"Our Frozen Past" | Dinosauria Series | Animated Short Film (2021) 

This is easily my favourite film of the Dinosauria Series. I love the pacing, atmosphere, and dinosaur designs. It's a lot more speculative than some of the others but I think that's one of the things I like about it! ^_^ Hope you all like it as well. I have also made a behind-the-scenes video covering this film which I think is pretty good! :P ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kU_TuVGxc2E.html

It took me a moment to realize what the mother was doing, but then I realized she was mimicking the call of one of the babies of the herbivorous dinosaurs to essentially trick them into help her and her remaining child. I love that, since it's shown she can mimic sounds

I can't get over that alaskan troodontid's mimicing the call of a young pachyrhinosaurus to call in a herd. great job.

1:57 I love this part here so much. When she sees the nanuqsaurus she isn't immediately afraid and the music is still calm. I mean, it's way over there. I ADORE how suspense only really kicks in when she sees it sniffing the air as it catches her scent and turns to face her as the music gets intense and she books it back to the den 2:27 I also love this. You're expecting a jumpscare, but there's no suspenseful music or stomping feet. It's literally completely silent which makes it MORE terrifying. Because she doesn't know if it's out there or not. And the way it silently walks into frame is a jumpscare in and of itself, it's so realistic, I could literally see that happening irl

4:07 Interestingly, there was a case that a pride of lions saved a girl from being abused because her cries sounded like a lion cub's cry. Also in nature, cheetah cubs imitate bird sounds to avoid attracting larger predators. And considering that Trodon was a very intelligent dino, this scene makes perfect sense.

I LOVE the tiny movements they make. The shake of their heads, the sway of their tails, clicking teeth! It gives them so much life ❤️

When the troodontid was on it’s den screaming, I could not understand why the cerotopsians came to help it. Then I realized it was mimicking the call of a baby cerotopsian. That honestly is a really cool concept.

I love how when the mother searches for food, she *tries* to mimic the sound of falling icicles and repeats it to herself and like “okay I’m gonna remember this” very nice attention to detail

I love the fact that these dinosaurs act like actual animals Like with the bluffing and the mimicking And not just some movie monsters Also the designs are so good :0

I love how you added the parrot-like mimicry that scientists have hypothesized they do based upon their unusual cranial size. We don’t get little details like this in films usually so this along with all the other small details was just a breath of fresh air that really breathed life into this work.

2:14 I really respect this scene. There’s no jumpscare here. It makes it feel more realistic

................................ oh.......... my ...... god.......... how .... omg. Tears are rolling down my face right now, the beauty of this episode..... EDIT: Ok.... this is the 12th time I have watched this and it STILL makes me cry. The chills when the pachys came. Omg.

"Feathered dinosaurs can't be intimidating"

PURE GENIUS, the idea that she can mimic sounds is set up from the beginning. The reveal of the Pachyrhinosaurus coming to the aid because of the infant sounds was absolutely thrilling! Definitely stepping it up from the first episode. Edit: Didn't think such a small comment could grow so large 🤷 you learn something new every day everybody. 🤪

God I love this series so much, and especially how the dinosaurs are depicted as animals and not blood thirsty lizards.

i didn't realise until someone pointed it out that the mother Troodon was imitating the sound of the baby ceratopsian to make them come to the defense, which is brilliant. i was like "wow do the troodons and the ceratopsians have some kind of relationship where they help warn each other of predators on their territory?" which would be interesting albeit unlikely, especially since the Troodon would be a potential predator of the smaller baby ceratopsians (i'm calling em that coz i don't know the species) & other herbivores

When a random guy is better at portraying dinosaurs as animals than actual documentaries...

The troodon can imitate noises just like modern day parrots or corvids so she made a baby pachyrhinosaurus(?) cry to alert the pack, very nice

The amount of realism in this is clearly apparent. Although there is a clear “protagonist”, there’s still no shying away from natural processes such as predation, and it is depicted in a realistic way. I also loved how the Nanuqsaurus pair didn’t even try to fight the Pachyrhinosaurus herd, as that would be too big of a risk. I love this so much, arguably more than old buck

This is amazing. These might be the most accurate depictions of these animals in any piece of media. The feathers, the sounds hell even the colours. It's all perfect. Granted, the existence of troodon is debatable but even if it didn't exist you still nailed what life was like back then. It's like walking with dinosaurs, but with a fresh coat of paint and updated with new finds and science. Can't wait to see where it goes.

