Walking With Prehistoric Beasts


3h 2001

Brief Synopsis

Documentary about the rise and development of mammals, the creatures that inherited the Earth after the dinosaurs died off 65 million years ago. The program features an array of creatures, including the tiny shrew-like Leptictidium; the largest land mammal ever to have existed, the Indricotherium; a

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Nature
Release Date
2001

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

Synopsis

Documentary about the rise and development of mammals, the creatures that inherited the Earth after the dinosaurs died off 65 million years ago. The program features an array of creatures, including the tiny shrew-like Leptictidium; the largest land mammal ever to have existed, the Indricotherium; an eight-foot-high bird, the Gastornis; and a miniature horse, the Propalaetherium.

Crew

Leslie Aiello

Advisor

Jovan Ajder

Researcher

Robert Mcneill Alexander

Advisor

Clare Allistone

Assistant Camera Operator

Mauricio Anton

Advisor

Avtar Bains

Visual Effects

Nick Ball

Animatronics

Kate Bartlett

Writer

Annie Bates

Researcher

Geoff Bell

Aerial Director Of Photography

Geoff Bell

Photography

Joshua C Berkley

Post-Production

Oliver Bersey

Visual Effects

Nigel Booth

Art Department

Bob Brain

Advisor

Adam Burnett

Animator

Alex Burt

Animator

Darren Byford

Animator

Steve Carey

Animator

Paul Chambers

Researcher

Bob Chandler

Advisor

Kenny Clark

Researcher

Simon Clarke

Animator

Peter Clayton

Animator

Oliver Cook

Animator

Margery Coombs

Advisor

Robin Crompton

Advisor

Michael Davis

Special Effects

Virginie Degorgue

Other

Richard Dexter

Animator

Laura Dias

Animator

Claire Downey

Post-Production Supervisor

Anna Dufendach

Production Assistant

Stuart Ellis

Animator

Catherine Elvidge

Animator

John Evans

Assistant Camera Operator

Theo Facey

Animator

Richard Farina

Advisor

Patricia Fearnley

Production Coordinator

David Fish

Animator

Frank Fish

Advisor

Mikael Fortelius

Advisor

Scott Foss

Advisor

Mark Francesco

Assistant Editor

Jens-lorenz Franzen

Advisor

Alexandra Freeman

Researcher

Vanessa Fry

Production Coordinator

Vanessa Fry

Production

Danny Geurtsen

Other

Philip Gingerich

Advisor

Neil Glasbey

Animator

Jane Gratkowski

Animator

Tim Greenwood

Visual Effects Supervisor

Richard Gregory

Animatronics

Scott Griffin

Special Effects

Tim Haines

Executive Producer

Karen Halliwell

Animator

Tamzine Hanks

Animatronics

Jez Gibson Harris

Animatronics

Lindsay Harris

Animatronics

Guy Hauldren

Animator

Rebekah Hay

Special Effects

Annika Hellgren

Animatronics

Samantha Henham-barrow

Production Coordinator

Daren Horley

Other

Jason Horley

Other

John Howarth

Photography

Wayne Howe

Animator

David Hulin

Animator

Andy Hunt

Animatronics

Jeremy Hunt

Art Department

Claire Imber

Advisor

Eleanor Jackson

Animator

Jasper James

Producer

Jasper James

Writer

Paul Jenkins

Photography

Mark Johnston

Production Assistant

Mick Kaczorowski

Executive Producer

Reza Karim

Animatronics

Charley Kingan

Animatronics

Stuart Leach

Animatronics

John Peter Li

Animator

Adrian Lister

Advisor

Sophie Lodge

Animator

Steve Long

Production

Robyn Luckham

Animator

Herbert Lutz

Advisor

Gregory Macdonald

Advisor

Martin Macrae

Other

Virgil Manning

Animation Supervisor

Virgil Manning

Animator

Christian Manz

Visual Effects

David Marsh

Animator

Tony Martin

Advisor

Waldo Mason

Art Department

Mike Milne

Animation Director

Anna Mischon

Production Manager

Michael Morto

Other

Tacy Neal

Animatronics

Maureen O'leary

Advisor

Michael Olmert

Writer

Thomas Parker

Special Effects

Alex Parkinson

Other

Nigel Paterson

Writer

Nigel Paterson

Producer

Nigel Paterson

Location Manager

Steffan Perry

Special Effects

Michael Pitts

Photography

Shannon Pole-marino

Production Assistant

Donald Prothero

Advisor

Sirio Quintavalle

Visual Effects

Paul Ralph

Production Coordinator

Sharon Reed

Segment Producer

Randy Reiches

Advisor

Bobbi Roberts

Other

George Roper

Visual Effects Supervisor

Tim Rose

Puppeteer

William Sargent

Segment Producer

Tristan Schoonraad

Animatronics

Asa Shoul

Special Effects

Colin Shulver

Animatronics

Greg Smith

Editor

Olga Soffer

Advisor

Karen Stone

Animatronics

James Studdart

Other

Maria Swindell

Animatronics

Annabel Tait

Animatronics

Hans Thewissen

Advisor

Peter Thorn

Assistant Camera Operator

Peter Thorn

Photography

Sarah Tosh

Animator

Jon Turburfield

Animator

Alan Turner

Advisor

Max Tyrie

Animation Supervisor

Mark Uhen

Advisor

Peter Ungar

Advisor

Tjeerd Van Andel

Advisor

Richard Van Den Bergh

Other

Sean Varney

Animator

Jon Veal

Animator

Jeni Walker

Animatronics

Kevin Walker

Animatronics

Fiona Walkinshaw

Special Effects

Simon Whalley

Special Effects

Andrew Wilks

Editor

Carl Wilson

Animatronics

Kate Windibank

Visual Effects

Larry Witmer

Advisor

Sara Yerman

Production Manager

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Nature
Release Date
2001

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

Quotes

Trivia