"A More Ancient Spring" | Dinosauria Series | Animated Short Film (2021)

[@DeadSound]

This was a much harder film to make than the previous two films in this series, but I think the extra effort really paid off. This is easily the prettiest film I've ever made and I'm really proud of the colour-use and overall visuals on display! ^_^ Hope you all enjoy it as well! BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2Slgnt5q7p4idE

[@eatinhoes338]

😐

[@litgamer2668]

Noice

[@parrolan1529]

This is awesome!

[@theconceptartist2718]

Absolutely fantastic work!!!

[@wroggisaurusmarshalli2440]

But was the begining a Dream from the male Lambeosaurus lambei or not?

[@CuriousArchive]

This series is just incredible. You've done such a good job capturing the beauty and pathos of these creatures, and the colors and sound design of one in particular are on another level.

[@helenajakobsen6220]

Yay, i agree

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

Very

[@dinosauriastudios]

To Curious Archive do a video on The Dinosauria Animated Series and tell the designs and the looks on the dinosaurs and their landscapes in this series.

[@Sato-gs9mi]

Heyyyyyyy I know you, cool vids man been watching you for the last couple of weeks And I agree, honestly this series has made me really happy, Dinosaurs have been a part of my life since childhood and seeing an entire animated series on them is just wonderful, the beauty of those extinct animals will live on forever even though they're not with us anymore

[@Keigo_88]

Sup bro love Ur vids lol

[@leruetheday377]

I'm glad the carnivores aren't as entirely demonized in your animations as they are in most others. They're not mindless killing machines, they're just animals; and you capture that perfectly

[@arthur___mz-0]

absolute truth

[@yisusparta9348]

Exactly like when that daspletosaurus kills the female lambeosaurus. When the male lambeosaurus appears the daspletosaurus doesn't immediately start chasing him like it usually would in most media. The daspletosaurus already has its pray. It's already hunted its food so there's no need for it to hunt another dinosaur. I love when carnivores are depicted in this realistic way

[@hamishstewart5324]

I love the little moment when the Lambeosaurus rushes past the nest. The Daspletosaurus doesn’t chase after him, but makes sure that he didn’t crush any of the eggs.

[@leruetheday377]

@@hamishstewart5324 Exactly! She's more worried about her babies than any food or intruder

[@leruetheday377]

@@yisusparta9348 He has his offering for the giant female he's courting, just like the prey dinos. He also pauses to see if he'll be hurt by the lambeo. He's not aggressive, he's nervous

[@Francois2144]

The scene where the lambeosaurus ran into a tyrannaur nest, I was appreciated to see that the tyrannaur didn't leave it's nest/eggs to chase after the lambeosaurus, like movies would've portrayed it. It just wanted to protect its nest like a parent would normally do. This was a beautiful episode!

[@tatianawilkins7935]

So true

[@lufsolitaire5351]

The male Lambe just yeets her to the side. Again they’re not always in kill mode and if they weren’t hungry they could co-exist peaceably with herbivores with little trepidation. Lions aren’t always trying to kill zebras, wildebeest, or antelopes and plenty of pictures and videos of them sharing the watering holes.

[@Francois2144]

@@lufsolitaire5351 It's kinda sad that people never think of dinosaurs that way. They were just like the animals outside our windows and what you'd see on a safari.

[@lufsolitaire5351]

@@Francois2144 As much as I like the JP-Series and the fact it was a gateway for a lot of people to get interested in dinosaurs, it probably perpetuated that stereotype. Especially that T-rex scene where the rex leaves that triceratops carcass to go running after the main characters. The equivalent of throwing away a succulent medium well juicy steak to chase a couple of French fries. We’d be pray for raptors and medium predators but a massive keystone predator like T-Rex wouldn’t care unless it was starving and sick. We’d probably be too bony and not enough meat to be worth chasing after.

[@Francois2144]

@@lufsolitaire5351 It's like they see dinosaurs just as people did before science was their method of knowledge. In those old days an explorer would tell you he encountered a vicious dragon that devours everything in its path, when he actually just saw a crocodile catching its lunch.

[@creativecritters6791]

I love the brief example of the Lambeosaur being strong enough to fend off the therapod. Hadrosaurs are often portrayed as being pathetic failures, but they have strong jaws, legs, and tails, due to being tyranosaur sized.

[@altithoraxperotorum5133]

Yep. they're the same size as most tyrannosaurs or in lambeosaurus chase even bigger. They could probably devend themselves with kicks and charges

[@HoneyBeeCABRERA]

Most movies portray hadrosaurs as screaming as their defense

[@Alteori]

I really love her realistically you're portray the dinosaurs having their own needs and wants, acting very much like our animals do today. Again, the use of color palettes and music to portray the emotions of the characters as well as the environments in which they reside shows either your experience or just raw talent. 😃

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

ikr

[@TheLazyFusspot_3428]

@@gliderguy4723 agreed. I also love at 4:16 which shows that even hadrosaurs can fight back, not just viewed as tyrannosaur fodder.

