Thank you so much for all the kind comments everyone! If you're interested, definitely check out this rescore of my animation composed by the talented Fin Nicol-Taylor! th-cam.com/video/FvE9iFWdi1g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=RMWbXbcIq7i6Mo8t
I found out today that there was no grass until the end of the cretaceous period. This is devastating, unless you're gonna say all that green stuff on the ground was moss.
@@the_newt_nest Correct! Grasses are a relatively recent group evolutionarily, and modern grasses as we would recognise them today showed up even later. If you look closely, most of the ground cover in my Cretaceous animations are meant to be small ferns, brackens and mosses, vaguely like modern maidenhair ferns. I do also showcase some very early grasses in my Spinosaurus animation, they're the plants in the water in the dragonfly scene.
the sauropods lowering their heads at the sound of thunder was SUCH a cool bit of speculative behavior! it was almost… haunting? watching them do it in sync like that. fantastic work!
I absolutely adore the little beak wipe at 1:45. Birds do it all the time, but I've never seen an animated bird wipe its beak on a branch before. It's such a nice little detail that really helps it feel alive, and this detail that shows that you have watched birds a lot and understand how they act. And so cute, too! I love when they do that.
fun fact: this action is called “feaking” and I thank whoever coined it for rhyming it with “beak” also when I worked with some birds in the past, if we ever saw any of the residents feaking, it was tradition to shout/call them “feakus beakus” 😭
I won't lie, this genuinely made me cry. Depictions of life on our planet during the Mesozoic like this, free from movie monsters and big battles, just seeing the day-to-day of these animals, is truly absolutely beautiful.
As an Australian, hearing rainbow lorikeets and dainty green tree frogs as I watch this just makes me smile and laugh slightly. Always love seeing your animations, this is gorgeous!
Thanks! Hah, glad you enjoy the familiar sounds. I've always felt that our native animals are underutilised in media, so I always try to include them! Even if it's a bit anachronistic for the Cretaceous period ;)
The way the Hatzegopteryx fades into the mist over the trees as it flies away really conveys its size in such a clever way. It really sells the sense of depth and space. I had to go back and watch that shot again! This is incredible work that brought a tear to my eye.
Beautiful 💛 I love how familiar these scenes feel- seeing the bird swipe their beak on the branch is something I see all the time and made me smile. It’s like we still have a connection to the distant past.
This is perfect! I love the attention to detail; the head bobbing, the eyes on the lizard when it blinks. Especially the bird cleaning its beak. So pretty!
I LOVE the way the sauropods lower their heads after hearing thunder. If I had a lightning rod for a neck, I'd duck too haha Your animations are always such a treat too! I adore them!
This nails everything so well, atmosphere as well as attention to detail, fluid lifelike movements, probably my favorite detail is how the Hatzgegopteryx used its front limbs to launch itself into the air just like it would in real life. It's abundantly clear that you have a passion for prehistoric life.
Animal movement has got to be one of my favourite things, just imagining what it would feel like to have such a different body. It really needs to be considered more in depictions of life
I simply cannot understand how one can make such smooth, accurate-looking traditional animation. I am awe-struck with every submission you make, absolutely marvelous!
I want to say that I am an autistic adult who has had a dinosaur special interest ever since I saw the original Jurassic Park. This is unbelievably beautiful. The way you treat these creatures as animals, and showing their routines for a little rain, it’s so wonderful and relaxing. As someone else said, the sauropods lowering their heads in response to thunder and becoming more parallel to the ground is an amazing and thoughtful touch. The designs are wonderful and I can tell a lot of time and love went into this piece. Phenomenal work!!
I am also an autistic person with a dinosaur special interest. Really cool to see another person with the same interests! Do you like a certain family of dinosaurs? Hadrosaurs are my favorite.
What an animation. It is so moving I could cry. How wonderful it is to get a glimpse of something so very very far away from us now. The silhouettes make me feel like i'm grasping at whispers of history. The feeling of longing this fills me with for a peace and a beauty I will only ever be a stranger to. It's like an ache in my chest. Even still, I don't have the words to express myself. Thank you.
