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! kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKp5m8t_h8fPYco.htmlsi=RMWbXbcIq7i6Mo8t

@finnicol-taylor2976

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for linking!!

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.

@laitdejabot9890

2 ай бұрын

It just help me to reminds me of my bird I lost and I can’t even have another one like this anymore 😒

@shifte_png

2 ай бұрын

Went to the comments to say this same thing! It adds so much life to the animation

@eebaedeebae

Ай бұрын

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” 😭

@JXZ-JAM

Ай бұрын

You nailed it. This short really builds the stage and ambience with the raw simple things.

@perpeder4370

Ай бұрын

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 was half expecting some kind of disaster like a land slide or flash flood, I’m happy to see a simple rainy night

@kaden.slone04_biology

Ай бұрын

Then the Chicxulub nation attacked

oh my god the sauropods lowering their heads when they hear thunder... ouugh cretaceous asmr. love this sooo much.

I like the way you animate the Hatzegopteryx walking, he feels heavy, yet controlled.

@tylerstoolbox3077

2 ай бұрын

It feels like it's walking very deliberately. There's intelligence in the walk.

@astick5249

Ай бұрын

And the way it gets up from sitting too, feels like it has weight

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!

@leilaclarridge5807

2 ай бұрын

Probably to avoid being struck by lightning?

@mr_bunker1944

2 ай бұрын

The Liveing lamp posts didn’t want to get fried.

@peachtea-ij8dn

2 ай бұрын

They lightning rods

@carlblix7794

2 ай бұрын

I mean, that behaviour would certainly have been selected for so-

@placodermwisp8229

2 ай бұрын

​@@carlblix7794 Ah It seems that Zeus struck him down

Seeing a Hatzegopteryx in person would be 107% terrifying.

@Datboichannel

2 ай бұрын

With a 7% margin for error

@Tw1zzl3rz

2 ай бұрын

more like 150%

@therandomman4765

2 ай бұрын

I'd name him sneeb

@therandomman4765

2 ай бұрын

Though he'd probably try to eat me

@mann_man8556

2 ай бұрын

Beautiful and horrifying

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.

@aurathewolf6737

Ай бұрын

Exactly!

@yuzubrain

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad I'm not the only one, I felt so silly for getting emotional but this is so beautiful

@4124V4TA-SNPCA-x

Ай бұрын

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!

@cenospire

2 ай бұрын

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 ;)

@PandoranMama

2 ай бұрын

@@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.

@Pancake_Dragons

2 ай бұрын

I love rainbow lorikeets lol. I have one as my homescreen

@kadenhuber1138

Ай бұрын

Its great that we recognize our animals this easily

@Sophie-wf9zk

Ай бұрын

@@cenospire you're australian! :D

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.

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.

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!

@catpoke9557

2 ай бұрын

I like how you can see the lizard flinch and then freeze when it sees the hatzegopteryx

@astick5249

Ай бұрын

@@catpoke9557 even lowering a little bit too

@catpoke9557

Ай бұрын

@@astick5249 Right? It looked so scared, the poor thing

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.

0:18 Love the exposure that the ginkgos have been getting in paleomedia as of late

God the movements are so lifelike it's insane

Also the bit where the rain started falling was just. PERFECTION.

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.

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!!

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

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!

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

Better than Most modern Disney movies.

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

This is by far the best dinosaur 2D animation I've ever seen.

@catpoke9557

2 ай бұрын

It's so relaxing. I could watch an extended version of this and fall asleep to it

@martlettoo

2 ай бұрын

​@@catpoke9557 If I had the money I'd pay to make a full length version of something like this

@catpoke9557

2 ай бұрын

@@martlettoo If I had the money, I would too

Is like going back in time and seeing snippets of what it was like back then, fantastic work of art.

This looks like a Disney movie!!! It's like Bambi with dinosaurs! Absolutely stunning environments and atmosphere!

I keep coming back to watch this. There's something truly magical in it, it every frame of it. The rainy, moody atmosphere, the stellar lifelike animation, the droning soundtrack - so much to love, and such a felling it leaves you with...

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!

This gives me the same sense of comfort and childlike wonder for dinosaurs that the opening to the land before time did when i first saw it as a little kid. What a lovely animation, great work!

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.

KZread recommendations has located an underrated animatior

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 keep catching myself replaying this beautiful animation, it's a literal comfort. I absolutely adore the ambiance and the representation of a living ecosystem

So fine! Very life-like, smooth, soothing animations. I loved the detail of the bird wiping its beak on the branch. Perfect sounds!

Dang it almost looks like if a dinosaur documentary was done in an anime art style or something, really good 2d animation

dude. something so simple that has obviously taken much mastery to create and is so satisfying to watch

As a pterosaur lover and young animator (stop motion) I gladly approve this documentary

This is very moody. I loved the contrast between above and down the clouds.

probably 90% of the comments say this, but the animation is absolutely exquisite. it bears to mind studio ghibli

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

Are the sauropods startled by the thunder and lowering their heads to avoid lightning?! This is AMAZING!

