Imagination co-hosted “Walking the Dinosaur: Building T. Rex for Jurassic Park” at ASU’s Tempe campus. This event featured Michael Trcic, the lead special effects artist of the T. Rex for Jurassic Park. In this presentation, he discussed the journey of creation, from concept to life-size working model and the unplanned fate of the creature. Check out a sneak peek and watch the full presentation below.

Walking the Dinosaur Sneak Peek

Take a sneak peek at “Walking the Dinosaur: Building T-Rex for Jurassic Park,” an event that was co-presented by the Center for Science and the Imagination and the Center for Film, Media and Popular Culture at Arizona State University on September 10th, 2013. This incredible event featured Michael Trcic, the lead special effects artist of the T.

Watch the full video presentation below, and stay tuned for the full-length podcast. Peter Lehman, director of the Center for Film, Media and Popular Culture, introduces Michael, and the presentation begins at 10:50.

Walking the Dinosaur: Building T-Rex for Jurassic Park

This event featured Michael Trcic, the lead special effects artist of the T. Rex for Jurassic Park. In this presentation, he discussed the journey of creation, from concept to life-size working model and the unplanned fate of the creature.