[@gliderguy4723]

@@TheLazyFusspot_3428 I think it symbolizes the male Lambeosaurus I call Marty overcoming his fear to find love on the other side. And everyone around him having someone else, unlike him, symbolizes his loneliness, grief, and depression. Marty finally finding a mate (I call her Mary, the first mate that died, I call Marilyn) again symbolizes his fulfillment and happiness that he no longer has to live life alone.

[@TheLazyFusspot_3428]

@@gliderguy4723 ye I love that little cliche there

[@sepedasi2524]

kzbin.infosZncwqbABO0?feature=share 👍👍👍👍

[@dinogamingproductions4535]

The way you show off the desperation within the Lambeosaurus male is amazing. You can feel his tension and angst to find this female especially in the way he dealt with the Albertosaurus was something I've never seen and was incredible. Then there's the two sides to a coin. The predator didn't kill just because why not, he killed the female to present to his mate. I love the note that nature isn't evil, nature is equal and serves to everyone. Definitely a great addition to the series and payed off well.

[@marcinpilarski2412]

Also it's cool how the carnivore didn't just attack the Lambeosaurus afterwards, just stayed with the nest to protect it

[@jarodheuer4171]

I am unsure on the carnivore species, but I think it isn’t an Albertosaurus. The species are all from the Dinosaur Park Formation, and the only two tyrannosauroids there are Daspletosaurus and Gorgosaurus. So I think it could be either of those two

[@UtterNoobness]

And the Albertosaurus was also trying to defend its eggs instead of just going for the kill.

[@theacro3472]

I m pretty confident that it's a gorgosaurus since it appears to be the dinosaur park formation but your point still stands

[@UtterNoobness]

@@theacro3472 gorgosaurus and Albertosaurus were strikingly similar tho

[@dionettaeon]

This one definitely took a couple directions I wasn't expecting. The rock turned out not to be for a nest or even a mating display, but seemed to be more symbolic than anything. It also didn't focus solely on the Lambeosaurus. The part where the tyrannosaur brought the kill to his mate really called back to your first "Sharp Teeth" animation. Plus, the fade from pencil to CGI and back was an interesting touch. Overall amazing quality.

[@SoupEaterK]

It was an alberto not a rex but I guess there relatives

[@dionettaeon]

@@SoupEaterK Well to be fair, I did say _tyrannosaur_ and not _Tyrannosaurus_ , so I didn't take it to be a T. Rex necessarily.

[@gloomyallo1830]

@@SoupEaterK Close. Turns out it's a gorgosaur according to the "Making of" vid

[@ArkanumKing]

@@SoupEaterK they never said it was a rex. They are correct as it is a tyrannosaur

[@Lalaloopsies_United]

Old Buck: Fighting for dominance Our Frozen Past: Troodon gets home invaded by Nanuqsaurus A More Ancient Spring: Romeo and Juliet Next Video: The end of the world

[@malphe9963]

Whether it's intentional or not, the bit at the end where they're sleeping next to the rock and the stick, really reminds me of how pigeons build terrible nests. Every other dino here has actually put effort in to building but those two seem like they're thinking "got a stick, it's on a rock, nothing to do but wait for the eggs". Love it.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

Eggs and the nest is actually just off to the side of the rock. You can see it on the bottom. the stick and rock are simply preference for those two particular animals like a favorite object. .

[@HarmonyOC]

​@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_SerpentI didn't even notice until now

[@AvenValkyr]

Literally came to the comments section to see if anyone else noticed this. Haha glad In not the only bird lover around here

[@iainmawhinney8867]

Something that stands out to me: the female Lambeosaurus at the end probably also lost her mate. Calling this late in the season, when everyone is already nesting? She’s also recovering from grief, and they found comfort with one another.

[@jessi1789]

This has ruined me oml

[@v-rex5164]

Fellas I am that Alberto who ate them both

[@chronicwasp]

@@v-rex5164 Albertosaurus didn't live in the dinosaur park formation, so that was actually someone else playing as Gorgosaurus

[@v-rex5164]

@@chronicwaspdarn. (Killbinds)

[@alyssabullock6421]

I actually really like how the predators are shown as just part of their lives. The loss of the mate is sad, but is not dramatic nor does it cause a frenzy of "omg, look out for the predator!" It's simply a cycle of life, the carnivore made its* kill, and has no more need to mess with the other herbivores. Similar to the way lions kill a buffalo or wildebeest and the herd will still stand by and watch afterward. Very well done!

[@kmul.ler1573]

i love how your message always is "there are no antagonists here". some of them eat meat, some of them don't. adoring your style!

[@canonbehenna612]

I think in real life there no happy or sad ending in the world you have to find your own ending

[@pranavarvind4281]

Have you watched his film "Sharp Teeth?" It's quite good.

[@kmul.ler1573]

@@pranavarvind4281 i have! it's my favourite from david, actually!

