I'm spending a lot more time than usual researching, writing, editing, and recording these behind-the-scenes videos and I'm really, really proud of the result. I think they're easily some of my best making-of videos I've done! :D Hope you are all enjoying them as well.
The Troodon's mimicry actually reminded me of stories I've read about ravens and wolves. It's said that ravens, upon finding large animals that could be potential food, will mimic howls in order to lure nearby wolfpacks to finish off the animals and leave scraps for the ravens. I'd honestly assumed that the resolution of this video was based on that.
Like, there’s NO way troodon was that smart, but it’s not unheard of to use mimicry in this way with modern day birds. Plenty of birds use mimicry to manipulate other animals
@@ThePotatoSapien Some species of troodontids did have EQ's similar to modern day birds. Can't speak for the particular genus shown here, but it wouldn't surprise me of some species would have been similar in intellect to some passerine birds like thornbills, which do use mimicry to scare off potential predators.
@Mullerornis this is true, however we need to keep in mind that basal positioning within Aves doesn't mean that other, non-avian theropods would necessarily be considered basal to crown birds. Troodontids could have some advanced features, perhaps complex vocals, that we simply can't prove just yet due to lack of fossil material of that organ in theropods.
The Brown Thorn-bill will mimic the call of a bird called the Honeyeater which that bird uses to call for hawks in order to trick one of its predators into thinking there is a hawk around and to stop going after its nestlings, and in general a great number of birds in a wide area can learn other's calls for danger, letting more birds know that there is a hawk or snake.
And if you feed corvids, there's a big chance they'll bring you trinkets for it, follow you around etc, they can even tell apart humans just by appearance. Birds are smart :)
There's also plenty of bird species that use alarm calls to announce a predator's presence, and those not only alert birds of the same species, but other animals recognize the calls as saying "there's a predator nearby" as well.
There's a Drongo bird that tricks meerkats into thinking danger is near to get their food, but first they win their trust by sounding real alarms when they see a hawk or something else that's a danger to others.
Quite inaccurate unfortunately though still very well made and the art is beautiful but the environment is wrong and the reconstructions of the animals barring maybe the Troodontid is pretty off unfortunately.
This is the kind of stuff that should be picked up by Netflix or some big name. This man deserves the exposure and the budget, for the amount of work and love he's putting into his shows
I don't think so because if he works with a big name company they will put limitations on his work and keep the rights to his work not allowing him to have all the freedom he has making short films for RU-vid, a small budget is nothing to a creative mind but someone else that has almost no contact with your audience dictating what you can do and what you can't is really hard to work around and because of that most modern Hollywood movies fail, in my opinion he and his work is perfect in the way and place they are and I would be really sad if he traded his artistic integrity for more money that he apparently don't need, I think that the best for dead sound animations and david is keep growing on RU-vid but that is just my opinion
Just call in adult swim, they're already doing Primal which pretty much goes around dinosaur and survival. Dead sound would make a great short for Primal with it's astehtic on stylized realism. C:
I love how you can adress inacuracies, speculations, oddities, everything and all with confidence, they're there, you know, but you're happy and it shows. The movie is beautiful, I must have watched it a hundret times already. I keep getting lost into how beautiful it is and how real it feels and everything about it. I also really like how you didn't adress the teleporting chick, just added in a pop sound, that says enough of an "I know and I don't care" and neatly finishes that topic. Plus, it gave me a hearty laugh.
god this is so good, and i love your decisions for inaccuracies or liberties, not out of ignorance, but out of a personal decision to fit the story you want to tell, and it works so well. I love the Fluffy Pachyrhinosaurus, and speculation. Thank you for making this series!
You can really tell the difference between when something's a careless mistake and when something's an artistic choice. Suspending your belief for the latter is so much more satisfying. You can really tell how much research, thought, and care went into this project.
14:46 I'm actually surprised that you say that, because I believe that one of the best things on "our frozen past" it's the sound design, just the speculative way you came up with the way the troodon mimicks sounds, that's amazing, I do understand, however, that you can see it as a chore, it does feel like that sometimes
Coming from a paleontologist… I cannot even begin to put together the words I feel about this series. You have managed to beautifully create paleomedia with one of the most accurate & lifelike depictions of dinosaurs any of us have seen in years. Yes, there are of course inaccuracies. But then again, who knows if we’ll ever be truly accurate about an animal that died 65+ million years ago? Incredible work. I cannot WAIT to see your upcoming projects!
Accurate or not, this depiction of Prince Creek was absolutely beautiful. This short has definitely had the strongest atmosphere of the series so far, and it legit got me *SUPER* tense with the death of the poor Troodon chick. Keep up the amazing work, buddy! Can't wait for the next one!
