Jurassic Park in Black & White Film

This was an experiment meant to give a classic monochrome film look to an iconic film. Software used - VLC, Photoshop. I concentrated on giving this film similar gray shades as seen on black & white film, not just desaturate. Have a look at the images below and share your opinion. : )

Thanks! By the way, how can I link the pictures on OT, so they appear on this page rather than just the url? Any ideas?

Your Majesty, pardon me, I could not understand how to…
Once I use the method you suggest, the link disappears, no image appears.

Thanks. Now you can see the images.

Perfect opportunity for on-topic Markdown syntax post wasted.   :(

Looks good.

More images added! Will keep adding, gradually.

Swazzy said:

-1’s 35mm scan of the movie might peak your interest.

Poita’s scan is the source.

^…^ said:

Yep, nice, for sure different from a simple desaturated version - a bit like Mad Max Fury Road b&w version!

Thanks. I’ll add more images.

paja said:

Neat

Thanks!

This just proves how good Jurrasic Park’s cinematography is. Great stuff!

This looks fantastic. As said by snooker, this really highlights the cinematography of the film. The use of contrast is great, and it may have contributed to how seamless the CGI is.

Folks, I manipulated the gamma, contrast and brightness of each frame to my liking. This is not representative of the actual contrast and brightness of the projected 35mm release prints; which would appear much brighter and less contrasty. This black & white rendition was done keeping in mind artistic b&w photos and cinema that I remember from memory.

EDIT: More images added above. Enjoy!

P.S: Here’s my new thread on Interstellar black & white - https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Interstellar-in-classic-Black-and-White/id/63619#1252843

These look fantastic! Love this idea, and JP seems particularly suited to it.