Dinosaur Documentary

I made the Dinosaur-Rigs for a Documentary for ARTE Deutschland. My Job was also to setup the Crowd animation-Workflow. We had to animate dozens of Dinosaurs in a very short Timeframe and we where only two Animators. My Idea was to use the Animation-Layer system of CINEMA 4D which allowed us to mix different animations and use the same animations on several Dinos. That way we where able to quickly animate so many Animals.

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Studio: Soulpix

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Animated Dinosaurier herds

This is a Frame from the Documentary which shows a herd of Iguanon walking along the coast.

Troodontids

Dino Rig

This is how the Animtor sees the Rig in the Animation Software.

CINEMA 4D Viewport

Here you see the open Animation File in the 3D Software CINEMA 4D.

Timeline

The Animation Timeline can get very complex on a project like this. Scene-organisation is very important.

Research in the Museum

Online Research

Dino-Rig Demonstration

Non Linear Animation in CINEMA 4D

Non Linear Animation (NLA) Setup to Animate huge herds of Dinosaurs. Animations can be mixed and used on different Dinosaurs.