[@TheLazyFusspot_3428]

That's the art of nature in the works

[@sageisliteraltrash8348]

some are just simply born with sharp teeth (sorry, i had to lmao)

[@Dylan-ke7zm]

Favorite part about these is how the carnivores never have malice in their expressions. It takes away the hollywood stereotype that because they eat meat theyre just killing machines full of hatred. Really love the series so far

[@karolinakuc4783]

Leafie a Hen Into Wild is yet another great film that well presents circle of life. There unlike in Lion King prey and predator have respect for itself. It reminds me of Jack London stories

[@Mac14329]

"Full of hatred" is a bit much.

[@KagurabachiDubs]

Finally, a dinosaur documentary where the hadrosaurs don't get eaten every few seconds. Maybe just once or twice, but it's technically inevitable.

[@rageraptor7127]

I mean they were the main prey for most large predators so it makes sense they would get eaten. I’m just happy they actually fought back and the carnivores weren’t treated like mindless monsters, but animals.

[@KagurabachiDubs]

@@rageraptor7127 *sigh* if only modern-day dinosaur documentaries got this...

[@SaitoSite]

This ain't a documentary, my guy.

[@wegdhass5587]

@@rageraptor7127 If only JWE2 would get this

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Lol look up The Onion and their vid Zebra perfect prey (The title is something like that haha)

[@billysomerfield9832]

I love how these videos pretty much shatter any stereotype of dinosaurs being “big, dumb, tail-dragging lizards”. It shows that dinosaurs were very successful animals!

[@DYXAnims]

It has already been shattered the stereotype with Jurassic Park before-

[@karolinakuc4783]

And the guy even went to a museum to find out what sound dinosaurs were making (we know it from studing their bones). The level of dedication David James Armsby has is absolutely amazing

[@TheoCrox]

The symbolic meaning of the rock and the stick, the music, the colours and just the story itself are very emotional. It feels like an ancient greek drama, just that it has an happy ending, but there arent any true villains here. I just love it!

[@John1-17]

What symbology did you see with the rock and the stick? I thought they were just nest building materials

[@TheoCrox]

@@John1-17 the male who lost the female had the rock. He returned it to its original place after he lost his loved one. Same for the female, but she had the stick. At the end, where they bonded together, the stick and the rock also were laying together. Sure for a dino they might be building material, but there is a reason an animator gives them such an obvious spotlight.

[@John1-17]

@@TheoCrox Ok I had to rewatch it to notice that because I didn’t catch that with the female, but that’s amazing story telling. And some keen eyes and a fat, wrinkly brain you have there

[@TheoCrox]

@@John1-17 that last part sounded like an insult but thank you. Good to hear some nice words, cause on Twitter all kids get crazy when you confront them with an argument they dont like.

[@John1-17]

@@TheoCrox No I 100% meant that as a compliment. Yeah Twitter is truly a wretched hive of scum and villainy

[@Ghidorah_Stan64]

Absolutely beautiful, we need a reimagining of walking with dinosaurs more than ever.

[@canonbehenna612]

As long they don’t follow the movie I’m in

[@FeliDJrah]

Agreed.

[@josephpatterson2549]

I'm wonder if they would call ornithocheirus "tropeognathus" or not

[@bkjeong4302]

WWD was great in terms of presentation, but was seriously inaccurate (even for its time). The first episode in particular has the entire plot and narrative be wrong, since the idea is that of dinosaurs taking over in the Triassic due to being “better adapted” when that wasn’t what happened at all (dinosaurs only became dominant after the End-Triassic Mass Extinction)

[@rageraptor7127]

@@canonbehenna612 the movie was garbage. I don’t even consider that really walking with dinosaurs just a knock off with the same name. Idk what executive thought it be a good idea to give a voice over to a nature documentary. Especially with voices so annoying you’d expect them to be on a Disney Channel sitcom. The editing itself was atrocious and the overall details of the film were awful. Plus I heard the animation studio they used never got paid so they went bankrupt. Which is sad in itself given the talent that could have gone into making a much better nature documentary over the weird sitcom kid oriented dino movie we had.

[@s.seethapadman5763]

I love how you used the actual real life parasaurolophus sounds that researchers found using a para skull,such good attention to detail.

[@sleepymooth]

wait they can manage to find what kind of animal sounds like by their skull??

[@immortal_shrooms6757]

@@sleepymooth you'd be surprised

[@boggybeard]

@@sleepymooth Not usually. The Parasarolophus is a special case. It's long hollow horn acted as an air chamber that produced sound when air was blown through it.

[@shadowbonbon3]

@@sleepymooth pretty much if it’s a crested hadrosaur and we have complete crests it’s also most likely hollow and we can see what it would sound like

[@sleepymooth]

the more i know about fucking science that no body bothered telling me about, jaws dropped

[@charizardfan1017]

You know the state of dinosaur portrayal in media is bad when the most common compliment to this series in the comments is "I love how these animals act like animals instead of things that kill everything they see because they can like they're fucking movie monsters"

[@pleaseenteraname2745]

I second this.

