Client: Silverback Films / Netflix
The Dinosaurs
Immersing viewers in 165 million years of dinosaur history.
This four-part documentary - narrated by Morgan Freeman - traces the rise and fall of the dinosaurs, using epoch time passing visual effects to bring pre-history to life.
"Lux Aeterna gave us a storytelling tool that enriched the whole series"
Dan Tapster Showrunner, Silverback Films
Travelling through time
Tasked with creating the key visual element of time travel, we transformed geological modelling, satellite imagery and atmospheric simulation into a coherent cinematic language for deep time, constructing planetary and environmental transitions that situate the dinosaurs in an evolving Earth.
These techniques, combined with continuity of camera movement, created a framework that supports the narrative and traces millions of years of prehistory in a coherent and audience-friendly way.
Lux Aeterna
Creative Director: Rob Hifle
Supervisor: Paul Silcox
Executive Producer: Emma Kolasinska
Line Producer: Tish Marsh
FX Supervisor: Clive Llewelleyn
Compositing Supervisor: Tav Flett
CG Supervisor: Timmy Willmott
Pipeline TD: Ben Coath
Artists
Paul Greer
Gabriele Grigoletto
Leo Graf
Chris Hawkes
Kieran Fielding-Jacobs
Alasdair Wynn
Ferriol Tugues
Jan Hřebíček
Steve Bell
Mike Sadd
Joe Hockney
Silverback Films
Series Director: Nick Shoolingin-Jordan
Producer Directors
Darren Williams
Fleur Bone
Amber Cherry Eames
VFX Producer: Clare Tinsley
Showrunner: Dan Tapster
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