I've seen this so many times but I think I can articulate why the end bit hits so hard now: It's literally a "show don't tell" of how incredible the huge azhdarchids were. No statistics needed no "as big as a-" needed, that thing went over the clouds, you can feel that moment. We've never seen a flying creature that big before nor since, truly fantastic
I LOVE everything about this… one little thing for example; how the green lizard got weary when it saw the Hatzegopteryx. So very subtle, yet extremely expressive
I know you’ve been on TH-cam for a while, but I’ll say it now if no one else has said it, welcome to the TH-cam animation community, plus documentaries
As I was watching this, at the moment the rain started in the video it began raining in my city as well. EXACTLY at the same time and pace. Crazy coincidence
This was mesmerizing! Bravo! Bravo! Absolutely captivating! Such an amazing piece of work, my only criticism is wanting it to be an hour long. Fantastic work, would love to see a feature length presentation of some sort, though I'm sure that would be a stupendous amount of work. WOW...great Job.
This gives me a somber sense of peace, knowing I'll never see this in real life, will never truly know what they were doing on this planet millions of years ago
Your work is one of the purest expressions I've seen of paleo animation portraying the beauty of every day life. It's so peaceful to just watch these animals going about their lives, not to mention the gorgeous music, sounds, colors, and fluid animation itself
Instantly recognized this animation as the same style from the quetzal trying to eat that triceratops and i'm so happy i found the guy who made it. Its all so realistic, even putting the time to have a bird doing that beak wiping thing.
This actually made me a little emotional? What the heck? I absolute love this, the art, the sound, and oh my beans the behavioral animations. I'm about to graduate with a bachelors in paleontology and the way you animate the movements of the different species is amazing!
Although the dinosaurs are simplified, the way you animate their behavior and movements makes them feel like real animals. This is an incredible piece of work and weirdly nostalgic in a way, amazing job!
OK wow!! This animation style of yours is so perfect! And over 3 minutes! Love how peaceful this is - a great representation of what a normal day on prehistoric Earth probably really looked like
@@cenospire It is something that you think about when you see how high some of them grew. I wonder if after a certain size it isn't even a concern anymore...
Yeah but Magyarosaurus dacus was 6m long and 0.75-1.1ton. Their head is actually a bit lower than an erect Hatzegopteryx thambema's head (in Prehistoric Planet beach scene pose). Still tall titanosaurs though. And munching on a tree in rain is dangerous.
Whoa, this is amazing. It's everything I've ever wanted in prehistoric animation. It's so real, and so natural. I love that it's so calm and quiet, not just focused on fighting and violent predators. It's like what 99% of history really was.
Everything about this animation is breathtaking! The sauropods lowering their heads, the little bird wiping its beak on the branch, the Hatzegopteryx's stern but daunty walk up the hill... its like stepping out of a time machine and being smack dab in the middle of a bygone era!
I keep coming back to watch this. There's something truly magical in it, in every frame of it. The rainy, moody atmosphere, the stellar lifelike animation, the droning soundtrack - so much to love, and such a feeling it leaves you with...
This was beautiful. so many dinosaur stories feature violence, and certainly that was part of creature’s lives, but there is also peace, escape and freedom.
Dinosaurs just living in their environment without dramatic music or crazy stuff going on is what I live for. This is beautiful. Probably now my favorite ever piece of animation. I’m just in awe!
This is so beautiful. It's beautiful animation. It's beautiful conceptualization. It's beautiful cinema. It's beautiful sound. It's beautiful colour. It's beautiful science. It may be one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen, and I'm stone cold sober right now.
Prioritising smooth movement over looking realistic makes this feel closer to how you'd see the animals in life. You'd catch a glimpse and not be able to make out details but the silhouette and motion stand out.
You're a goddamn legend. The backgrounds, the sounds, everything! So beautiful. Somehow a 2D animation immerses me more into the prehistoric era than most dino documentaries and games I've seen and played. I love how chonky you draw the quetzal, it's oddly cute, but seeing that in real life would petrify me. The bird at 1:30, JEEZ that movement is so realistic, I imagine you had a video reference for that? It's incredible either way. Astounding work, thank you so much for making this.