It's not that likely, Arctic foxes live in a tree-less environment that switches from earthy colours to snow white without exception for a long period of the year. As already stated in the vid, the Prince Creek Formation would have endured snow occasionally and even then it wouldn't be standard for it to change into a polar-looking wilderness. It would still have woods and other vegetated habitats. It's better to compare Nanuqsaurus with gray wolves or brown bears: yes, those meet snow during winter, but they don't need to adapt their coat to it.
I love how much fun you have making these! The serenading of sculptures, the sound effects and personality you give to animals and inanimate objects, the moments of play and laughter and fun and joy... It brings a flash of warmth to my cold depressed heart :)
You should sell copies of those books with additional pages with shots from videos. It would be a good merch. I would definitely have it on my "books to buy" together with Kentaro Miura Berserk art book (whenever it becomes available to the wider public). You are amazing and doing great job 👍
he does sell access to scans of the books via Patreon, but you're right many people would buy a physical copy of an art book. It would be a lot of effort though
This got to be one of the most interesting film series ever. Especially been waiting for the making of videos! They always have me wondering if When I would start projects like these should also make my step by step process into books for later works. Anyways I really love your videos and they really inspire me to do more! ♥️
I remember reading a national geographic article about artic dinosaurs, bones and such being found as north as alaska and they wondered how and what the dinosaurs would have looked and survived. Researching for years it's nice to finally see someone bringing out the more colorful and "not so well known" feathered dinos out to play. Thank you for this series and for the "making of" videos as well.
I'm not even that big of a fan of dinosaurs. I like them, sure, but that's it. But I still adore these making of videos. I love seeing what you put into your art. It is both inspiring and soothing listening to you talk about your work. I am glad to exist in a time where I can watch these.
The rate at which you’re making these films is incredible, especially considering the work that has to go into them! I’m glad that you’ve found enough success to put this much time and love into animation.
I loved the making-of, the observation of the birds in winter was a very beautiful part of it and certainly it makes of this short a great experience, it feels so realistic. All the research surely was difficult but this video probes with some speculation we can always make a great job. Take care!🦖❤️
If a blue jay can mimic a hawk at a bird feeder with the intent of scaring other birds off to get the food it wants, I dont think it's far fetched that a troodon mimics the other dinosaurs. There's also the MacGregor's Bowerbird that uses mimicry of other animals to scare predators off. Or maybe you're saying they just wouldn't have been to that point of evaluation these birds are at now yet.
I LOVE the fluffy dinos! There's so much we don't know about these creatures and it's fun imagining all the possibilities. I also love the mimicking aspect of this story too. It was an incredibly clever and interesting twist. Some modern animals are good mimics and will use other animal sounds to their advantage. It's not impossible that some dinos did the same.
Plenty of mimicking birds use their skills to their advantage. Crows and Ravens especially are quite intelligent and use their mimicry and vocals to aid them in acquiring resources. They are even known to team up with wolf packs to track down food, either by scavenging or to help them hunt. They get a share of the food as a reward for their help
*watches swan fly/paddle toward camera whilst David hums Jurassic Park theme* *snorts soda* I hate you and love you at the same time... *cleans up mess* Awesome job, I am so glad you show these making of vids! They are so informative!
I sometimes prefer the "making of" videos over the short movies themselves. Which says a lot since I'm a huge and a long-term fan of your short movies. I love seeing the dots connect as you explain the whole process and ideas going though your mind.
Inaccuracies or not, this is still better, than showing these animals as... well animals and not savage beasts always at each others throats. Good animation, with a good story. And about the question of narration? Only if It's David Attenborough.
Your animation style is absolutely beautiful, from the icicles putting holes on the snow when they fell, to the dinosaur's feet dragging when it ran making more of a line in the snow instead of individual foot prints, the attention to all of the tiny details just brings it all together and adds up into this beautiful creation.
I really, really wanna thank you, for giving me the joy and wonder again that I had when watching walking with dinosaurs as a child. I really enjoy these making-ofs, and I hope they stay a staple, with a humorous break down of your creative progress. It's so interesting and entertaining.
I want to say thank you for doing what you're doing. I have always wanted to see a film where dinosaurs are depicted as wild animals you'd see in a documentary film. 'Our Frozen Past' is by far my favourite short film in the series. I hope people outside dinosaur enthusiasts will see your series and see that dinosaurs are far more interesting when you see them as animals and interacting with their environment like modern animals do, and how cool feathered dinosaurs are.
Your animation books are incredible. I would honestly buy copies of them just to see your raw sketches, read your thoughts and planning strategies, and get an even deeper look behind the scenes. I love, love, LOVE this whole animated series. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. You're bringing a dream to life. I have loved dinosaurs since a child and I feel so moved watching your short films. Huge props to you. Keep it up!