[@karolinakuc4783]

True Disney screwed them in their Fantasia and even lots of documentary films do not depict them with respect. Sad 🦖😪

[@jacobcox4565]

​​@@karolinakuc4783It wasn't just Disney. Dinosaurs have been portrayed as violent monsters since the first dinosaur fossils were found. Disney's Fantasia was just portraying dinosaurs as they were thought to be by both paleontologists and general audiences at the time. It wasn't until John Ostrum described Deinonychus during the 70s did the Dinosaur Renaissance start and change the general perception of all dinosaurs.

[@terrorcop101]

My philosophy is that no matter how sad or dark a story gets, it must have a happy or at least a hopeful ending. Thank you for telling a tale that does that and more.

[@GamingParasaur]

I love how the male parasaurolophus in the beginning (touching heads with the female), is the Original P. walkeri holotype. This parasaurolophus sustained many injuries, most noticably Several Healed Rib injuries, and bent back neural spines creating a notch on it's back, most likely from a falling tree, which is very apparent in the para shown in this film. I just love these little easter eggs

[@kolesaurusdickinsoni364]

This is quite possibly the cutest story I’ve seen in my life, the desperation of the Lambeosaurus is so up front despite having no dialogue, and the fading really adds to the fear of the unknown. The part where the two lambeosaurs meet and check each other out is so lifelike as well, I could totally see extant animals do the same thing. One of my favorite parts is that despite being the “antagonists” of the short, the (what I assume are) Albertosaurus aren’t demonized, and the only reason the female acts aggressive is to protect her eggs. Absolutely wonderful job, this series never fails to make my day

[@ohiologist9256]

​@TBD No it was a smaller tyrannosaurid

[@Gojiboy04]

He confirms them to be Gorgosaurus

[@Hatzegopterixguy5224]

@@ohiologist9256gorgosaurus you mean

[@ohiologist9256]

@@Hatzegopterixguy5224 I think the guy I responded to deleted his comment sooo

[@Hatzegopterixguy5224]

@@ohiologist9256 oh ok

[@baguettedog3495]

the fact that the dinosaurs can just get up easily as soon as their eyes opens is incredible, something I will never be able to achieve

[@celuria4481]

I love how you bring dinosaurs to life, and make them act like real animals. they're not just these ancient mythical behemoths- they yawn, they stretch when they wake up and waggle little tailtips when they call, they have mating rituals, they bring gifts like penguins and smell eachothers' breaths like horses or bow and hug like swans. it's beautiful that and every single one of these has given me Feelings and though I can't entirely always pin them down, it's refreshing. there's something complex, something beautiful, some thought or idea hovering just out of reach, some lesson from older days lurking just beyond the visage of modernity and the world we've shaped

[@lukathecatlover1216]

Your animation has been getting better and better as well as your sound design. These series are so beautiful and majestic. I really love them. They make me feel a lot of emotions and i hope you dknt stop making them. I think there isn't really a portray of dinosaurs in this way in media so this is truly wonderful, thank you !

[@franchedoggo2884]

absolutely amazing. i just love that the carnivore mother didn't just attack him bc she could she just wanted to protect her young. it's shoes that they are not monsters after all and it is amazing.

[@RickRaptor105]

This feels like something that should have been released closer to Valentine's Day

[@calvinfujii5921]

Same.

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

tru

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

I am 100. What need have we to relegate such art to once a year? Admire the work any time, life waits for no one.

[@ee-jq1qy]

E

[@lucamaiocchi7208]

icon of deinonychus from primeval

[@awebtoonreader4979]

It's amazing how much the act of the male Albertasaurous bringing the dead Lambo to his mate adds so much depth to the film.

[@TheXAllosaurus]

It's Gorgosaurus but okay

[@SomeGuyWithaPC]

these animals were such majestic creatures, i cant imagine they lived 65 million years ago. they dont look like modern animals but the instinct didnt changed at all, the dinosaurs are gone, but not forgotten.

[@Koda-27-k9b]

I love how you treat these dinosaurs like animals and not mindless monsters.

[@ruthie8785]

YEAH WE GET IT

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

@@ruthie8785 ?

[@LeoTheYuty]

I very much love how, although we do feel sympathy for the lambeosaurus, the tyrannosaurs aren't villains either. The male tyrannosaur only kills the lambeosaurus' mate to get a mate of his own, so there is no right and wrong. The female tyrannosaur defending her eggs from the lambeosaurus was a cute scene too.

[@tjarkschweizer]

Those are not Tyrannosaurus. I think they are Albertosaurus.

[@LeoTheYuty]

@@tjarkschweizer I never said they are tyrannosaurus. I am correct in saying they are tyrannosaurs however.

[@tjarkschweizer]

@@LeoTheYuty Weird, I could have sworn there was a u there. But yeah, you are right.