Wow thank you, this is very high praise! I appreciate it! I've never actually used a video reference for animating before, though I have spent a lot of time around birds (both pets and wildlife), so I find their movements easy and natural. In comparison, a lot of my larger animals are a bit more stiffly animated, at least for now :P
I adore how beautifully hand-drawin this is with the subtle movements of 3D really spicing up this piece. it's stuff so well-done like this that really inspire me to get back into animation, and I can guarantee I'm not alone in feeling that 💜
I absolutely love it mate! Just the way the bird moves make me feel like it’s real life then, the calming rain sounds with the background music picking up as the pterosaur flies above the clouds also love it how the hatzeg fades in the rain at storm, foggy storms always calm me,
It looks like you were time travelling and rotoscoping over your video material you shot in the past. This straight up looks real. I'm beyond fascinated!! *hits the replay button furiously*
I keep catching myself replaying this beautiful animation, it's a literal comfort. I absolutely adore the ambiance and the representation of a living ecosystem
I adore your work! I found it through Subjectively mentioning your channel and I cannot wait to see you grow. It's insane you don't have more followers! The simplified details you use to animate are so charming, I hope you keep that as you grow and learn more about animation. I love the different situations you animate. Nothing "hardcore", graphic...just everyday life. THIS is the content I want to see about past life! I think you like pterosaurs...just a little
this was really cool! i constantly wonder what animals were like before we arrived and could observe them. while it's easy to assume basic things, the details you did like the sauropods lowering their heads hearing thunder. this makes me feel like i was seeing it first hand instead of watching an animation. the most i've seen of this kind of work is some documentaries, and they always have energetic music and overdramatizes the viciousness of these creatures
I like how you depict the Hatzegopteryx, being a primarily land dwelling Pterosaur with a most robust body plan. It feels so smooth and elegant, yet heavy and wonky. The only thing I can see which could make the Hatzgopteryx more accurate is it's wingtips as Hatzegopteryx and all other Pterosaurs have broad circular wingtips, and not pointy triangular wingtips. Still an amazing animation!
There's just something about prehistoric life and modern life that gives me a feeling that no other piece of media ever has its like a mix of nostalgia relaxation rain a when its a nice sunny day or when you get a popsicle or ice cream its just the best man.
I absolutely love all portrayals of historical nature which aren't focused on violence. Violence fascinates us, and on a planet with a herbivore/carnivore dichotomy, it's understandable it's portrayed in art often. The prevalence of violence in paleo art gives you the impression all life was all violence all the time. You can see the effects of that mentality in how we perceive our own pre-historical lives, when scientists actually think we spent most of our time just...chilling. Being social and enjoying the fruits of our labor and crafts. Dinosaurs might not have had as complex social systems as we do and did, but they certainly didn't spend ALL of their existence fighting tooth and claw to survive. This animation does a lovely job of showing that. Great stuff.
This is beautiful beyond words. The sense of tranquility and fulfillment i felt after watching this breathtaking and brilliant work of art is unmatched by anything else Ive seen recently. I have been touched and inspired on a spiritual level. Thank you for creating this and sharing it with us ❤
I'm in awe of not only how smooth the motion is, but also of all the little minutiae and quirks of movement you've captured here. It all looks so alive. The aesthetics and the soundscape combined impart a tremendous sense of atmosphere.
Absolutely beautiful. The movements, the painterly style, the atmosphere of the whole piece - it made me think of Fantasia for the modern day, with a dash of Ghibli at the end.
![Prehistoric Planet [2022 - 2023] - Hatzegopteryx Screen Time](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mkML2-_QIMk/mqdefault.jpg)
Thank you so much for all the kind comments everyone!
If you're interested, definitely check out this rescore of my animation composed by the talented Fin Nicol-Taylor! th-cam.com/video/FvE9iFWdi1g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=RMWbXbcIq7i6Mo8t
Thank you so much for linking!!
I found out today that there was no grass until the end of the cretaceous period. This is devastating, unless you're gonna say all that green stuff on the ground was moss.
@@the_newt_nest Correct! Grasses are a relatively recent group evolutionarily, and modern grasses as we would recognise them today showed up even later. If you look closely, most of the ground cover in my Cretaceous animations are meant to be small ferns, brackens and mosses, vaguely like modern maidenhair ferns. I do also showcase some very early grasses in my Spinosaurus animation, they're the plants in the water in the dragonfly scene.
@@cenospireI'm so relieved.
Love the video. The hatzegopteryx looks like a cryodrakon
Seeing a Hatzegopteryx in person would be 107% terrifying.
With a 7% margin for error
more like 150%
I'd name him sneeb
Though he'd probably try to eat me
Beautiful and horrifying
the sauropods lowering their heads at the sound of thunder was SUCH a cool bit of speculative behavior! it was almost… haunting? watching them do it in sync like that. fantastic work!
