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HD Trilogy of Life Walking with Dinosaurs Pilot (2005)
An excerpt from Trilogy of Life, showing two minutes of the pilot film.
The Walking with Dinosaurs pilot is a six minute[1] film created by Tim Haines in 1996.[2] The film depicts prehistoric fauna from late Jurassic England, akin to Cruel Sea.
Synopsis[]
The pilot film depicts life during the late Jurassic period in England, when it was divided into a set of small islands due to an increase in sea level.[3] A small flock of pterosaurs fly over the British coastline before descending to feeding. Meanwhile, on land, a female Eustreptospondylus is prowling through the dense vegetation before coming upon a large herd of Cetiosaurus, browsing on the tree tops.
In the waters, a Liopleurodon is hovering near the surface of the water. However, later the animal is washed ashore and stranded on a beach.[1]
Creatures featured[]
Production[]
According to Trilogy of Life, a featurette on the Walking with Monsters DVD, Haines asked Mike Milne from Framestore CFC to help him create two hours of "Jurassic Park quality, computer-animated dinosaurs for a television programme with a television budget". He initially declined but soon agreed to help. Haines created the pilot episode and showed to the BBC, who upon viewing, decided to initiate a fundraising campaign for the series that would be Walking with Dinosaurs.[1]
The effects in the pilot were achieved using computer animation as well as animatronics and prosthetics, as exemplified by the behind-the-scenes footage of the beached Liopleurodon. Other methods were also used, such as the "ball-and-stick" technique commonly used by the Walking with... production crew. The pilot was filmed in Cyprus.[1][2]
In one scene, the roar that would eventually be used for Tyrannosaurus can be heard.
Behind the scenes[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Trilogy of Life, Walking with Monsters DVD (2005)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Making of... - Walking with Dinosaurs - The Arena Spectacular: www.dinosaurlive.com [Accessed 23rd May 2015]
- ↑ Cruel Sea, Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)