I'm so glad you're having so much fun with this content! I, along with many others I'm sure, got worried when you described how draining the Autodale series became, and I am glad you found something so amazing that is enjoyable to make without overworking you. And of course, thanks for sharing it with us.
This series is scratching my Walking With Dinosaurs itch that I've had for about a decade. I still wish the BBC would make an updated series, but Dinosauria is an extremely beautiful, passionate, scientifically-based series every bit as engaging as Walking With Dinosaurs.
I think it's incredible that, while you used the bones of All Days, you kept things strictly about dinos themselves in these films. Something that I always loved about movies like A Land Before Time, Walking with Dinosaurs and other films is that there is never any aspect of human interaction. There's personifying the animals, but overall, that's all it is. Animals in the wild doing what they do to survive. Reminds me a lot of sharks - they're always portrayed as evil or violent, but they usually are just hungry or have poor vision. It makes me happy to see dinosaurs just being animals every once in a while :)
him aggressively singing jurassic park music as the swan flaps toward him is just so damn hilarious for some reason i love the frozen past and actually most if not all of dead sound's animations, they're very interesting and really seem to have heart put into them
I'm constantly amazed by your animations and the 'Making Of' videos about them. I plan to become an animator as well and you're a great inspiration for me! I also gain tips and tricks about animation and sound design from you and other animators, So thank you for that! ❤️
@@bobbyb2749 then again. Films, no matter the characters, whether they're fishes, toys, dinosaurs, are always about some type of humanity. It's how we can relate to these stories.
Seeing all the cliche, mainstream stuff get aired and hyped up for literally hurts after seeing your talent. Seriously, as a fellow artist, i can't even begin to tell you how much i respect the effort you put in your works.
19:05 "and having an all fluffy cast for this film was a creative decision I was absolutely not going to pass up on" I approve of this decision, and would like to hug all of the fluffy cast! :)
I'm not gonna lie I'm always much more excited for your Making Of videos than for the finished projects themselves. I love listening to you talk about the processes and reasons behind stuff in the animations, the designs, research and all that and your voice is incredibly relaxing too. I often play these videos as background noise when working on my own art and animations and it really helps me focus. Thank you for making these
I'm so glad to see you so enthusiastic about film making, the impact it's having on your creative output is amazing. The amount you've improved as a result of your passion makes me enjoy your content exponentially more with each film :))
I feel like this is what the 2013 Walking with Dinosaur Movie should have been like; this short was vastly superior in every way possible. I was particularly surprised by the shocking death of one of the Troodontid Chicks, it reminded me a lot of the death of Fang's offspring from Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal 18:00 An possible alternative to the fur-like feathering, that I've also seen in other paleoart, is that it might of had insulating layer of blubber like that of a penguin? 21:46 Another inaccuracy pertaining to Nanuqsaurus is that is could have possibly reach a larger size of 9 meters long. This increase is size would mean that the Nanuqsaurus would actually dwarf the Alaskan Troodontid, while the coating of feathers might also be less. However, this was a recent discovery; so it's understandable if you forgot to mention this in the video.
The Troodon name is no longer valid. The 3 species are Pectinodon, Stenonychosaurus, and Latenivenatrix. The Arctic Species will be named Sikunychus Atrox
@@thegamingdragon7709 I know that, that's why I referred to it as an Alaskan Troodontid. I don't recall any news or a research paper being published on the Alaskan Troodontid officially being named? Do you have a link to the paper or news article?
As far as I know, Draconis’s comment is utterly incorrect. The Arctic Troodontid name hasn’t been referenced anywhere as far as I'm aware and to my knowledge Troodon is still a valid albeit problematic genus.
This is so brilliant. The way you've made these animals come to life and seem as intelligent as they should be. This is so awesome! I can't wait to see the next episode
Ive literally been so excited for these videos. its a great day when ever a short film or behind the scenes for this project comes out. the dinosaurs in these film feel like animals while being immensely entertaining and realistic. i love the making of because it too just shows how much love you have for these creatures and passion for doing their depictions justice. thank you for the videos, ill have you know I savor these and only watch them when i have the time and attention to appreciate them fully, like saving a good wine for a bit after you buy it.
We live in a world where trees can literally tell each other if their leaves are being eaten by an animal... Troodon as a mimic is truly not that far a stretch. As someone who's been a dinosaur fan for about six decades, I am *loving* this series. Thank you!
Вау, ты наверное один из самых талантливых людей на этой планете, то что ты делаешь, это гениально! Ты самый разноплановый человек , который не только рисует, а и делает скульптуры
Finally, another behind the scenes of the second episodes of Dinosauria and nice effort put in to a beautiful project like this, this looks amazing in my opinion and more will soon come so we’re getting excited for this.