Probably to avoid being struck by lightning?
The Liveing lamp posts didn’t want to get fried.
They lightning rods
I mean, that behaviour would certainly have been selected for so-
@@Zilch.0
Ah
It seems that Zeus struck him down
I was half expecting some kind of disaster like a land slide or flash flood, I’m happy to see a simple rainy night
Then the Chicxulub nation attacked
@@kaden.slone04_biologythis is like millions of years,thousand years, hundreds of years,decades,or years before that extinction happened
@@kaden.slone04_biologyhateg island was 100 million years before chicxulub but fair
I like the way you animate the Hatzegopteryx walking, he feels heavy, yet controlled.
It feels like it's walking very deliberately. There's intelligence in the walk.
And the way it gets up from sitting too, feels like it has weight
oh my god the sauropods lowering their heads when they hear thunder... ouugh cretaceous asmr. love this sooo much.
I absolutely adore the little beak wipe at 1:45. Birds do it all the time, but I've never seen an animated bird wipe its beak on a branch before. It's such a nice little detail that really helps it feel alive, and this detail that shows that you have watched birds a lot and understand how they act. And so cute, too! I love when they do that.
It just help me to reminds me of my bird I lost and I can’t even have another one like this anymore 😒
Went to the comments to say this same thing! It adds so much life to the animation
fun fact: this action is called “feaking” and I thank whoever coined it for rhyming it with “beak”
also when I worked with some birds in the past, if we ever saw any of the residents feaking, it was tradition to shout/call them “feakus beakus” 😭
You nailed it. This short really builds the stage and ambience with the raw simple things.
Oh, that’s what it is, I’ve seen birds do something similair with powerlines and thought they were pecking them, found it kinda odd
I won't lie, this genuinely made me cry. Depictions of life on our planet during the Mesozoic like this, free from movie monsters and big battles, just seeing the day-to-day of these animals, is truly absolutely beautiful.
Exactly!
I'm so glad I'm not the only one, I felt so silly for getting emotional but this is so beautiful
Exactly! I only know of two creators with such nice real life Mesosoic animations.
As an Australian, hearing rainbow lorikeets and dainty green tree frogs as I watch this just makes me smile and laugh slightly.
Always love seeing your animations, this is gorgeous!
Thanks! Hah, glad you enjoy the familiar sounds. I've always felt that our native animals are underutilised in media, so I always try to include them! Even if it's a bit anachronistic for the Cretaceous period ;)
@@cenospire Truth! Except for the kookaburra, he's everywhere. XD
And even so, it's always nice to hear how you make soundscapes for you videos.
I love rainbow lorikeets lol. I have one as my homescreen
Its great that we recognize our animals this easily
@@cenospire you're australian! :D
0:18 Love the exposure that the ginkgos have been getting in paleomedia as of late
Yesss! I love ginkgos and especially the fact that they evolved very early so it makes sense
@HatzegopteryxThambema yeah gotta love the funky leafed bros
@@nemanjastanimirovic155yes
I come back to this video every so often because it's beautiful.
Same here. I would watch this after a cancer treatment (I get one every month). It became my AMSR.
The way the Hatzegopteryx fades into the mist over the trees as it flies away really conveys its size in such a clever way. It really sells the sense of depth and space. I had to go back and watch that shot again! This is incredible work that brought a tear to my eye.
Beautiful 💛 I love how familiar these scenes feel- seeing the bird swipe their beak on the branch is something I see all the time and made me smile. It’s like we still have a connection to the distant past.
This is perfect! I love the attention to detail; the head bobbing, the eyes on the lizard when it blinks. Especially the bird cleaning its beak. So pretty!
I like how you can see the lizard flinch and then freeze when it sees the hatzegopteryx
@@catpoke9557 even lowering a little bit too
@@astick5249 Right? It looked so scared, the poor thing
God the movements are so lifelike it's insane
I LOVE the way the sauropods lower their heads after hearing thunder. If I had a lightning rod for a neck, I'd duck too haha
Your animations are always such a treat too! I adore them!
This nails everything so well, atmosphere as well as attention to detail, fluid lifelike movements, probably my favorite detail is how the Hatzgegopteryx used its front limbs to launch itself into the air just like it would in real life. It's abundantly clear that you have a passion for prehistoric life.
Finally some animation that understands the way animals actually MOVE. I love this. The weight shifting, the micro movements, everything.
