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====Hawaii==== [[File:2017-Kauai-Island.jpg|thumb|Much of the Hawaiian shoot took place on the island of [[Kauai]], with many of the locations standing in for Isla Nublar]] The film's fictional setting of Isla Nublar is located near [[Costa Rica]], which was briefly considered as a filming location early on; this idea was scrapped as production would have occurred during the country's rainy season. [[Puerto Rico]] was seriously considered as well, until Spielberg settled on [[Kauai]], Hawaii. He attributed this decision to his age: "Had I been twenty-six instead of forty-five, I might have gone to [[Yucatan]] or the [[Philippines]] or Costa Rica–someplace really rugged." He also liked the idea of "staying in a nice Hawaiian hotel with room service and a pool", while stating that the tropical landscapes were as good, or better than, the alternative sites.{{sfn|Shay & Duncan|1993|p=46–47}} In addition, Spielberg was familiar with Hawaii, having filmed there in the past, and was concerned about infrastructure and accessibility at the other locations.<ref name=dawn /> Set construction began in early June 1992, nearly three months before the start of filming. Some of the locations were remote and only accessible with off-road vehicles.{{sfn|Shay & Duncan|1993|p=76}} [[File:Manawaiopuna Falls.jpg|thumb|left|Scenes involving Isla Nublar's helipad were shot at [[Manawaiopuna Falls]]]] After 25 months of pre-production, filming began on August 24, 1992, at Olokele Canyon.{{sfn|Shay & Duncan|1993|p=65 and 67}}<ref name=JP1>{{cite web |title=Jurassic Park notes |url=http://www.lost-world.com/Lost_World02/Jurassic_Park.Site/Jurassic_Park.html |website=Lost-World.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970401110926/http://www.lost-world.com/Lost_World02/Jurassic_Park.Site/Jurassic_Park.html |archive-date=April 1, 1997}}</ref> The three-week Kauai shoot was focused on exterior scenes, many of them set on Isla Nublar during daytime.<ref name="Production notes" /> Spontaneous cloud coverage occurred frequently, necessitating the use of lighting and film exposure tricks in order to match with previously shot footage.{{sfn|Shay & Duncan|1993|p=69}} Scenes of the park's visitors arriving and departing Isla Nublar, via helicopter, were filmed at [[Manawaiopuna Falls]], which became commonly known as Jurassic Falls after the film's release.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tsutsumi |first=Cheryl Chee |title=An adventure of prehistoric proportions |url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2010/06/20/travel/hawaiis-backyard/an-adventure-of-prehistoric-proportions/ |work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |date=June 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913112321/http://www.staradvertiser.com/2010/06/20/travel/hawaiis-backyard/an-adventure-of-prehistoric-proportions/ |archive-date=September 13, 2018}}</ref> Keopuka Rock, alternatively known as Jurassic Rock, was used for an early shot of the helicopter as it approaches Isla Nublar. The rock is located near the island of [[Maui]], but filming otherwise continued on Kauai.<ref name=Leasca/><ref>{{cite web |last=Dekneef |first=Matthew |title=Maui's Garden of Eden: A Tropical Rest Stop on the Road to Hana |url=https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/mauis-garden-of-eden-a-tropical-rest-stop-on-the-road-to-hana/ |website=Hawaii Magazine |access-date=February 7, 2025 |date=August 9, 2016}}</ref> The exterior of the Jurassic Park visitor center was built on the grounds of the Valley House Plantation Estate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legendarytrips.com/trip/jurassic-park-filming-locations-hawaii/ |title=Jurassic Park filming locations |access-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-date=September 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924073257/http://www.legendarytrips.com/trip/jurassic-park-filming-locations-hawaii/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It was constructed as a {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}}-high facade, nearly {{convert|200|ft|m|}} in length.