[@shamshel23]

@@LeoTheYuty you have good content, keep it up.

[@LeoTheYuty]

@@shamshel23 Thank you.

[@patrioticchild5570]

Why can this 5 minute animation tell a better story, without a single word spoken, than most movies. Truly astounding

[@magesticwafl]

I love how they look actually intelligent most Dino animations don’t show that like a T. rex would only hunt as much as it needs not kill everyone and everything and I love the sort of 3D animations

[@ryanboyle628]

Everything about this animation is absolutely incredible. It’s so refreshing seeing these ancient animals being portrayed as exactly that, animals. Sentient, conscious, complex. There is a plague among dinosaur media where they are portrayed as nothing more than mindless monsters out for only killing and nothing else. As common sense will tell you, that couldn’t be further from the truth. No animal, as large as they were, would go out of their way to murder with seemingly no motive at all. Case in point, the tyrannosaurs (idk which kind they were) in the video acted like normal animals, and I absolutely love that detail. I absolutely love the focus on hadrosaurs in the video, animals that are usually depicted as helpless fodder in common media; when again, that would not be the case in actuality (especially since many hadrosaurs surpassed the large carnivores in size and weight alone). I could go on about how much i love these animations, but just know that your work is really awesome

[@UnionOfSouthAfrica]

This is too good! The sexual dimorphism is astonishing! Aswell as the behavior, the ankylosaurus having its eggs inside the ground, the sounds, the animation and the beautiful background. Easily my favorite..

[@importedposter4152]

@Tyranno_8809 it's definitely euoplocephalus

[@UnionOfSouthAfrica]

@@incognitodon5779 Oof, to me ankylosaurus looked the same to euoplocephalus but yea, the euopo had rounder ostioderms and had a cow like face.

[@the_crazyarchyoptrex5703]

Eeee

[@TheLazyFusspot_3428]

Euoplocephalus

[@mozarteanchaos]

it's been said a thousand times already, but i love how you treat the carnivores in your work! especially when the lambeosaurus briefly confronts the gorgosaurus - the lambeosaurus is, of course, Not particularly gentle about dealing with the carnivore in its way, but once it's gone, the gorgosaurus is only concerned with its eggs, and shows no interest in chasing the lambeosaurus. it really shows how alike the two are - at the end of the day, both of them just want to live, with a full belly and all of their offspring safe and sound.

[@makanavrozashvili2227]

its actually a daspletasaurus

[@mozarteanchaos]

@@makanavrozashvili2227 daspletosaurus was in the old buck episode, and the gorgosaurus pair in this episode are confirmed to be gorgosaurus in the "making of" video for this episode.

[@ashgcy]

I wasn’t expecting a beautiful love story from Dinosauria, but here we are! It’s been amazing to watch how much you’ve enjoyed expanding upon your animations with this series, and I must say you’ve positively knocked the sound design and visual effects out of the park, can’t wait to see more!

[@Deinobi]

Yoo Ashgcy!

[@OwnRagingRex]

Ash ma boi

[@Deinobi]

@@OwnRagingRex YOOO Rex!

[@OwnRagingRex]

@@Deinobi YOOO

[@Deinobi]

@@OwnRagingRex ducl🙏

[@JustsomeSpaceG1]

This is incredibly. I especially loved the scene where the Carnivore checked the safety of the egg after the other Dino run past them

[@SadMoribund]

I love this animator since he shows that all cruelty and causality in nature has meaning, such as feeding your own offspring or partner in this case.

[@noxart6124]

I love how the papery background is incorporated into the beginning of this animation, the beauty of that opening shot sold me on it immediately

[@pedrocampos691]

Yeeeeees.

[@gemmithedragon]

man, sad and adorable she did really just tell him "come to my pack 😳" the scene at the end with the stick and stone had me audibly "aww"

[@afterthought1630]

I really love the sounds and the colours in this series! Usually I don't notice these things but when someone improves that much its hard to miss.

[@punkbeluga5091]

I just wanted to point out, the sound of their thick skin as they move is very unique and realistic, awesome!

[@UtterNoobness]

It's creaking sound from the 3d models. It wasn't supposed to happen

[@Peku_G]

Showing that there are no good or bad guys in nature is what a lot of people are never able to achieve This is just beautiful

[@acetrainerkat]

I can't get over how good of a storyteller you are. It takes real skill to write a narrative with no dialogue or humanoid characters and still have everything come through so clearly.

[@DeviljWheat]

From what I can assume this is the Dinosaur Park Formation, I love the way you made the colors in this short to show off the diversity of the ecosystem back then. There were so many different types of dinosaurs and it put a smile on my face seeing this particular formation restored in an animation.

[@Ezihkhel]

From what I was able to gather from this animated short, the female Lamboesaurus that was killed by the tyrannosaur was the mate of the male and he was about to meet up with her prior to the female getting killed by the tyrannosaur. If that was the case, this reminds me of how Albatrosses are monogamous and they always return to the same mate during the mating season even if they are not together for the rest of the year.