Animal movement has got to be one of my favourite things, just imagining what it would feel like to have such a different body. It really needs to be considered more in depictions of life
@@astick5249 THIS!!
I simply cannot understand how one can make such smooth, accurate-looking traditional animation.
I am awe-struck with every submission you make, absolutely marvelous!
2:55 oh imagine being able to soar above the rain
God the scene where the pterosaur flies above the clouds, and all of the ambient noises stop is just breathtaking
I want to say that I am an autistic adult who has had a dinosaur special interest ever since I saw the original Jurassic Park.
This is unbelievably beautiful. The way you treat these creatures as animals, and showing their routines for a little rain, it’s so wonderful and relaxing. As someone else said, the sauropods lowering their heads in response to thunder and becoming more parallel to the ground is an amazing and thoughtful touch.
The designs are wonderful and I can tell a lot of time and love went into this piece. Phenomenal work!!
I am also an autistic person with a dinosaur special interest. Really cool to see another person with the same interests! Do you like a certain family of dinosaurs? Hadrosaurs are my favorite.
Also the bit where the rain started falling was just. PERFECTION.
This is by far the best dinosaur 2D animation I've ever seen.
It's so relaxing. I could watch an extended version of this and fall asleep to it
@@catpoke9557 If I had the money I'd pay to make a full length version of something like this
@@martlettoo If I had the money, I would too
What an animation. It is so moving I could cry. How wonderful it is to get a glimpse of something so very very far away from us now. The silhouettes make me feel like i'm grasping at whispers of history. The feeling of longing this fills me with for a peace and a beauty I will only ever be a stranger to. It's like an ache in my chest. Even still, I don't have the words to express myself.
Thank you.
Love the way you animated the way the wing folds on the pterosaur. So cool to think something the size of a Cessna 172 could be so graceful.
This is such a genuinely gorgeous animation, there’s such a good sense of depth with the animals fluid movements. Beautiful work
I've seen this so many times but I think I can articulate why the end bit hits so hard now: It's literally a "show don't tell" of how incredible the huge azhdarchids were. No statistics needed no "as big as a-" needed, that thing went over the clouds, you can feel that moment. We've never seen a flying creature that big before nor since, truly fantastic
Despite the cartoony style the movements feel so realistic and lifelike, you did amazing job
This is so beautiful I can't describe it 😭
I LOVE everything about this… one little thing for example; how the green lizard got weary when it saw the Hatzegopteryx. So very subtle, yet extremely expressive
This feels so immersive. It gives the prehistoric world a sense of familiarity, yet so alien at the same time
Loved it. This gives me more inspiration to keep trying to do animation and not give up again.
Please do keep at it! The learning curve can feel steep but it's worth it. The more people putting out art they enjoy making, the better!
I know you’ve been on TH-cam for a while, but I’ll say it now if no one else has said it, welcome to the TH-cam animation community, plus documentaries
This is absolutely beautiful, love the idea and Scenery.
Probably one of my new favorite Paleo animation
This is very moody. I loved the contrast between above and down the clouds.
As I was watching this, at the moment the rain started in the video it began raining in my city as well.
EXACTLY at the same time and pace. Crazy coincidence
This was mesmerizing! Bravo! Bravo! Absolutely captivating! Such an amazing piece of work, my only criticism is wanting it to be an hour long. Fantastic work, would love to see a feature length presentation of some sort, though I'm sure that would be a stupendous amount of work. WOW...great Job.
I love this sm?? It honestly feels like the begging of an old disney movie!!!!
This gives me a somber sense of peace, knowing I'll never see this in real life, will never truly know what they were doing on this planet millions of years ago
Your work is one of the purest expressions I've seen of paleo animation portraying the beauty of every day life. It's so peaceful to just watch these animals going about their lives, not to mention the gorgeous music, sounds, colors, and fluid animation itself
this is so absurdly cozy and yet so melancholy and pretty, i’m speechless
Instantly recognized this animation as the same style from the quetzal trying to eat that triceratops and i'm so happy i found the guy who made it. Its all so realistic, even putting the time to have a bird doing that beak wiping thing.
Better than Most modern Disney movies.
This actually made me a little emotional? What the heck? I absolute love this, the art, the sound, and oh my beans the behavioral animations. I'm about to graduate with a bachelors in paleontology and the way you animate the movements of the different species is amazing!
