A History of Dinosaur Hunting and Reconstruction
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Extending the computer animation techniques developed for Jurassic Park (1993) these six 30-minute programmes, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, became the first blockbuster special-effects documentary. Here was natural history with a difference, recreating "the lost world" of the Cretaceous and Mesozoic with modern technology, the remarkable visuals enabling the programme-makers to show what life may have been like during the estimated 160 million years "when dinosaurs ruled the Earth". |
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As above. Those interested in special effects techniques will appreciate the inclusion of a 50-minute "making of" documentary (which is also on the VHS). There's also an informative director's commentary, plus some behind-the-scenes picture sequences and additional graphics. The sound is vivid Dolby stereo and the picture is anamorphic 16:9 widescreen |
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Walking
With Dinosaurs - Ballad Of Big Al The programme contains two separate half-hour segments. The first is a biopic of Big Al, the allosaurus whose remarkably complete skeleton, found in Wyoming in 1991, allowed scientists to piece together an accurate picture of the creature's life. The second programme is a "making of" documentary, showing how scientists analysed Al's bones and came up with a plausible series of adventures for him. |
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Walking
With Dinosaurs - Ballad Of Big Al As above. The creators of 'Walking With Dinosaurs' tell the story of the complete dinosaur fossil which was found in Wyoming in the USA. Research found that the fossil was one hundred and forty-five million years old. This programme recreates the life and times of that dinosaur. |
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3-disc box set containing: 'Walking With Dinosaurs'
a programme in which advanced techniques are used to create real and
natural images as the one hundred and sixty million-year history of
dinosaurs is explored. In 'The Balled Of Big Al' the creators of 'Walking
With Dinosaurs' tell the story of the complete dinosaur fossil which
was found in Wyoming in the USA. Research found that the fossil was
one hundred and forty-five million years old. This programme recreates
the life and times of that dinosaur. Also includes 'Land Of The Giant
Dinosaurs' and 'Search For The Giant Claw'. |
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National
Geographic:Dinosaur Hunters/Super Croc [2 Discs] This National Geographic documentary follows several scientists from the American Museum of Natural History as they search the Gobi Desert in Mongolia for the oviraptor, a bird-like dinosaur. Capturing not only the dig and the surrounding desert landscape, National Geographic: Dinosaur Hunters also includes several computer-generated scenes that recreate the oviraptor in the flesh. |
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