Awesome work, and such interesting speculative storytelling! The style is gorgeous as well. I guess you could say she's a ... _clever girl_ *BADUM **_tssss_* 5:35 Ohhhh, so that's a primary purpose of their mimicry? It looks like she marks locations based on sounds she hears in the area, and she just taught her chick the 'name' of that place! Incredible world-building!

"The new world is simply a mirror of the past. Everything stays but it changes." - Some wise old turtle probably. This is some immaculate work! 💖💖💖 Edit: Looking back I haven't finished the comment as I was fairly drowsy. I love how the troodon had mimicked the cry of a pachy calf calling upon the herd to her aid to save her chick. It reminds me of the dikkop that guards crocodile eggs to protect their own. This type of film and speculation makes me think that some things might've not been far from what we have thought. Though creatures of the strange past may be somewhat alien to us we should remember that they also lived in our world. And our world does change but the concepts we live on about are merely a mirror of what kind of construct we had in the past. A fair adaptation through the passage of time.

I love the way the Nanuqsaurus's arrival at the den is played. I was bracing myself for a jumpscare but it just walked onto frame like a real animal would. Such a good bait and switch.

I'm not going to lie, it's amazing to watch this channel grow. From Overwatch fan animations to intriguing stories of a dystopian society. And now, this extraordinary short series. Thank you.

Perfect clarification when you showed the baby pachyrhinosaurus making the same noise as the troodon to make it hit home that the troodon was smart enough to imitate other animals and use a baby’s call to bring the whole herd towards the nanuqsaurus and save her baby.

I love how once again the dinosaurs are portrayed as animals with feelings

I just noticed that when the mother Troodon first imitates the sound of the falling icicles, she pauses briefly between each try. It puts me in mind of someone who's just heard a new word, and is trying to get a feel for how it sounds.

I can't get over how lifelike this animation is. I feel like whoever drew it has actually seen these animals.

I love how when the icicles fall into the snow the mother raptor is like: “Gravity???” Overall this is so stunning.

Why is this not a full on animated series yet? The animation is so clean, and even without any voices you can just *feel* the emotion of each of the creatures by body language and the music!

Shivers went down my spine when I realised that the mother troodon was mimicking the baby Pachyrhinosaurus’ call. Absolutely incredible

(4:23) that is the moment when they knew, they fricked up.

Truly a 10/10 production. The way they make the baby dinos so cute makes it heartwrenching when it dies, a very emotional film.

Ok this is just pure wow, It’s showing all sides of nature we don’t talk about. Looks amazing and…I’ve almost had a heart attack from the ending. Edit:I apparently have 1K people who think this random comment is true apparently …wow I think.

Modern small birds actually do something like this, too. they will make specific noise that atracts larger raptors when there are smaller predators like owls around. as a student major in life science, I really love those amazing behavioral details in this piece of art, it's awesome!!!

I love this. The way you utilise the music in the scenes and the plot twists. Also the ending, you can see the mother takes her last baby out hunting/scavenging with her, showing that she clearly feels that if those things see her again she does not trust that she can go back to her den in fear of that happening again. Also the mother imitating the call of a baby pachy/cino is amazing. The animation is absolutely breath-taking 🔥 Also the way she cowered as she realised that the tyrannosaur smelled her. OH.MY.GOD. beautiful. Honestly you my friend are a Saint. You gave us this animation for completely FREE! It's like you stabbed jesus with a needle and put his blood into this video. Your skills are incredible and you deserve to be properly compensated. There are thousands of large companies such as Netflix that would DIE for you work. Of course that's only if you decide to. But to let you know that if you decided you wanted to be a huge movie creator, you DEFINITELY could!

Snow and dinosaurs go together so well 🩵❄️🦖

I love how experimental this one was with the dinosaurs' behaviors. It made for a very interesting scenario. Love this series so far!

Love how you showed emotions and feelings in these prehistoric creatures to show they are true animals. So many shows show these animals with out emotion and care in the world. You show these animals as more of a real world reptile. Amazing work and honestly can't wait to see more dinosaur animation from you.

i really like how he made dinosaurs have Personalities without giving them huge eyes that change expressions every 2 seconds, lovely work

The animation looks really awesome with the Troodon trying to survive with her family.

So refreshing to see herbivores as actual creatures that are capable of defending and would win most of the time against a carnivore and not just tyrannosaur food

The details on the feathers and dino fuzz is just beautiful, and the arctic environment is breathtaking. That scene where the Nanuqsaurus entered the Troodons' cave was also very intense. Definitely another gem!