Dang it almost looks like if a dinosaur documentary was done in an anime art style or something, really good 2d animation
Although the dinosaurs are simplified, the way you animate their behavior and movements makes them feel like real animals. This is an incredible piece of work and weirdly nostalgic in a way, amazing job!
There''s something really cozy about the rain noises, the humming background sound and the darkish jungle environment visuals.
Jesus christ this was amazing
This looks like a Disney movie!!! It's like Bambi with dinosaurs! Absolutely stunning environments and atmosphere!
OK wow!! This animation style of yours is so perfect! And over 3 minutes! Love how peaceful this is - a great representation of what a normal day on prehistoric Earth probably really looked like
probably 90% of the comments say this, but the animation is absolutely exquisite. it bears to mind studio ghibli
Is like going back in time and seeing snippets of what it was like back then, fantastic work of art.
Are the sauropods startled by the thunder and lowering their heads to avoid lightning?! This is AMAZING!
Yes indeed! I'm glad it made sense, I was worried that the head-lowering might've seemed a bit arbitrary. And thanks!
@@cenospire It is something that you think about when you see how high some of them grew. I wonder if after a certain size it isn't even a concern anymore...
Yeah but Magyarosaurus dacus was 6m long and 0.75-1.1ton. Their head is actually a bit lower than an erect Hatzegopteryx thambema's head (in Prehistoric Planet beach scene pose).
Still tall titanosaurs though. And munching on a tree in rain is dangerous.
This makes me feel at peace with the world.
Whoa, this is amazing. It's everything I've ever wanted in prehistoric animation. It's so real, and so natural. I love that it's so calm and quiet, not just focused on fighting and violent predators. It's like what 99% of history really was.
Everything about this animation is breathtaking! The sauropods lowering their heads, the little bird wiping its beak on the branch, the Hatzegopteryx's stern but daunty walk up the hill... its like stepping out of a time machine and being smack dab in the middle of a bygone era!
I keep coming back to watch this. There's something truly magical in it, in every frame of it.
The rainy, moody atmosphere, the stellar lifelike animation, the droning soundtrack - so much to love, and such a feeling it leaves you with...
The Hatzegopteryx really just said *screw this*, and went above the storm.
I have rewatched this video so many times I just cant believe how good this animation is
This was beautiful. so many dinosaur stories feature violence, and certainly that was part of creature’s lives, but there is also peace, escape and freedom.
Love how this had the atmosphere of old school paleo art while still being accurate
Eerie, beautiful haunting peace lost to time.
Dinosaurs just living in their environment without dramatic music or crazy stuff going on is what I live for. This is beautiful. Probably now my favorite ever piece of animation. I’m just in awe!
This is so beautiful. It's beautiful animation. It's beautiful conceptualization. It's beautiful cinema. It's beautiful sound. It's beautiful colour. It's beautiful science. It may be one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen, and I'm stone cold sober right now.
As a pterosaur lover and young animator (stop motion) I gladly approve this documentary
Prioritising smooth movement over looking realistic makes this feel closer to how you'd see the animals in life. You'd catch a glimpse and not be able to make out details but the silhouette and motion stand out.
Hearing the all so familiar rain sounds in a world almost alien ruled by weird creatures. Beautiful animation dude
Your animations are wonderful. Whatever the hell your vision or passion is, it's gorgeous. Keep it up.
This guy is absolutely a time traveler. No one could get anatomy to look this good without even seeing the animal in person
This is one of the most beautiful videos I've seen for months
Bringing the deep past of Earth alive and the incredible life forms lost through animations like these is so beautiful!
The only flaw in this masterpiece is that its not longer.
TH-cam recommendations has located an underrated animatior
So fine! Very life-like, smooth, soothing animations.
I loved the detail of the bird wiping its beak on the branch.
Perfect sounds!
this is... utterly breathtaking.
You're a goddamn legend. The backgrounds, the sounds, everything! So beautiful. Somehow a 2D animation immerses me more into the prehistoric era than most dino documentaries and games I've seen and played. I love how chonky you draw the quetzal, it's oddly cute, but seeing that in real life would petrify me. The bird at 1:30, JEEZ that movement is so realistic, I imagine you had a video reference for that? It's incredible either way. Astounding work, thank you so much for making this.
Wow thank you, this is very high praise! I appreciate it!
