What would happen if you could put Sir David Attenborough and the expert team of wildlife filmmakers into a timeline and set the dial up to 66 million years ago – until the end of the Cretaceous era and the last days of dinosaurs? The forthcoming series of documentaries aims to present a surprising answer to that intriguing question.
Prehistoric Planet “first appeared on Apple TV + on May 23, introducing a five-night dinosaur extravaganza. There is no time machine, but the series does the best thing by pairing the BBC Studios Natural History Unit – a team that runs natural documents like “Planet Earth” (BBC, 2006) – and the Moving Picture Company’s visual effects team working on Hollywood movies such as “The Lion King” (Walt Disney Pictures, 2019).
The outcome of this relationship is astounding: scientifically accurate dinosaurs are cured by computer-generated imagery (CGI), and are portrayed as behaving in a way never seen before in movies or on television.
Each of the five episodes of the “Prehistoric Planet” will explore different habitats, including the coast, deserts, pristine lakes and rivers, glaciers and lush forests. In a piece dedicated to creatures that live in freshwater and surrounding areas, you will see the ugly looking Tyrannosaurus rex closing the mouth of a potential mate during courtship.
The scene “somehow describes the whole series for me because it depicts the ordinary – a well-known dinosaur – but expressed in a slightly different way from what we are used to seeing with T. rex,” show producer Tim Walker told a media tour. “And the second part of why it produces a series is because it’s so focused on science.”
A 2017 study published in the journal Scientific Reports found evidence that tyrannosaurs with sensitive tyrannosaurs could help them develop delicate behaviors, such as picking up their eggs gently or always facing the faces of other tyrannosaurs before mating.
If you hope to see teeth and claws, however, you will not be disappointed, as the series shows dozens of dinosaurs behaving like predators. One episode shows an amazing chase between a small packet of tyrannosaurs and a herd of Pachyrhinosaurus – relatives of triceratops. But even in that hunting incident there are details that may surprise even a die-hard dinosaur fan. For example, tyrannosaurs are descended from the Nanuqsaurus genus, which means “polar bear lizard,” and hunting occurs during snowstorms.
“We know that these dinosaurs of the Poles, surprisingly, lived in cold, snowy areas [that knew] dark most of the year,” said Darren Naish, a paleontologist and senior exhibitor of science at the show. a media event.
The Prehistoric Planet “draws information from a variety of scientific disciplines, including climate modeling, paleontology and contemporary biology.” . together, you begin to put them together and the image begins to emerge. “
Like the modern documentary of nature, the creatures are presented as individual characters, and the filmmakers give you reasons to dismiss them. In the desert section, you will see two male sauropods, with a long neck in the Dreadnoughtus type of battle for opportunities to meet women. The veteran champion is challenged by a small enemy, and the predators clash like vicious titans in a dusty arena.
The on-screen action coincides with the actual effects of Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer, whose iconic music can be heard in films such as “Gladiator” (Universal Pictures, 2000).
Filmmaking took place in real-world locations, as if the extinct animals were real, making the scenes feel real. This determination of the filmmakers to make the drama a reality is reflected in the way animals were “filmed.” That meant no camera angles could appear in animated movies, but they could not be recorded in natural settings. and live wildlife.
The “Prehistoric Planet” is a summary of life on earth at the end of the Cretaceous period (about 145 to 66 million years ago), featuring not only dinosaurs but also birds, reptiles, amphibians and even mammals. In total, the show also creates 95 different CGI animals. Some species have common names but an unusual appearance that reflects advanced scientific understanding of the fossil record, such as the Velociraptor covered with feathers.
There are also many animals that viewers will be seeing for the first time, including the long-tailed wild animal named Qianzhousaurus, discovered in 2014, chasing cassowaries like the blue Corythoraptors, discovered in 2017.
“There is actually a very good list of brand new animals that have never been brought to screen before,” Naish said.
“Prehistoric Planet” airs on Apple TV + from May 23 to May 27. Apple TV + is available on various devices using the Apple TV app.
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