{{sfn|Shay & Duncan|1993|p=44, 76}} A Jurassic Park gate, marking the start of the theme park tour, was built at the base of [[Mount Waialeale]].{{sfn|Mottram|2021|p=77}} [[File:Botanical Gardens Kauai, Hawaii - panoramio (8).jpg|thumb|Trees at [[Allerton Garden]], used for a scene involving a dinosaur nest]] An early scene, set at an amber mine in the [[Dominican Republic]], was filmed near [[Hoʻopiʻi Falls]].{{sfn|Mottram|2021|p=72}}<ref name=Leasca>{{cite web |last=Leasca |first=Stacey |title=16 'Jurassic Park' Filming Locations You Can Visit |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/jurassic-park-filming-locations |website=Travel + Leisure |access-date=February 7, 2025 |date=September 18, 2024}}</ref> A meeting between Nedry and Dodgson was shot in [[Kapaʻa, Hawaii|Kapaa]], standing in for [[San José, Costa Rica]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=Tony |title=For Movie Buffs, Kauai Tour Guide Delivers the Reel Thing |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Destinations2001-2007/For-Movie-Buffs-Kauai-Tour-Guide-Delivers-the-Reel-Thing |website=Travel Weekly |access-date=February 7, 2025 |date=August 25, 1997}}</ref> The raptor enclosure set was built at [[Limahuli Garden and Preserve]], operated by the [[National Tropical Botanical Garden]] (NTBG).{{sfn|Mottram|2021|p=72, 74}} [[Allerton Garden]], another NTBG property, was used in two instances: a set depicting the maintenance shed exterior, and a scene in which Grant discovers a dinosaur nest and realizes the animals are breeding.{{sfn|Mottram|2021|p=74, 77}} Towering fences, standing {{convert|24|ft|m}}, were among the on-site construction work, representing the electrified perimeters of the ''T. rex'' enclosure during daytime scenes. Despite the simple design of the fencing, the project proved to be one of the most difficult for the production crew, as one of the filming sites was the remote Olokele Canyon. Special effects supervisor [[Michael Lantieri]] said "we had to haul all of this steel up there, drill holes like you would for telephone poles, pour concrete, and then pull all of the cables, which were three-quarter-inch aluminum with steel in the middle."{{sfn|Shay & Duncan|1993|p=79}} [[File:Kualoa Ranch 2014.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kualoa Ranch]] on [[Oahu]], where the ''[[Gallimimus]]'' scene was filmed]] The longest stretch of fence measured over {{convert|200|ft|m}}, and more than six miles of cable were used in total. Spielberg wanted to avoid sagging in the cables, so the crew hired workers from a local company that was experienced with power lines. Lantieri called the project "an enormous job—and for very little payoff. People will look at the movie and say, 'Oh, there's a fence,' never realizing what it took to get it there."{{sfn|Shay & Duncan|1993|p=79}} The canyon location was used for a scene in which Grant and the children, on their way to the visitor center, must climb over the fence to proceed.{{sfn|Mottram|2021|p=69}} On September 11, 1992, the last scheduled day of the Kauai shoot, [[Hurricane Iniki]] passed directly over the island. The cast and crew found out too late about the impending hurricane and took shelter at their hotel. Spielberg and a small crew ventured outside during the hurricane to capture brief footage, used in the film to depict the storm that hits Isla Nublar. A final scene, depicting a ''[[Gallimimus]]'' herd, was to be shot on Kauai, but the island was ravaged by the hurricane.{{sfn|Shay & Duncan|1993|p=85–86}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Sasaguay |first=Chris |title='Jurassic Park' Barely Survived Its Battle With Mother Nature |url=https://collider.com/jurassic-park-hurricane-delay/ |website=Collider |access-date=February 5, 2025 |date=September 8, 2023}}</ref> The scene was instead filmed two weeks later at [[Kualoa Ranch]], located on the island of [[Oahu]]. With its high cliffs, the ranch was considered more attractive than the empty plain that was originally planned for the scene.{{sfn|Shay & Duncan|1993|p=86, 134–5}} Despite the hurricane, the Hawaiian shoot came in essentially on budget and on schedule.{{sfn|Shay & Duncan|1993|p=87}}
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