Most Dinosaur stories are either documentaries or purely for entertainment. And so they all feel like the are trying to be as accurate as possible at the expense of everything else, or not trying to be accurate at all. So it's great to see something in the middle, not a documentary but still thinking about accuracy, willing to fudge some details if it means a better story.
Your art has inspired me to write my own book as well as making sculptures myself… bringing back so many good nostalgia memories I had stored away. Thank you for all the time and thought you’ve put into these already incredible animations. Keep on going, living… inspiring. ❤️
I just want to thank you. You're a spectacular storyteller. The way you show your ideas, that way the ideas come to something to share...I really love your work. Not only you're showing the most accurate possible animal models. Also you're adding some individual personality. All of them show us something to the modern living animals. That courage in the struggle for survive. Tell me again to don't stop to walking. Thank you for reminding me the truly reason why I appreciate those amazing creatures that once live in our same planet... and keep on going please.
Late to the party and before now didnt know about the nanuqsaurus but now I'm in love. The black and white contrast is always beautiful to me, and i love arctic and winter survival scenarios because they're so different from tropical/warmer season settings. They're eerily beautiful and dangerous and this whole thing just makes my inner lizard brain happy
The Dinosauria Series is incredibly under-rated, from the amount of work you're putting in, it deserves so much more. Easily, this is one of the best series on RU-vid, (competing with Helluva Boss hehe)
Great video like always. I genuinely think you are one of the best animators on the platform and need to keep up the work! I also Kinda find it weird that on this and the last “making of “ video for dinosauria came out during the day of my hair cut
With Prehistoric Planet now out and is the most accurate documentary in full realistic animtion, Pachyrhinosaurus had porcupine like quills on the tip of its tail and behind it’s frill on the back
Honestly don’t think speculative and unlikely should be seen as inaccurate or impossible as far as we know maybe they were smarter then we give them credit for
I honestly like the mimickry ability and use in the film. It lead to a great ending and honestly, I think the baby tsaurodon is adorable and the mother is too. I love birds and I usually like feathery dinosaurs, it’s like natures test on what was soon to become fur and ofcourse more feathers in the future.
These making off are honestly more fun for me than the short films themselves. Which is hard because the videos are amazing. But when I see the Sculptures and the tiny Dino action figure going RAWR is just the best. And honestly seeing that the fluffy coat on the Packy fam was entirely your choice is awesome because just picturing them not having it I would have been distracted thinking they’re freezing. as is they perfectly fit in the story and it’s awesome. Also hats off for the sound design
Who knows, maybe the Troodon using mimicry to defend her baby isn't so far-fetched. Even tigers can mimic the sounds their prey makes to give them a false sense of security before attacking. Either way, it was a great story and I'm glad making the film brought you as much joy as it did to us watching it. Waiting for the next episode with batted breath!
This is so, SO cool! I find the process of creating this film so fascinating and really appreciate you documenting it like this. The short film alone is a masterpiece, and I think your sketchbook is beautiful. I really respect your work.
I absolutely love all of the films and production videos. They’re all so entertaining, fascinating, beautiful, breathtaking, and just a good time. These videos just get me through bad days and thats another thing I love about them. Never stop what you do!
Absolutely loved the short and this making of is amazing. As an avid supporter of accuracy in paleo media and a prospective paleontologist, I absolutely support the creative liberties taken in this series and this episode shows them off the best. I 100% agree with your decisions for the sake of the narrative and thematic choices, from the fluffy Pachyrhinosaurus to the speculative mimicry to the all-white Nanuqsaurus. These are the kinds of creative liberties that help to enhance paleo media outside of documentaries and make dinosaurs not just tools for learning but part of a narrative with purpose behind them.
my favourite part of watching your short films is re watching them. but only after watching the Making of, now knowing what and why you went with the stylistic choices you made :)
You said you were somewhat dissatisfied with your sound design, but I thought it was absolutely incredible! The hisses and growls were beautifully crafted (I thought it seemed very genuine and realistic when I first saw the film), and I absolutely love your inclusion of bird sounds into the noises! Plus, the decision to include the troodon's mimicry was great! I think it was my favorite detail out of everything in that film! Even if it was highly speculative to the point of being inaccurate, it gave a vast feeling of personality and uniqueness to your troodon, and it was more striking than maybe any other dinosaur depiction I've ever seen! Your work is incredible, and I'm always so impressed with what you do! You've been a massive inspiration to me for years now, and your deep, primal passion for the Dinosauria series makes these films better than anything you've ever crafted imo! I'm so excited to see the next film in this series!
