@@gnawman62 The honesty and integrity of the doco made up for the dated science. Today so many focus more on drama and sensationalisation over telling the story and describing something. And boy was that bloke who discovered it a fun dude!
@@TheGroundedAviator Thank you! I know what you mean about sensationalism, etc. Even though it's a fairly simple story, we tried to make the story telling an integral part. We tried to be accurate, but we also tried give the little dinosaur a bit of a personality so that you felt for his predicament. And yeah, Doug Langdon was a really nice guy - a real character.
@@gnawman62 Today its wild animations, crazy music and action movie cinemaphotography. They are more interested in thrills and excitement over science. He's such a classic type you always find in paleontology.
While dated in some aspects, because there was still so much to learn about extinct reptiles from Australia, this documentary is still more honest and engaging than most modern documentaries. All my admiration and congratulations for your work!
Finally a movie where the main dinosaur is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE DINOSAUR the mighty muttaburrasaurus thankyou soooooooooooooooooooo much for this liked shared saved and subcibed
"The survival of dinosaurs was dependent on much more than their ability to attack or defend... feeding strategies themselves were just another aspect of dinosaurs' adaptation to the total environment, on which the survival of whole species depended." Beautifully said. A lot of dinosaur media reduces their ecology to constant deathmatching between large predators, but that line along with the scene of the abelisaurid being satisfied with the small ornithopod and not wasting energy on the juvenile Muttaburrasaurus really help to sell these creatures as animals!
Loved this as a kid and wore out my VHS copy. Do any of these stop-motion puppets still exist? I recall seeing a publicity photo with all the models, shame the head of the giant Austrosaurus only gets a few seconds of screen time given the entire animal was modelled.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was a real labour of love. In answer to your question, I still have several of the dinosaur models. They've survived remarkably well, considering they're well over 25 years old by now. I think the publicity photo you mentioned may be the one shown on the back of the book that accompanied the film. As for the Austrosaurus, more animation of it was filmed but, because of the way I'd constructed him, his skin tended to ripple during handling while being animated, giving an odd appearance.
All the prehistoric inaccuracies I could find. (This list is not made to bash this video, so don’t get mad at me. I understand that this video is about 30 years old, so inaccuracies are bound to happen.) 0:50 I think this might be Timimus, but I’m not sure. Anyways, it’s hands are facing forwards instead of with the palms facing inwards, and it should definitely have some type of fluffly feathering and a more parallel tail. 8:23 I’m not sure what pterosaur this is exactly, but it might be Aussiedraco or Mythunga. The wings should be folding backwards, not sideways, and it should probably be covered in fluff. 14:11 I dont think any plesiosaur, even Woolungasaurus, would be able to crawl up on shore and lay eggs, thanks to their huge size. Most marine reptiles at that time evolved to give birth to live young, so the idea of eggs is a little far fetched. 18:24 I think this might be Leaellynasaura, but I’m not sure. In any regard, it should have inward facing hands and (probably) fluffy feathers. 18:49 I’m 100% certain that Rapator did NOT look like a Carnotaurus with weirdly long arms and forward facing hands. I’m also pretty sure that all dinosaurs, including the theropods, could not roar.
Wow, simply wow. Amazing work!! I have always been fascinated by stop motion and I would love to try to shoot something but then I see things like these and I can't help thinking I could never do it lol. Just curious, how did you make the dinosaurs and the sets?
To be honest, I've not made another film like this one. The friend I made this film with now lives in New Zealand and works at Weta Digital, while I've directed a number of commercials and short films, and worked on a few feature films for others. It seems that nobody is really all that interested in funding stop-motion like this anymore, unfortunately. I still work on the odd stop-motion job that comes my way, but I mainly try to keep the art alive by teaching it at a tertiary college, where I work part-time.
It's name is Rapator. Little was known about it at the time, so the palaeontologist we were consulting with suggested we could even give it horns, and he wouldn't object.
I see you haven't kept up with news regarding dinosaurs. First off, not all dinosaurs were slow and steady. Many were quick and agile. The tail shaking in this film is a bit much for some of the dinosaurs shown here, but many of them did have quite flexible tails that could move side-to-side like that. Velociraptor was one example that had both these traits; a flexible tail side-to-side and it was a fast, agile animal. Furthermore, so was Tyrannosaurus rex itself. Carnotaurus, shown here in this documentary, was even faster. Though it couldn't move its tail very much side to side, that was due to the thick muscles in its tail powering its hind legs. As a result, Carnotaurus could outrun T. rex by a long shot; T. rex may have only been able to run 17 mph maximum. Carnotaurus however, could run at up to 35 mph, making it the cheetah of large predatory dinosaurs. Most of the dinosaurs known were quite capable of impressive running abilities, save for sauropods like Brachiosaurus (likely only as fast as an elephant at best), and armored dinosaurs like Ankylosaurus and Minmi, made pretty slow thanks to their heavy armor. Also, unlike what they show here, plesiosaurs did not lay eggs or come up onto beaches. Fossils of pregnant plesiosaurs show that they gave live birth to only one large baby at a time and cared for their young. Furthermore, plesiosaurs, like whales, would not be able to support their weight on land; they were so heavy that their own weight would crush their lungs and kill them. They lived completely in water their entire lives.
