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''Dinosaur Revolution'' is a four-part American nature documentary produced by Creative Differences.〔〔 It utilizes computer-generated imagery to portray dinosaurs and other animals from the Mesozoic era. The program was originally aired on the Discovery Channel and Science. ''Dinosaur Revolution'' was released to mixed reviews, with some citing the quality of its animation and a lack of seriousness in its tone as reasons for criticism. It was, however, praised for its educational content and general energy. ==Background and production history== Production of the series began in spring of 2009 (after several months of pre-production) and took three years in total.〔 The series was built around several short- and long-form stories taking place in a number of distinct environments spanning the Mesozoic era. Originally titled ''Reign of the Dinosaurs'', the series was intended not as a documentary, but as a six-hour series of fictional narratives based loosely on the comic book ''Age of Reptiles'' by Ricardo Delgado, and employing no narration.〔Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (8 September 2011). (Comment ) on ("Coming soon to your screens: Dinosaur Hyperbole" ), weblog entry by Hone, Dave (7 September 2011). ''(Dave Hone's Archosaur Musings )''. Retrieved 13 September 2011.〕 Each episode was to be instead followed by one of a companion series, called ''Science of Reign of the Dinosaurs'', which would feature scientists explaining the basis for the preceding story, and pointing out which parts were speculative or imaginary. Due to cuts and changes in marketing strategy by the network and production company, the series was eventually renamed ''Dinosaur Revolution'', and divided into a more traditional format inter-cut with "talking heads," or brief explanations from scientists. The series was also cut from the planned six hours to four.〔 Of the four finished episodes, the first was originally planned to feature the Triassic Chinle Formation of the southwestern United States, and to include ''Coelophysis'', ''Placerias'' and ''Postosuchus'' in the storyline. However, during production the sequence was changed to the older Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina, and the featured animals changed to ''Eoraptor'', ''Ischigualastia'' and ''Saurosuchus''. For this reason, the ''Ischigualastia'' model remained anatomically based on ''Placerias''.〔Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (9 September 2011). ("RE: Dinosaur Revolution: Anatomical Nitpicking" ). Message to the Dinosaur Mailing List. Retrieved 10 September 2011.〕 Scenes featuring ''Cryolophosaurus'' and ''Glacialisaurus'' were shot in Tenerife. The second episode, titled "The Watering Hole," was originally intended to highlight the Jurassic Morrison Formation of western North America, which has been featured in numerous dinosaur documentaries. At the suggestion of science consultant Tom Holtz, the setting was changed to the contemporary Lourinhã Formation of Portugal, and like the first episode, some species were swapped for equivalents in the new location. This resulted in televised appearances of dinosaurs such as ''Draconyx''.〔 Similarly, the Cretaceous Mongolia sequence (which took place during the third episode) was set in the Wulansuhai Formation rather than the near-contemporary, and more familiar, Djadochta Formation. Therefore, it featured the first film appearances of the species ''Velociraptor osmolskae'' and ''Protoceratops hellenikorhinus'' in place of the more well-known ''V. mongoliensis'' and ''P. andrewsi''.〔 Some of the events of "The Watering Hole" were based on Holtz's own research, such as the scenes featuring an ''Allosaurus'' whose lower jaw was wounded by the tail of a sauropod. Most species in this show were scientifically reported to Portugal by the Portuguese paleontologist Octávio Mateus. Not all animals featured in the finished program were based on specific species from the fossil record. Some, like the aquatic crocodyliform in the ''Utahraptor'' sequence and the carnivorous notosuchian in the ''Anhanguera'' sequence (both aired during the third episode), were left intentionally unnamed.〔 Notable artists involved in the production include David Krentz (who had previously worked on ''John Carter of Mars'' and Disney's ''Dinosaur''),〔〔 Ricardo Delgado (famous for his comic book ''Age of Reptiles''),〔 Tom de Rosier (who had worked on ''Lilo & Stitch'' and ''Mulan''),〔 Mishi McCaig (who had worked on ''Iron Man''),〔 Pete Von Sholly (who had worked on ''The Mask'' and ''Darkman''),〔 and Iain McCaig (one of the artists involved in the production of the ''Star Wars'' film series).〔 Previous efforts which the creators cited as inspiration include ''Looney Tunes'',〔 ''Avatar'', ''Up'', and ''WALL-E''.〔 The modeling, texturing, and painting of the various creatures featured in the episodes was done by Creative Differences in ZBrush, while animation and rendering were done in Maya by various other companies that had been employed by Creative Differences. These included Mokko in Montreal, Kinkajou in the UK, Sauce FX, and Hawaii Animation Studios.〔 Hawaii Animation Studios also used a program known as Bakery Relight for rendering.〔Casian, Caitlin. (Bakery Relight customer testimonial by Caitlin Casian, CG Supervisor at Hawaii Animation Studios. ) ''The Bakery''. Retrieved 18 September 2011.〕 Miniature sets, along with physical special effects were designed and filmed by, Los Angeles based, Tindall Vision Laboratories by director John Tindall. The sets include the dramatic Troodon segment staged on a post asteroid-impacted world.〔〔David Krentz interview for animation magazinehttp://www.animationmagazine.net/vfx/building-the-perfect-beasts-of-dinosaur-revolution〕 Plans have been made to incorporate the best footage from the series into a feature-length film〔 directed by Werner Herzog. The film, if approved by Discovery Channel, would be released before the film adaptation of BBC's ''Walking with Dinosaurs''.〔 A press release by the Discovery Channel initially led to some confusion about the production of the series, leading some to believe that the project had been produced by Pixar rather than Creative Differences. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dinosaur Revolution」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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