The mother Troodon is so cute though, i wanna hug her (even though she'd probably disembowel me lol)

I love this film. You can really see the fear in the mother troodon’s eyes at 1:59, and the mimicking of sounds? Mmm! I love the way you display dinosaurs.

I absolutely love the scene at [1:03] where the Troodon actually mimics the falling icicles. Absolutely phenomenal.

The troodon mimicing the sounds of the icicles falling and a injured young pachyrhinosaurus was amazing.

The mother learning the icicle sound and then practicing it is _so_ cute. I melted when at the end she taught it to her little baby.

Holy shit. This feels like Pixar if it was dinosaurs and also better

The little detail at the start showcasing how they imitate sounds is just actually so cool This one just shows everything that people just dont talk about because of how much they prefer to imagine nature as a forgiving place Great job on this one dude

4:09 The female Troodon mimics the cry of a baby Pachyrhinosaurus and then the herd of them arriving on the scene is just amazing, well done👍

I just love how the mother was just Cutely mimicking the ice crystals falling and landing in the snow it just makes me picture if these type of raptors did this stuff in real life and I love that they look like they would fit in the environment around them

oh my god i was literally yelling "no!!" over and over and was brought to tears. this was such a well put-together film, esp w/ the set up and the music and I just

You really weren't kidding when you said these shorts just get better and better. This is incredible work, can't wait to see the behind the scenes video

I always love seeing dinosaurs in environments you wouldn’t expect to see them in. Thanks David, this was awesome.

This was so cool! All animals have different ways of defending themselves, but the ones that survive are the ones that can get creative.

as soon as I realized the troodon was mimicking the sound of the icicles, my jaw dropped into a delighted smile! absolutely charming detail

Phenomenal, the music, the atmosphere, the sound design, the tension, borderline perfection.

The atmosphere of this episode is like no other. It’s BEAUTIFUL. Wonderful composition, incredible music, the foreshadowing of the mimicry, it’s all just breathtaking. I cannot wait to see what you have in store for the rest of the series!!

if you all don’t know what the ceratopsian is, I guess it’s a pachyrhinosaurus. The dromeosaurid or troodontid was mimicking the baby pachyrhinosaurus calls which gives a whole new meaning to “clever girl”

GOD THE FEATHERED PACHYS LOOK SO GOOD.

As someone who raises emus and rheas I just want to say how much I adore the troodon's mannerisms, she acts just like my birds! It's so cool because it makes the ratites seem prehistoric, and your animations have so much life and heart! Fantastic work, I can't wait to see more.

This is incredible. You've outdone yourself with this series, David. I can't wait to see what else you have planned for Dinosauria.

I love how even though the white dino was bigger. It's like trying to get something from a pissed off cat. You may be bigger but that shit will fuck you up

*Dinosaurs featured in this video:* (In order of appearance) *Troodon* (might be another dromaeosaurid because troodon is an invalid genus) *Pachyrhinosaurus Perotorum* *Nanuqsaurus* (formerly known as Alaskan Gorgosaurus)

I love seeing dinosaurs and other extinct animals displaying these speculative behaviors. There no way to prove or disprove that an animal could mimic other sounds based on their skeleton alone. A few "modern day dinosaurs", display similar behaviors, such as mockingbirds, parrots, and lyrebirds. I don't think it is too much of a stretch to say that some extinct therapod dinosaurs may have evolved this ability as well. All paleo art is speculative to some degree. I think the addition of speculative behaviors, as long as they aren't too unrealistic, is a great way to make extinct animals more interesting.

I got actual chills. Everything about it is a masterpiece!

I LOVE how you showed that they were capable of mimicry and used it to their advantage! Absolutely incredible

Nanuqsaurus: "You can't beat us!" Troodontid: "I know, but they can." Pachyrhinosaurus to the rescue.

Stunning as always, the little babies are the cutest things 😭 Edit- NO THE BABIES WHY

I love how she learns to mimic the sounds of the icicles and then IT TEACHES IT TO HER BABY AT THE END D,X

This is my favorite speculative dinosaur related thing ever. Thank you so much, it is absolutely amazing!

Nowadays since they put feathers on the dinosaurs, I can see my little baby pet dove in them; he looks a lot more like this Troodon mother than the "raptors" from Jurassic Park.

I absolutely LOVE the concept of a dromaeosaur using sound as a form of Batesian mimicry to help defend its young! Outstanding as always

MASTERPIECE! (Spoiler Alert) When I first saw the Pachyrhinosaurus coming to assistance, I thought, "oh it's one of the clichés where one species helps another for no reason", that's when I heard the baby Pachyrhinosaurus roar! It was MIMICKING THE BABY PACHYRHINOSAURUS' To GET THEIR ATTENTION! I got goosebumps from that. That was such an amazing way to break the cliché and adding in a layer of surprise 😁

1:59 this shot scares me waaaay more than I expect it to. This and the one where it walks in front of the cave entrance.