[@albatross4920]

I love it when hadrosaurs get some publicity 💜

[@apenasmaisumdiogo.7115]

The Parasaurolophus yawning is so well-done! I also love how the hadrosaurs have a pretty appropriate level of bulk. Many depictions make them slim, but such heavy animals would've had to have a lot of muscle. But at the same time, they are still pretty recognizable and agile.

[@karolinakuc4783]

Also Parasaurolophus sound is authentic. Scientists studied their bones so we know what sounds they were making when they roamed prehistoric lands. In author's making off videos there is more about it

[@NightScaped]

I REALLY LOVE the colors to this, and how the animals have emotions clear enough to be seen but realistic enough to be believable. This is awesome!!

[@serpentmasterarmstrong2630]

By far my favorite as it brings me back to old Disney classics as the music carries the emotions and drive of the story. Like I am watching a prehistoric Bambi.

[@rhino932toon]

Absolutely the most beautiful out of all three you've made so far. Also if Jurassic World Evolution 2 ever decides to add Lambeosaurus into the game in a DLC, your skin design would definitely be the perfect choice as it suits the hadrosaur really well.

[@importedposter4152]

lambeosaurus isn't in jurassic world evolution 2?? how did basically every dinosaur from the other game *except* for lambeosaurus make it in?

[@xenoraptor4714]

At least the modding Community can make almost anything possible :)

[@importedposter4152]

@@xenoraptor4714 especially with a dlc coming out so soon, it'll be easier to make new species rather than replacement skins

[@MasonGassaway-r7s]

This is better then Jurassic world trilogy

[@jacobcox4565]

A lot of things are better than the Jurassic World trilogy

[@Kanzayi]

Why​@@jacobcox4565

[@Dantick09]

3:38 “my parents aren’t home” in lambeosaurus

[@nhanhong9195]

I dont care

[@chteretreeart]

This was absolutely incredible! I love how you can feel the desperation through out the whole film, without a single word being spoken. The gorgeous animation combined with the stellar music and sound design just all come together to make something that can only be described as a masterpiece

[@javierex_4767]

The way you positioned each animal during this animation was sublime. I love the fact that the behavior of the theropods is reflected so well, showing that they are not indeed monsters, it was certainly sad to see the female lambeosaurus die at the hands of the Tyrannosaur, but everything had a justified reason. It is easy to empathize with the male Lambeo, even to the point of feeling sad for him. The rest of the animals look fantastic, and they exhibit quite realistic behaviors. Definitely 10/10, beautiful work.👌 Highlight: It was certainly unexpected to see the male Lambeo pushing the female "Gorgosaurus" out of his way. I understand that the latter was only focused on protecting her nest at that time, but the fact of showing how hadrosaurs are definitely not "delicate" animals, is amazing. I wish there were more such representations of these creatures.💕

[@HarmonyOC]

At least he didn't decided to step on the nest while running off

[@catpoke9557]

@@HarmonyOC If he stepped on it the gorgosaurus might've actually been out for blood at that point... you never know how an angry parent will react. Dude's lucky he didn't hurt the eggs

[@HarmonyOC]

@@catpoke9557 he's smart

[@gabe2383]

Another wonderful banger, wish documentaries were nearly as good this tbh Rest easy, this was amazing!

[@Type0_NuLL]

I like how you portray the difference with the males and females, not just smaller then one another or either really small details, you add their different colors as femals with browns or greys, and males with vibrant colors to attract a mate in some animals

[@VictorCilleros]

The story, the animation, the music piece, the science, the attention to detail are all so ON POINT that it just blows my mind that someone is able to actually achieve this movie. I was mesmerized just watching the little scales and colorful patterns, and how the music brought the emotion, and omg the pencil transitions! You are the ART!!!!

[@limestream9987]

I love how the music goes with the scenes

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

The carnivores aren't portrayed as evil. That's what's good about these animations that's the true high quality of these animations.

[@LandBeforeTime75]

Man, this looks amazing and very breathtaking just like the Alaska one with the Troodon, Pachyrhinosaurus and Nanuqsaurus. This looks really fantastic and hopefully, more will definitely put a huge smile on my face and as for now, this puts a huge smile on my face big time.

[@Mr.Wetherilli]

That wasn't a troodon.

[@tamayako2000]

@@Mr.Wetherilli kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYbChaiMfN2WaKc Go to the Featured Species section of his Making Of video

[@Mr.Wetherilli]

@@tamayako2000 ahhh

[@callumevans6507]

@@tamayako2000 the giant Alaskan Troodontid, which is not Troodon, as Troodon is a nomen dubium

[@nocturnalcreature5639]

I like how they make the dinosaurs act like normal animals rather than the mindless monsters they are usually depicted in many films and documentaries. I really love the effort you put into these videos. It really changes how these animals actually are. Great video👍

[@AlmightyThagomizer]

I've always loved Hadrosaurs! It's so nice to see one of the films in this series focus on one of the types of Dinosaurs that is so often disregarded as being little more than "fodder" for the Theropods. I love the courtship behaviors, I love the usage of that one particular Parasaurolophus sound from that study way back, this is my favorite of the series so far, which is saying a LOT. Keep it up!

