Dinosaur Horror Evolves: The Making of ‘Nightfall’ — Digital Duck

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How do you bring dinosaurs back to life? How do you turn a modern location into a world where humans and prehistoric predators collide? And what does it really take to make a dinosaur horror film from the ground up?

WATCH “NIGHTFALL”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-xucFnccQE

Go behind the scenes of NIGHTFALL, the second installment of the Pine Ridge Anthology™, and discover how an independent filmmaking team brought prehistoric terror to life. Through exclusive production footage, interviews, and insights into creature design, visual effects, cinematography, music, and post-production, THE MAKING OF NIGHTFALL offers an in-depth look at the creative process while expanding the Pine Ridge Anthology™ beyond its narrative films into documentary presentations.

CHAPTER LIST:

0:00: Introduction
0:54: Origins
1:39: The Story
2:34: The Raptors
4:19: Mimics
6:10: Pre-Production
7:45: Costume Design
8:30: An Unexpected Setback
9:02: Production
10:43: The Rain
12:00: The Visual Effects of “Nightfall”
16:24: Dinosaur Vocal Design
18:00: The Score of “Nightfall”
20:34: The Crew
21:48: The Dinosaur Legacy
22:53: Conclusion
23:28: End Credits

Featuring writer/director Anthony Feliciano, producer/VFX Lead Amber Bellomio (“Spiderman: Brand New Day”), cinematographer Harrison Kraft, composer Kurt Tomlinson, and stars Trey Shields, Anthony Feliciano, Clementine Benstock, and Michael Cruz. See the challenges, creative decisions, and collaboration for how the team created its dinosaurs, characters, world, and most terrifying moments.

Whether you're interested in dinosaur movies, creature effects, horror filmmaking, or independent film production, explore how NIGHTFALL brings prehistoric terror to your screen.

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