Planet Dinosaur (2011)

Genre

popular science film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 44 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series uses computer-generated imagery to bring over 50 prehistoric species to life. It presents what scientists have learned about dinosaurs from fossil evidence, often pausing to show how those conclusions were reached.

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What happens

Planet Dinosaur, is a six-part documentary television series created by Nigel Paterson and Phil Dobree, produced by the BBC, and narrated by John Hurt. It first aired in the United Kingdom in 2011, with VFX studio Jellyfish Pictures as its producer. It was the first major dinosaur-related series for BBC One since Walking with Dinosaurs. There are more than 50 different prehistoric species featured, and they and their environments were created entirely as computer-generated images, for around a third of the production cost that was needed a decade earlier for Walking with Dinosaurs. Much of the series' plot is based on scientific discoveries made since Walking with Dinosaurs, with episodes frequently stopping the action to show fossil evidence and the assumptions based on them. The companion book to Planet Dinosaur was released on 8 September 2011, and the DVD and Blu-ray were released on 24 October 2011. Planet Dinosaur is highly praised for its stunning graphics and 3D animation. The series was also accompanied by an online video game which has since become inaccessible. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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