I screamed and cried when the baby was taken. This animation has me protective of dinosaurs istg

"This short film takes place 69 million years ago" Nice.

This looks 3D and 2D at the same time.

The first modern dinosaur animation I ever watch!

The fact you actually made this scientifically accurate warms my child like soul. And what’s with all of your dinosaurs animations and making me feel like crying ;-;

Absolutely beautiful. I love how the troodon doesn't just mimic the icicles falling, she also looks up and down trying to see if making the sound will have an effect on the other icicles still in the tree. You can see her working it out, learning if the sound has a use.

Now this is one of my favorite animations

red raptor rights would love this!

This feels like a love letter for dinosaur fans out there, I'm just loving every bit of it❣️

Love how much effort you put into this man! Very well done speculations!

one minute of silence for that baby trodon that got ate

He's done it again. He's made an absolute masterpiece

I can't even properly express how incredible this short was. The designs for the animals were absolutely top tier, the Nanuqtyrannus (at least I assume that's the species being shown) looks drop dead GORGEOUS and this is probably the most realistic depiction of a shaggy Pachyrhinosaurus I've ever seen (I love the overly shaggy ones but this more conservative look is more believable if they did have this kind of covering). The story telling as well is once again top notch, the music incredible, and the buildup and payoff is superbly done.

God this really is great stuff. The design of the dinosaurs and the settings feels like the stuff I saw as a kid, but the animation and behaviour, the story, it’s something else. Wonderful stuff.

I just realized that the mama dinosaur mimicked the sound of the ice falling. That's a nice touch of foreshadowing

I love the little conversation at the end. The little one just babbling something, then reproducing the sounds of their parent.

Just a few of the things that I love: 1) The way the tyrannosaur lifts it's head up and closes it's eyes for a deep inhale is just *chef's kiss*. 2) The way it eyed up the baby toodontid, before cautiously trying to grab it, and getting more and more agressive each time it's denied is a great display of animal behavior, in conjunction with the catlike swipes the parent troodontid takes at the tyrannosaur. Much animal combat irl is made of slow, cautious motions mixed in with rapid moments of violence, something that I feel most cgi takes on animal combat don't entirely get. 3) It's hard to say for sure because of the higher pitch the troodontid has compared to the tyrannosaur, but it seems like the former tries to mimic the latter when facing off outside of the cave? And is the baby tyring to mimic the air chomp sound the tyrannosaur makes too? If so, then nice touch. 4) Really digging how the baby pachy mimicry was set up, not only by the troodontid's mimicry eralier, but you you organically showed us the baby pachy sound by having a baby try to repeat it's parents morning call's and war cries. 5) Ngl I was kinda worried that the second baby troodontid had died, and I'm usually pretty sure if a character's gonna live, so props to you for making me feel suspense lol. 6) This will probably be clarified in the behind-the-scenes video, but when the parent troodontid repeats the icicle sound to it's baby, is the sound meant to communicate association with the place (ex: my dog will point to a spot on her body where she was once stung if we go by any area where other family members were stung), or is it meant to communicate a larger concept of winter ending (from the troodonrid's perspective, the icicles start falling not to long before winter ends (cuz they're melting))? Either way, cool stuff. 7) You scores are always great, but I was really drawn to the soundtrack here, starting when the tyrannosaur finds the den. I can definitely see why this was your favourite, and it was definitely a blast to watch!

Another absolutely breathtaking video David!

This film made me cry so hard. The little dinosaurs moved just like my family’s chickens.

The control of emotion in this short is just amazing. You can really feel the fear and desperation of the mother from the moment she spots the predators to when she gets the idea to call for the Pachyrhinosaurus. I also adore the sound design! It builds towards the climax so well.

I love the part where the Troodon calls the Ceratopsians for help and the cooperation between the giant carnivores and the intense battle with the troodon making itself look bigger to try to scare off the attackers and one of the babies still die and the troodons making the sounds of the icicles falling-I can’t include them all GOD THIS IS GORGEOUS

This is by far the most powerful episode.

The most beautiful art this got me crying watching the whole series

It was so beautiful, its sad that the mother has lost one of its young, but not the other. It was amazing how the patchyrhinosaurus herd came out of nowhere and decided to help cause she mimicked their alarming calls. Absolute beauty.