I've never actually used a video reference for animating before, though I have spent a lot of time around birds (both pets and wildlife), so I find their movements easy and natural. In comparison, a lot of my larger animals are a bit more stiffly animated, at least for now :P
That is hatzegopteryx not Quetzalcoatlus, you can tell by the hatz’s stockier body and the location this is supposed to be
@@Spider-r6d he's talking about the other video im guessing.
I adore how beautifully hand-drawin this is with the subtle movements of 3D really spicing up this piece. it's stuff so well-done like this that really inspire me to get back into animation, and I can guarantee I'm not alone in feeling that 💜
I love this, specially the music, makes me feel at peace
I absolutely love it mate! Just the way the bird moves make me feel like it’s real life then, the calming rain sounds with the background music picking up as the pterosaur flies above the clouds also love it how the hatzeg fades in the rain at storm, foggy storms always calm me,
I love how the takeoff at 2:40 is scientifically accurate!
It looks like you were time travelling and rotoscoping over your video material you shot in the past. This straight up looks real. I'm beyond fascinated!! *hits the replay button furiously*
I keep catching myself replaying this beautiful animation, it's a literal comfort. I absolutely adore the ambiance and the representation of a living ecosystem
I adore your work! I found it through Subjectively mentioning your channel and I cannot wait to see you grow. It's insane you don't have more followers! The simplified details you use to animate are so charming, I hope you keep that as you grow and learn more about animation.
I love the different situations you animate. Nothing "hardcore", graphic...just everyday life. THIS is the content I want to see about past life! I think you like pterosaurs...just a little
Everything about this is just phenomenal, amazing short film, especially love the art style!
PLEASE keep up this amazing work
this was really cool! i constantly wonder what animals were like before we arrived and could observe them. while it's easy to assume basic things, the details you did like the sauropods lowering their heads hearing thunder. this makes me feel like i was seeing it first hand instead of watching an animation.
the most i've seen of this kind of work is some documentaries, and they always have energetic music and overdramatizes the viciousness of these creatures
This is actually the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life
This is one of my favorite videos I’ve ever seen. ever
I like how you depict the Hatzegopteryx, being a primarily land dwelling Pterosaur with a most robust body plan. It feels so smooth and elegant, yet heavy and wonky. The only thing I can see which could make the Hatzgopteryx more accurate is it's wingtips as Hatzegopteryx and all other Pterosaurs have broad circular wingtips, and not pointy triangular wingtips. Still an amazing animation!
I believe the round pterosaur wingtip thing is a "paleoart meme"
There's just something about prehistoric life and modern life that gives me a feeling that no other piece of media ever has its like a mix of nostalgia relaxation rain a when its a nice sunny day or when you get a popsicle or ice cream its just the best man.
I absolutely love all portrayals of historical nature which aren't focused on violence. Violence fascinates us, and on a planet with a herbivore/carnivore dichotomy, it's understandable it's portrayed in art often. The prevalence of violence in paleo art gives you the impression all life was all violence all the time.
You can see the effects of that mentality in how we perceive our own pre-historical lives, when scientists actually think we spent most of our time just...chilling. Being social and enjoying the fruits of our labor and crafts.
Dinosaurs might not have had as complex social systems as we do and did, but they certainly didn't spend ALL of their existence fighting tooth and claw to survive. This animation does a lovely job of showing that. Great stuff.
This is beautiful beyond words. The sense of tranquility and fulfillment i felt after watching this breathtaking and brilliant work of art is unmatched by anything else Ive seen recently. I have been touched and inspired on a spiritual level. Thank you for creating this and sharing it with us ❤
This almost gives land before time vibes, but MUCH better AND more scientifically accurate to boot!!
Powerful people: "I'm above the law!"
Hatzegopteryx: "I'm above the weather!"
I love this. Great work!
I'm in awe of not only how smooth the motion is, but also of all the little minutiae and quirks of movement you've captured here. It all looks so alive. The aesthetics and the soundscape combined impart a tremendous sense of atmosphere.
This is as absolute cinema as it can be.
I would love to be able to go back in time and (safely lol) observe nature as it was back then. What a beautiful animation
Something about this makes me feel so...humbled.
also, you're incredible at animating birds and their micro-movements
I like this so much.
Not great mythical monsters.
Just animals of Earth.
You make them more real.
Absolutely beautiful. The movements, the painterly style, the atmosphere of the whole piece - it made me think of Fantasia for the modern day, with a dash of Ghibli at the end.