Jeremy Herz ok pals for the sharing...they are wonderful creature. our childhood watch dinosaur movie...i can emagine that time was so silent and dark place in the dark. you only can hear dinosaur raw at night..in the same time it make us fear in forest. 😉
There's no way to know that those fossilized tracks represent a stampede. One specific track that's present there could've been made on one day, and then another track the day after that, and a third a week thereafter, and so on. In fact, what looks like tons of footprints of the same small species and which could be interpreted as a herd or flock of animals, might just as well all be from one, two or three of the same individual animals, coming and going; crossing this point multiple times over the course of a couple of days. Why even assume it's all from the exact same moment in time? The way she describes the scene is as if all of those tracks were laid there simultaneously, during the same singular event, in a very short span of time, and then at the end of the day, the water covered the tracks and they became fossilized. Seems like pure assumption, and seems unlikely. Seems more likely, to me, without having actual access to study the tracks up close, that they were created over several days, before the water flooded the area, or it dried up and solidified. When the large theropod moved through there, it could've just as well been completely alone on the beach. There's really no indication that this represents a large theropod hunting a group of smaller dinosaurs.
@gnawman62 The Proof is in the Puddin. Some of the rest of it is in the Book of Enoch - removed from the Bible before Christianity was adopted as the state religion of the Roman Empire. There's evidence everywhere if you're willing to face it. But, it would seem that you, for one, aren't going to be willing to do that no matter what is put before you. A little food for thought as you go swinging in trees, remembering where you came from.
The Bible is nothing more than a book of fables. It is not a book of science. The fact that so many people still cling so desperately to it is proof only of their gullibility. But thanks for your interest. I'm glad you enjoyed our documentary. 😊
I love how timeless stop-motion animation is
It's the best,
All the animations don't even come close.
Love this! Reminds me of Phil Tippet's animations for the Christopher Reeves hosted "Dinosaurs" special.
While we've come a long way in science, we've fallen back in down to earth documentaries. Great job!
Thank you. I'm glad you like it. We did the best we could, given the available information and technology at the time. 🙂
@@gnawman62 The honesty and integrity of the doco made up for the dated science.
Today so many focus more on drama and sensationalisation over telling the story and describing something.
And boy was that bloke who discovered it a fun dude!
@@TheGroundedAviator Thank you! I know what you mean about sensationalism, etc. Even though it's a fairly simple story, we tried to make the story telling an integral part. We tried to be accurate, but we also tried give the little dinosaur a bit of a personality so that you felt for his predicament.
And yeah, Doug Langdon was a really nice guy - a real character.
@@gnawman62 Today its wild animations, crazy music and action movie cinemaphotography. They are more interested in thrills and excitement over science.
He's such a classic type you always find in paleontology.
That is impressive to see a stop motion animated carnotaur long before Dinosaur (2000)!
It's meant to be Rapator, a theropod that remains enigmatic
@@alezot6141Amen, though if it IS a therapod, it probably has gigantic arms
I remember renting this on a VHS some odd twenty years ago, when I was 8 years old. I never thought I would see this again.
Holy same, I can’t believe it. A lost memory
Incredible animation and composition!
I thoroughly enjoyed the hard work you both put into it. :)
its you o.o
@@yan7314 It sure is!
While dated in some aspects, because there was still so much to learn about extinct reptiles from Australia, this documentary is still more honest and engaging than most modern documentaries. All my admiration and congratulations for your work!
Thanks very much, William. I really appreciate that. We tried to do the best we could, given what was available at the time. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I guess I am pretty randomly asking but do anybody know of a good site to stream newly released series online ?
@Nash Kian i use Flixzone. Just google for it =)
@Keanu Kason Yup, been using FlixZone for since march myself :D
@Keanu Kason thanks, I signed up and it seems like a nice service :) I appreciate it!
What a beautiful animation and the design of the dinosaur
Finally a movie where the main dinosaur is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE DINOSAUR the mighty muttaburrasaurus thankyou soooooooooooooooooooo much for this liked shared saved and subcibed
Excellent! So glad you like it. :)
I find it amazing, that Rapator made an appearance here, just a shame Megaraptorans weren't described yet
Fantastic! The dinosaurs are wonderful, but the environments are also really impressive, you created a really strong sense of scale and atmosphere.
