Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age | Staying True to the Creature | Framestore

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For Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, palaeontology was our blueprint. In this behind-the-scenes featurette, Framestore team explores the creative and technical process of building extinct megafauna from the bone up.

By analyzing skeletal anatomy, musculature, and fiber dynamics, Framestore's artists grounded the entire pipeline in palaeontology, approaching every creature as natural history rather than traditional character design. This piece highlights our scientific rigor and technical precision required to bring that history to life.

In this video:
0:00 - Introduction: The Mandate of Realism
0:25 - Palaeontology as the Blueprint (Dr. Darren Naish)
1:28 - Rebuilding Anatomy from Bone to Skin (Dorothy Ballarini)
3:10 - Crafting Custom On-Set Reference Puppets (Brian Fisher)
4:28 - Documentary Camerawork & On-Set Interaction

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Category
CG Movie - Making Of
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Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, Prehistoric Planet, behind the scenes

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