[@tompotter8703]

I was kind of afraid that the male Lambeosaurus was about to destroy the Tyrannosaurs’ nest out of revenge, (which isn’t really a thing in most animals), though I do appreciate the male was easily able to shove the predator aside, being significantly heavier and all. One slight criticism is the mating pairs approach/display face to face rather than to the side, but I’m guessing that would ruin the symmetry. You were going for. Great work.

[@awesomeproductions7755]

God, I’d *LOVE* to go back in time to the Dinosaur Park Formation and see this beautiful place in reality! Fantastic work once again, Dead Sound!

[@SiffrinISAT]

Absolutely love this series. It's amazing and super pretty in every aspect, including plot, audio and visuals. But it goes even further as it's one of the only series that protray the carnivores as something more than just blood thirsty villains. It portrays them as what they are, just one more trying to survive and thrive and you don't find that in many places

[@ravena1441]

The animation was amazing as always! I love how you don't demonise the carnivores in your films. It is really refreshing to see the predators just existing like the herbivores. I love how you drew on parallels between the two species as well. Each of them doing something for their partners because that is just life--it's not evil or good, it is what it is.

[@thomassomers7408]

The dinosauria series has been absolutely incredible so far. the perfect balance of storytelling and realism. the animal designs are colorful and interesting but still entirely realistic, not to mention how smooth and believable the movement is. the colors and environments are beautiful on their own and contribute so much to the story. absolutely stunning! i loved the colors, visuals, and music in this one, the zooming out on the trail of blood, and the change in lighting as the lambeosaurus lies on the rock in particular. it’s such powerful storytelling. i especially loved the stretching hadrosaur and the muscle in the theropod’s face. such small details that go a long way into making them seem like real, natural animals. it’s obvious how much thought, care, and skill went into this film.

[@marcospinheiro352]

Amazing! The story of the lonely Lambeosaurus searching for a mate is so touching, emotional and natural! It's so "natural romantic"! Love this episode as well! Also, I loved to see that Gorgosaurus was giving its prey to another Gorgosaurus as a date request. This shows the life and perspective of a predator that it has a life too, and it kills dinosaurs not as a villain, but as an animal that fights and kills for natural survival like all others. I really did not see that coming. Bravo, David! Keep it up with your amazing animated series and I'm looking forward for the "Making Of" video of this romantic episode! :D

[@kipofthemany2213]

Gorgeous as always! I love that you make a point of avoiding the whole predator and prey as mortal enemies trope. In any other film the second encounter with the predator would have been a big fight, but here they just wanted to protect their eggs. Once the prey was clearly not a threat they no longer cared. It's subtle, but good. Gives these animals depth

[@rocketmisslejet]

Beautiful! Love the colors as well as the different displays of courting rituals just like all birds have different ways of finding partners. You also show nature is nature, not so black and white. While it's sad the female was killed, the Gorgo did it to present to his mate who needed the nutrients for their nest. Another fantastic film!

[@benjimannimations4784]

Watching these both as an animation major and a Paleonerd has really inspired me. It's helped me reevaluate my own creative projects and serves as a comfort when I go through burn out. Thanks for creating these they've single handedly become my favorite thing on the internet.

[@yanivproselkov4555]

Felt a a burts of emotion as our boy finds another woman. The meaning and impact of everything here is so measured - death of mate: bad, passing of time: peaceful, mother tyranosaurus: not the point. You present everything here with a completely pragmatic, animalistic sense of meaning and STILL I am overjoyed when he finds another mate who has obviously been through the same thing. And the way you expressed time here - absolutely phenomenal. There isn't a single bit of fat in this animation and it really shows.

[@Ledinosour673]

bro fr mislabeled gorgosaurus as tyrannosaurus

[@chaoticinconvenience]

WOO DINOSAURS!!!!!!! Thank you for making these films, I get so excited every time I see them!! :D

[@hydrocityshark]

This one definitely has the most variety in terms of species. I am noticing a theme where this short covers the mating aspect of these dinosaurs. Something I love about this is how the theme is reflected through all the species. We can see members of the opposite sex communicating, which is evident via the gender dimorphism of each species. It also has a satisfying conclusion for the Lambeosaurus.

[@edsonjairquinteromagana9079]

The mating season is rough for others, this Lambeosaurus has already learn about it, i love how he was taking rocks to build a nest 😊, such a really good representation, and the Gorgosaurus taking care of her nest, just like a mother should, not like this ferocious killer that the people think

[@delilahdahlia247]

I didn't truly understand what was happening until the end, but I was captivated the entire time. The mood and atmosphere had me hooked, and the colors and animation was beautiful

[@hamishstewart5324]

1:37 I just noticed the parasaurolophus has a notch in his back and a scar at the site, which references the holotype.