Thank you very much! It was all shot in my friend, Graham's, garage. 🙂
Such beautiful dinosaurs. Thank you.
A great dinosaur documentary! and the stop motion reminded me of when dinosaurs ruled the earth.
I find the last part very relaxing...as if it were summer and i were enjoying the dusk.
Love the dinosaur model work. It’s gorgeous and so detailed.
This was a big part of my childhood, thanks for sharing.
I'm glad it made an impression. It makes it all worthwhile. Thanks for letting me know.
@@gnawman62 Thanks for responding, I still love this documentary and animation, it stands up really well today too.
"The survival of dinosaurs was dependent on much more than their ability to attack or defend... feeding strategies themselves were just another aspect of dinosaurs' adaptation to the total environment, on which the survival of whole species depended." Beautifully said. A lot of dinosaur media reduces their ecology to constant deathmatching between large predators, but that line along with the scene of the abelisaurid being satisfied with the small ornithopod and not wasting energy on the juvenile Muttaburrasaurus really help to sell these creatures as animals!
That baby Muttaburrasaurus is adorable.
Norman, you did an excellent job with the animation.
Thank you, sir. The animation was done by me and my friend Graham. It was all shot in his small garage at home.
Loved this as a kid and wore out my VHS copy. Do any of these stop-motion puppets still exist? I recall seeing a publicity photo with all the models, shame the head of the giant Austrosaurus only gets a few seconds of screen time given the entire animal was modelled.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was a real labour of love.
In answer to your question, I still have several of the dinosaur models. They've survived remarkably well, considering they're well over 25 years old by now.
I think the publicity photo you mentioned may be the one shown on the back of the book that accompanied the film.
As for the Austrosaurus, more animation of it was filmed but, because of the way I'd constructed him, his skin tended to ripple during handling while being animated, giving an odd appearance.
What was that carnotaur like one
@@BeyondBeliever Rapator ornitholestoides, back when it was speculated to be an abelisaurid.
nice pals...i like dinosaurs. also stop motion..that was best part before CGI 80s. thanks for sharing...
I really liked it when the young muttabarasaurus was reunited with her parents and her herd it was really sweet
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. ☺️
seems like every great stop motion artist must have a passion project involving dinosaurs
So much nostalogia
the animation in this nice documentary makes me wish we can make an accurate and CGI remake based on our current knowledge about Muttuburasaurus
Muttaburrasaurus is my new favourite dinosaur thank you Mr Steve Newman for showing us this
Wowie I sure do love dinosaurs
Subscribed just because of this video. P.S. I have put this film on IMDB, you and Graham did great work on this and it should be remembered
Mate. Your video gives Phil Tippet's Prehistoric Beast a run for his money!!
Great documentary and stop-motion animation!
Great documentary the animation so so lifelike and smooth. : )
All the prehistoric inaccuracies I could find.
(This list is not made to bash this video, so don’t get mad at me. I understand that this video is about 30 years old, so inaccuracies are bound to happen.)
0:50 I think this might be Timimus, but I’m not sure. Anyways, it’s hands are facing forwards instead of with the palms facing inwards, and it should definitely have some type of fluffly feathering and a more parallel tail.
8:23 I’m not sure what pterosaur this is exactly, but it might be Aussiedraco or Mythunga. The wings should be folding backwards, not sideways, and it should probably be covered in fluff.
14:11 I dont think any plesiosaur, even Woolungasaurus, would be able to crawl up on shore and lay eggs, thanks to their huge size. Most marine reptiles at that time evolved to give birth to live young, so the idea of eggs is a little far fetched.
18:24 I think this might be Leaellynasaura, but I’m not sure. In any regard, it should have inward facing hands and (probably) fluffy feathers.
18:49 I’m 100% certain that Rapator did NOT look like a Carnotaurus with weirdly long arms and forward facing hands. I’m also pretty sure that all dinosaurs, including the theropods, could not roar.
Dude.. gotta remember this was made in 1993 so ofc its gonna have inaccuracies
awesome dinos, was the Carnotaurus from a different project? like just used as a stand in for the dinosaur its supposed to represent?
I remember reading the book a lot when a kid in school
Cool! That's great! I wrote that book, based on the animated film.
Wow, simply wow. Amazing work!! I have always been fascinated by stop motion and I would love to try to shoot something but then I see things like these and I can't help thinking I could never do it lol. Just curious, how did you make the dinosaurs and the sets?
Excelent. Documentary.....
I LOVE this! I wish I could triple "like" it 🦖
Thank you for the kind words. I'm so glad you like it. It was a real labour of love. 😊
Are you still making anything like this?
