{"id":9107,"date":"2025-07-02T03:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2025\/07\/02\/how-jurassic-world-rebirth-celebrates-shooting-on-film\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T03:00:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:00:44","slug":"how-jurassic-world-rebirth-celebrates-shooting-on-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2025\/07\/02\/how-jurassic-world-rebirth-celebrates-shooting-on-film\/","title":{"rendered":"How &#8216;Jurassic World: Rebirth&#8217; Celebrates Shooting on Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/media-library\/how-jurassic-world-rebirth-celebrates-shooting-on-film.webp?id=60282856&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C1\"><\/p>\n<p>In an era where digital filmmaking reigns supreme, the creators of <em>Jurassic World: Rebirth<\/em> have made a bold and inspiring choice: to shoot their entire project on film. <\/p>\n<p>This decision is more than just a technical one; it&#8217;s a heartfelt tribute to the magic of analog filmmaking and a testament to its enduring power in the age of CGI.<\/p>\n<p>And an homage to the original movie, which still looks so good today. <\/p>\n<p>The driving force behind this decision is director Gareth Edwards, who fought to use Kodak film and Panavision lenses. His motivation was simple: &#8220;All the films I grew up loving were shot on Kodak.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>This desire to recapture the aesthetic of classic cinema is at the core of what makes this movie such a special endeavor. <\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s dive in. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Jurassic Park on Film\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"cdee8f9eb88f9b2642e98750992acaca\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"auto\" lazy-loadable=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4gj86l2mYew?rel=0&amp;start=1\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The behind-the-scenes video for <em>Jurassic World: Rebirth<\/em> delves the unique aesthetic qualities that film provides, from its sophisticated color reproduction to its ability to handle contrast in a way that enhances reality. <\/p>\n<p>As director of photography John Mathieson notes, &#8220;The greens of the jungles really come through&#8221; on film, a crucial detail for this movie. <\/p>\n<p>The dailies and the shots and the editing all are elevated because they have such a strong foundation on film. <\/p>\n<p>Visual effects supervisor David Vickery explains that starting with a &#8220;beautiful image&#8221; from film stock provides a superior canvas for adding digital creations. <\/p>\n<p>The natural grain and texture of film, along with the characteristics of the anamorphic lenses, help to seamlessly blend the CGI creatures into the live-action footage, creating a more organic and believable world.<\/p>\n<h2>A Return to the Craft<\/h2>\n<p>The choice to use film also introduces an element of what the filmmakers call &#8220;mystery&#8221; into the production process. Unlike the immediate feedback of digital, with film, the final look of the footage isn&#8217;t revealed until it&#8217;s developed. <\/p>\n<p>This adds a layer of anticipation and artistry to the craft of filmmaking.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how they shot the movie and what they shot on: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aspect ratio\n<ul>\n<li>2.39 : 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Camera\n<ul>\n<li>Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2, Panavision E-, T-Series and Optica Elite Lenses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Negative Format\n<ul>\n<li>35 mm(Kodak Vision3 50D 5203, Vision3 500T 5219)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Cinematographic Process\n<ul>\n<li>Digital Intermediate(4K, master format)<\/li>\n<li>Panavision(anamorphic, source format)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Printed Film Format\n<ul>\n<li>35 mm(Kodak Vision 2383)<\/li>\n<li>D-Cinema<\/li>\n<li>D-Cinema (also 3-D version)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Summing It All Up <\/h2>\n<p><em>Jurassic World: Rebirth<\/em> is a powerful reminder that even in a world of high-tech digital workflows, the classic medium of film still holds a special place in the hearts of filmmakers and audiences alike. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a testament to the fact that the tools of the past can still be used to create the blockbusters of the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Let me know what you think in the comments. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Author: Jason Hellerman<br \/>\nThis article comes from <i>No Film School<\/i> and can be <a href=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/jurassic-world-rebirth-on-film\" target=\"_blank\"><b>read on the original site.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an era where digital filmmaking reigns supreme, the creators of Jurassic World: Rebirth have made a bold and inspiring choice: to shoot their entire&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_customify_content_layout":"","_customify_sidebar":"","_customify_page_header_display":"","_customify_disable_header":"","_customify_disable_header_top":"","_customify_disable_header_main":"","_customify_disable_header_bottom":"","_customify_disable_page_title":"","_customify_disable_content_vertical_padding":"","_customify_disable_footer_top":"","_customify_disable_footer_main":"","_customify_disable_footer_bottom":"","_customify_breadcrumb_display":"","_customify_header_transparent_display":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[38,37,43,42,39,40,44,41,36],"class_list":["post-9107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video-news","tag-editing","tag-film","tag-guide","tag-info","tag-news","tag-tips","tag-topics","tag-tricks","tag-video"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Brokenmount","author_link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/author\/sysop\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/category\/video-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video and Film News<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"In an era where digital filmmaking reigns supreme, the creators of Jurassic World: Rebirth have made a bold and inspiring choice: to shoot their entire&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9107\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}