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Post by Jeremy on Sept 8, 2011 12:37:53 GMT
I can't wait to watch this, when it comes out later this month. One thing has been bugging me though. Every new show I've seen previewed, has no animatronics to speak of. Are we past the use of blending CGI with animatronics? I'm guessing it's cheaper to do it all in the computer?  |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Sept 8, 2011 14:01:20 GMT
I would guess that, yes it probably is cheaper. It's a shame though, animatronics and stop-motion can work really well if done right. Even the new Dinosaur puppets they have that people operate from inside could work well.
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Sept 8, 2011 17:35:33 GMT
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Post by Horridus on Sept 8, 2011 18:34:48 GMT
I can't wait to watch this, when it comes out later this month. One thing has been bugging me though. Every new show I've seen previewed, has no animatronics to speak of. Are we past the use of blending CGI with animatronics? I'm guessing it's cheaper to do it all in the computer? Actually, I think doing it all-CG is more expensive if anything. However it does make it easier to achieve a consistent look. The robots and CG blend near-seamlessly in the JP movies, but they had colossal budgets and the might of Industrial Light and Magic and Stan Winston Studios behind them. Walking With Dinosaurs tried to merge the two (although typically just with puppets rather than a mixture of puppets, robots and men in suits) but the difference in appearance between the puppets and CG is jarring. Oh, and since the new shows are using CG backdrops, having animatronics spliced in might look a little odd! |
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Post by camara on Sept 8, 2011 22:08:17 GMT
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Post by zopteryx on Sept 8, 2011 22:26:58 GMT
The detail is stunning!  |
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Post by Dan on Sept 8, 2011 22:53:33 GMT
That would be Centrosaurus, actually. It's the standard mass drowning scenario. |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Sept 9, 2011 4:16:12 GMT
I think the animation looks pretty comparable to DR some looks better than others too.
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Post by dyscrasia on Sept 9, 2011 4:36:29 GMT
I can't wait for this and I also can't wait for this Sunday~ It's been quite some time since some real quality dinosaur documents have been aired... tbh, I've watched the DR episodes via online streaming, but I will purchase the DVDs as soon as they are available in this stupid country...  |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Sept 9, 2011 23:46:08 GMT
Yet more footage! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00kc2d8And I do believe a certain forum admin might be credited in a certain episode featuring some certain underwater animals  |
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Post by camara on Sept 10, 2011 0:07:28 GMT
I am afraid that the CGI is not as good as what we have seen in Dinosaur Revolution (The Watering Hole, of course). The backgrounds are very lifeless and those sauropods are....horrible....
The T-rex model looks soooo beautiful!!!
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Post by dinoguy2 on Sept 10, 2011 0:38:55 GMT
I am afraid that the CGI is not as good as what we have seen in Dinosaur Revolution (The Watering Hole, of course). The backgrounds are very lifeless and those sauropods are....horrible.... What's wrong with the sauropods? If anything they're the first ones I've see on TV including on DR that have some meat on their bones and don't look shrink-wrapped. Non-starving sauropods do look like old Charles Knight paintings to some extent but this is just the pendulum swinging back from the horrendously gracile and agile things of 1980s Bakker and Paul drawings. One of the reasons I love this painting  jconway.deviantart.com/gallery/#/dww0a0 |
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Post by ikessauro on Sept 10, 2011 1:22:03 GMT
I just hate when these websites set videos on websites according to region!  Why don't let everyone in the world watch it? Will it hurt? Will their dinosaur show become less good or something? Will they get less money? There are lot's of people around the world nowadays who watch stuff from abroad and want to know more about the shows they intend to watch. If we got no TV access to it and we plan to buy the DVD, at least they could let us watch those videos. But they won't let us ... I'm just p@3s*d off because of that... Looks like people today don't get why internet is a good thing; It allows us to connect, meet people and access stuff that we couldn't get before all around the world. If it's gonna be restricted to a minority, they should just air it on TV... Do you agree with me? If yes, good, if not, I don't care... just had to say it!! |
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Post by simon on Sept 10, 2011 1:55:48 GMT
I just hate when these websites set videos on websites according to region! Why don't let everyone in the world watch it? Will it hurt? Will their dinosaur show become less good or something? Will they get less money? There are lot's of people around the world nowadays who watch stuff from abroad and want to know more about the shows they intend to watch. If we got no TV access to it and we plan to buy the DVD, at least they could let us watch those videos. But they won't let us ... I'm just p@3s*d off because of that... Looks like people today don't get why internet is a good thing; It allows us to connect, meet people and access stuff that we couldn't get before all around the world. If it's gonna be restricted to a minority, they should just air it on TV... Do you agree with me? If yes, good, if not, I don't care... just had to say it!! I 100% agree with you. So they won't show them, and then we have to rely on foreign streaming websites like Youku in China to see bootlegged fuzzy copies of the shows. So the shows get out anyways ... |
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Post by ikessauro on Sept 10, 2011 2:09:11 GMT
I don't mind if they don't release an full version of the episodes in their site. I'll find a way to watch it eventually. What I mean is that they don't let us see even these short videos.
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on Sept 14, 2011 3:39:25 GMT
Does anybody know yet if this will be carried on any channel here in the US? I was thinking that our BBC/America channel would carry it. I watch Primeval on there. Our season just starts much later than in Britain. Maybe we'll get it later then.
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Post by Himmapaan on Sept 14, 2011 20:25:18 GMT
Is it the turn of us Brits to gloat about having seen the first episode of this? You know, after having had Dinosaur Revolution rubbed in our faces and all?  |
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Post by Dan on Sept 14, 2011 20:35:10 GMT
Is it the turn of us Brits to gloat about having seen the first episode of this? You know, after having had Dinosaur Revolution rubbed in our faces and all? If they broadcast the whole show on a single major station, we'll have plenty to envy already. Wish I had BBC. |
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Post by Himmapaan on Sept 14, 2011 20:49:12 GMT
I'm only joking about 'gloating', of course.
I don't want to spoil it so I won't say much for now. I think there is a good deal to like though -- which may not be saying much considering it's coming from me. ;D
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Post by Krissy on Sept 14, 2011 21:04:57 GMT
Just seen the first episode, really enjoyed it, considered it a vast improvement over Walking with Dinosaurs. They actually 'showed their working', so to speak. I had a few issues with it but not as many as I expected. And who can resist John Hurt's sexy voice?
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