To be honest, I've not made another film like this one. The friend I made this film with now lives in New Zealand and works at Weta Digital, while I've directed a number of commercials and short films, and worked on a few feature films for others. It seems that nobody is really all that interested in funding stop-motion like this anymore, unfortunately. I still work on the odd stop-motion job that comes my way, but I mainly try to keep the art alive by teaching it at a tertiary college, where I work part-time.
So beautiful
Suberb! Why are "paleo" docs not made with care like this anymore?
I had a VHS of this but the VHS was like wiped or something because it wouldn't play.
@@andrewrivera4046 That's annoying! At least you can watch it online now. 😊
What is the carnivore dinosaur’s name
It's name is Rapator. Little was known about it at the time, so the palaeontologist we were consulting with suggested we could even give it horns, and he wouldn't object.
Looks a lot like carnotaurus.
I hope he doesn't get eaten or I'm going to cry
Uhoh... I hope it doesn't upset you too much. :(
I didn't know Blinky Bill's voice actress was the narrator
If only you could do a video on the badassaurus.
Is this Johnson and Friends?
Who here watches this just for the stop-motion?
Too bad they never did stop-motions set in other countries
❤😊
The narrator sounds like Dot, doesn't it?
actually dinosaur not move like that...because they are so heavy. there move slow and steady...they not shack they tail like dog.
I see you haven't kept up with news regarding dinosaurs. First off, not all dinosaurs were slow and steady. Many were quick and agile. The tail shaking in this film is a bit much for some of the dinosaurs shown here, but many of them did have quite flexible tails that could move side-to-side like that. Velociraptor was one example that had both these traits; a flexible tail side-to-side and it was a fast, agile animal. Furthermore, so was Tyrannosaurus rex itself. Carnotaurus, shown here in this documentary, was even faster. Though it couldn't move its tail very much side to side, that was due to the thick muscles in its tail powering its hind legs. As a result, Carnotaurus could outrun T. rex by a long shot; T. rex may have only been able to run 17 mph maximum. Carnotaurus however, could run at up to 35 mph, making it the cheetah of large predatory dinosaurs. Most of the dinosaurs known were quite capable of impressive running abilities, save for sauropods like Brachiosaurus (likely only as fast as an elephant at best), and armored dinosaurs like Ankylosaurus and Minmi, made pretty slow thanks to their heavy armor. Also, unlike what they show here, plesiosaurs did not lay eggs or come up onto beaches. Fossils of pregnant plesiosaurs show that they gave live birth to only one large baby at a time and cared for their young. Furthermore, plesiosaurs, like whales, would not be able to support their weight on land; they were so heavy that their own weight would crush their lungs and kill them. They lived completely in water their entire lives.
Jeremy Herz ok pals for the sharing...they are wonderful creature. our childhood watch dinosaur movie...i can emagine that time was so silent and dark place in the dark. you only can hear dinosaur raw at night..in the same time it make us fear in forest. 😉
There's no way to know that those fossilized tracks represent a stampede. One specific track that's present there could've been made on one day, and then another track the day after that, and a third a week thereafter, and so on. In fact, what looks like tons of footprints of the same small species and which could be interpreted as a herd or flock of animals, might just as well all be from one, two or three of the same individual animals, coming and going; crossing this point multiple times over the course of a couple of days. Why even assume it's all from the exact same moment in time? The way she describes the scene is as if all of those tracks were laid there simultaneously, during the same singular event, in a very short span of time, and then at the end of the day, the water covered the tracks and they became fossilized. Seems like pure assumption, and seems unlikely. Seems more likely, to me, without having actual access to study the tracks up close, that they were created over several days, before the water flooded the area, or it dried up and solidified. When the large theropod moved through there, it could've just as well been completely alone on the beach. There's really no indication that this represents a large theropod hunting a group of smaller dinosaurs.
100 million years! How can that be? Mike Pence says the Earth is only 6,000 years old! There's something wrong somewhere!🤨
The Earth is less than 8 thousand years old.
There's no millions & millions this # & millions that # - just thousands.
And your irrefutable evidence for this rather bold statement is what, exactly?
@gnawman62 The dinosaurs, along with Earth's last period, ended with the flood - which also broke up Pangea into what we have today.
@@GaryVelardo-rb6nw That's not evidence. That's just another statement, without proof.
@gnawman62 The Proof is in the Puddin.
Some of the rest of it is in the Book of Enoch - removed from the Bible before Christianity was adopted as the state religion of the Roman Empire.
There's evidence everywhere if you're willing to face it.
But, it would seem that you, for one, aren't going to be willing to do that no matter what is put before you.
A little food for thought as you go swinging in trees, remembering where you came from.
The Bible is nothing more than a book of fables. It is not a book of science. The fact that so many people still cling so desperately to it is proof only of their gullibility. But thanks for your interest. I'm glad you enjoyed our documentary. 😊