@cenospire

2 ай бұрын

Yes indeed! I'm glad it made sense, I was worried that the head-lowering might've seemed a bit arbitrary. And thanks!

@cnmnnaturalist

2 ай бұрын

@@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...

@4124V4TA-SNPCA-x

Ай бұрын

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.

The way that the bird after the sauropods jumped up looked exactly like what a real bird would do and the way it’s body moved was perfect! Well done 👍

Finally some animation that understands the way animals actually MOVE. I love this. The weight shifting, the micro movements, everything.

@astick5249

Ай бұрын

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

@clydesdale1775

Ай бұрын

@@astick5249 THIS!!

I enjoy seeing the accurate representation of plant life. With the Ginko trees and ferns

goddamn NAILED that spring feeling.. especially when you just ate a dandelion flower

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

This is just crazy, literally feels so alive

This feels so immersive. It gives the prehistoric world a sense of familiarity, yet so alien at the same time

There''s something really cozy about the rain noises, the humming background sound and the darkish jungle environment visuals.

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.

I love that it went above the clouds, away from the storm below. That’s so cool and creative!

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 💜

Should make an 8 hour loop of this video so I can sleep to it because I’ve never heard such balanced nature sounds before

This guy is absolutely a time traveler. No one could get anatomy to look this good without even seeing the animal in person

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.

@cenospire

2 ай бұрын

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

@user-oj1wd2xi4f

2 ай бұрын

That is hatzegopteryx not Quetzalcoatlus, you can tell by the hatz’s stockier body and the location this is supposed to be

@CHUNKYBIRDBOI

2 ай бұрын

@@user-oj1wd2xi4f he's talking about the other video im guessing.

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!

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*

This is some of the best animal animation I've have seen. It's so mesmerizing.

You really nailed all the minor movements that animals make that makes this all feel so lifelike

The Hatzegopteryx really just said *screw this*, and went above the storm.

Hoooly, this is such a mood! Honestly you have such an eye for narrative story telling through probably one of the hardest (imo) mediums and that being wildlife cinematics, like there is LOADS of character and emotional detail here being shown off. LOVE IT!

This feels like home to me, like some sort of primal memories of days just like this one lie buried within my mind

this is so absurdly cozy and yet so melancholy and pretty, i’m speechless

This is one of the most calming animations i have ever seen. I almost wish I was over there

Its insane just how natural the small birds movements are wtf absolutely fantastic job

Hearing the all so familiar rain sounds in a world almost alien ruled by weird creatures. Beautiful animation dude

I have been listening to this on repeat while working every day.

I love how you animate the dinosaurs like normal animals instead of perpetually bloodthirsty monsters, really makes it feel like a believable ecosystem, I love folk who like to capture more than the hunting and rather focus on their place in nature, really beautiful!

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'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.

I love this sm?? It honestly feels like the begging of an old disney movie!!!!

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.

I half expected the Hatzegopteryx to get struck by lightning

Incredible. Such beautiful imagery.

beautiful, just marvellous. their not ugly monsters, just regular animals living life.

Archaeopteryx's animation was superb!

This almost gives land before time vibes, but MUCH better AND more scientifically accurate to boot!!

Lovely animation! The energy this gives off is amazing, just a calm stormy night, and it's honestly really soothing. I love the smooth 2D animation that gives off a 3D effect every now and then. There's no violence or dramatic fights, just animals being animals. I adore the realism. Your work deserves more recognition :)

Watching this animation was pure joy! Even thoughbthis was traditional animations, this had a much more realistic atmosphere than Prehistoric Planet series. I am amazed!😮

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!

@Glunked

2 ай бұрын

I believe the round pterosaur wingtip thing is a "paleoart meme"

even back then animals are still animals, earth is still earth. such a wonderful familiar feeling!

Still terrifying to see a 300 lbs animal the height of a giraffe fly is majestic but also downright terrifying

Absolutely stunning! I loved every second of this! Wonderful work!

This is one of the most beautiful videos I've seen for months

You did an absolutely incredible job with this animation. It just makes me feel like I want to be there and to see them.

Ooooh I could watch this forever! So many subtle touches to everything’s behaviour and movement this is really special

the amount of passion that went into this is overwhelming, youve created a jewel of animation and paleoart ❤

This is as absolute cinema as it can be.

I feel how your animations breathes life. Great job!

everything is animated so fluidly and genuinely feels realistic!

Excellent work ! Love the way that pterosaur lifted itslef into the air

the first raindrops hitting the leaves was a really cool detail. Really enjoyed this

This makes me feel at peace with the world.

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.

This is actually the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life

I have watched all your animations, and in every single one, the animals behaved exactly how they would in real life, it really is a breath of fresh air seeing them animated this way.

Bringing the deep past of Earth alive and the incredible life forms lost through animations like these is so beautiful!

Incredible work. You can really feel the reality of their world in this in a way not often depicted. Peaceful days, serene moments, infinite life. All gone, lost to the eons. Makes you feel a bit small. Who will wonder what 3 minutes of my life was like?

I really liked the bird wiping its beak on the branch, and the way the branch bounced back when it jumped off was really neat!