[@celestialrainstorm5335]

One of the most beautiful, emotional pieces of prehistoric media I've ever seen. I usually don't leave comments like this, but Im going through an incredibly hard time right now, and this is precisely what I needed before work this morning. You are an incredible artist, sir.

[@fansids1883]

This one gave me chills. It's so so beautiful. You're right to be proud this is the most gorgeous one out of the series. The behaviors are so romantic yet so natural at the same time. The music and body language easily makes up for the lack of facial expressions that tends to come with depicting realistic animals. And the predators act like predators. This is in all your shorts, but I'll never get over how amazing it is to see predatory animals not acting like killing machines. I also really love how in the herd animals, the males are bigger and designed slightly different from the females. Whereas in the larger predators, the female is the larger one and seems to be the only one currently protecting the nest (though the male could be off gathering food or somethin). It reminds me of birds of prey. One criticism I have is the stretchy sound when the dinosaurs move. It's weird to hear and kind of distracting.

[@TeaGamingPanda]

I love your animations. Bringing dinosaurs back to life, but not in a Walking with Dinosaurs/Jurassic Park way, but a unique animated way AND the way you animated them seems so…alive! I just love it, being depicted as animals, not monsters. You can feel the life in these animations! Love them! You’re phenomenally beyond brilliant!

[@allison122477]

I love how you show the fact that carnivores are not murdering machines, but also the hadrosaurs are not shown as mindless harmless creatures that just sit around and eat, but they did fight, same with the Ankylosaurus and Chasmosaurus, you gave them a life, a soul, a personality, if you will.

[@teawrecks1243]

1:48 Can we appreciate that we have a sane carnivore for once, who already has a meal handy and doesn't bother chasing the protagonist and abandoning its already-dead prey just for the sheer joy of killing that most Hollywood dinosaurs have?

[@karolinakuc4783]

Well predators sometimes do overkill. It happens with wolves. So if male panicked maybe he would be dead too. It all depends on how hungry animal is, how low dopamine levels are

[@Random_Nobody_Official]

I love the idea of multiple species living together in one herd

[@Leomatoad]

it's amazing seeing so much talent put into a project that doesnt make dinosaurs scary unhinged monsters but as animals that just live their lives

[@jacoblofthus7908]

Simply mesmerizing. I also like how none of the dinosaurs shown in the video are "good" or "evil". They're just living beings going about their day-to-day existence. We honestly need more stuff like this.

[@felrise3966]

I love the giant trex-like dino checking on her eggs to make sure they're okay instead of chasing our main character

[@veggieboyultimate]

This would make a perfect Valentine's Day video.

[@lovepeople777]

Not only is this a fabulously accurate short, it also has a great message about moving on and still finding love after tragedy

[@nocubemc]

Godlike.

[@marygoodrich4]

Your character animation is spot-on, you really nail all the little subtleties ✨

[@QuijadaDeBurro]

What a comfort those this emotive giant lizzards give to us, thank you.

[@Hatzegopterixguy5224]

I love how the gorgasaurus is portrayed as just a caring father that cares about not hunting for no reason but cares about his eggs and won’t waste energy to chase the lambeasaurus and stop protecting his eggs but instead stays there and checks I’d there ok rather than being a vicious villain/monster as it shows the food chain and the how every creature does what it does to survive and thrive witch is a beautiful process rather than being slow lumbering monsters that kill everything in sight no matter what and crush towns and city’s but instead as beautiful animals that fit into the food chain and just want to survive witch I think is perfect.

[@dr_drago]

My favorite part was the Lambeosaurus body slamming the tyrannosaur. For too long hadrosaurs have been portrayed and viewed as fodder. That sideways body slam was an amazing way to portray it using its great weight as a weapon.

[@pilotlynx3333]

4:13 "GET OUT OF MY WAY I NEED TO SEE MY NEW WAIFU!" (the herbivore probably)

[@katyivy9498]

This is probably the most wholesome animation i have ever seen! I have no words to describe how beautiful this is. Can't wait to see what this series has to offer in the future!

[@thephilosoraptor8565]

Easily my favourite part of this short film is the second that the Lambeosaurus is far enough away to not be a threat to the mother Gorgosaurus's nest, she immediately checks to see that the eggs are okay - the nest and her eggs are the most important thing to her in that situation. The second they're no longer in danger, her only priority is making sure they haven't been broken or hurt. I love how even before that interaction, she was purely focused on intimidating and scaring away the Lambeosaurus instead of going to kill it - trying to kill a hadrosaur bigger and heavier than herself would only put her nest at greater risk of being trampled and such a hunt would waste valuable energy she needs to defend her young. I love this series so much

[@lmSpino]

All this beutiful animation shows is dinosaurs just being dinosaurs truly amazing