ANTEDILUVIAN: Classic Paleoart in Movement
The XIX century supposed a proggessive yet traumatic transition from the Old Regime to Modernity. Social movements, Technology, Literature, Art and Science were all at once changing how Humans perceive the world they lived in for ever.
The very song that leads this motion picture was itself a game changer for music composition, just as the scientific discoveries that were happening at the time challenged society’s world viewing. It was the begining of Paleontology .
William Buckland notoriously tried to make sense of the Biblical dogma to the new scientific revelations. He theorized that the Antediluvian creatures that Mary Anning and Gideon Mantell were unearthing were probably punnished by God in a series of catastrophes, due to their apparent grotesque and violent nature, the Deluge being the ultimate one.
The first dinosaur was formally described in 1824, exactly two centuries ago. Since then our perception of Megalosaurus has quite changed, and that’s a reminder of how science progresses. This animated short is a commemorative homage to the pioneers who dared to stand for the truth they started to discover, considered ‘outcasts’ at the time; and the artists who for the first time imagined an entire different past of our planet.
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Music: ¨Tristan und Isolde¨ by Richard Wagner.
This mix combined the performances of Ilumina Fesival, Sâo Paulo and
Frankfurt Radio Symphony dir. by Andrés Orozco-Estrada
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FEATURED TAXA:
Hylerpeton, Pterodactylus, Belemnite, Ammonites, Osteopygis, Lystrosaurus, Iguanodon, Laberynthodon, Hylaeosaurus, Megalosaurus, Teleosaurus, Dimorphodon, Simosaurus, Dryptosaurus, Ichthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus, Nothosaurus, Elasmosaurus, Mosasaurus (dead)
*note: Some names are now outdated or assigned to other taxa, and some depictions are now hardly recognizable
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At last! this is the animated short I've been working on for almost two years! A commemorative homage to classic Paleoart and early Paleontologists in the form of traditional animation. In general YT tends to disregard when I do somethig slightly different, so your support is highly appreaciated! I really hope you enjoy it, especially those who patiently waited for this particular project to be finally released😉
A version in color and maybe some out takes will be released if this video does well
This reminds me dinosaur segment of Disney Fantasia
Interesting.
Stupendo, davvero stupendo.
If one was to make a Pellucidar or The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle) movie, this is exactly the aesthetic it needs.
Great stuff. Made me think back to Ravel's Bolero in Allegro non Troppo..
wagner is the best
soothing!
vibes!
This is really good! Looks like it could be in fantasia!
Too short! I love this kind of animation.
As an artist, i have to say your work is stunning!! I love it!! Congratulations my friend!!🎉❤
Amazing!!!!!! I just love the style!!!! How did you animate it? It reminds me of the dinosaur part of fantasia!
This film is special. It is probably the first ever presentation of the earliest scientific wave of fascination with the history of the earth on film! It perfectly shows the concepts that died at an alarming rate after the "Bone Wars", which created a new, fresh image with well-known animals (iconic dinosaurs) that was fixed until the 1960s and continued practically to this day. The film shows the blurry boundaries between the biblical narrative and scientific correctness, characteristic of that early era. Between the fascination with mythical leviathans and dragons and their tangible evidence. Artistically it corresponds to the vision of 19th century romanticism, works from the Crystal Palace, and old engravings. It is a tribute paid both to the pioneering paleontologists and paleoartists and to the modern ones who know the history of paleontology inside out.
Pretty cool 😎👍
Beautiful! I have no words for such a great job!
I love the Crystal Palace Megalosaurus at 1:42
Amazing. Amazing. Amazing!!!!!
Wow! Fantastic work Mario!
very cool
Simply magnificent.
I wish there was a game with similar animations and art style
It is interesting to see the early 19th century notions about prehistoric life animated. Most of the creatures are taken from models displayed at Prince Albert's Crystal Palace exhibition in 1851.
"we knew they were probably reptiles and did stuff"
-most accurate paleoartist from the 1800s
I absolutely love this Artstyle! I used to call it Scribble Art when I was little, though, that's probably inaccurate 😂
Animation quality is modern, yet animation vibe is old. It feels like it was made during the USSR era.
I love this. It's a time machine in many ways.
2 years of making… worth it.
You're a legend.
Great musical choice
this is one of my favorite animations ever on this site. it's like someone peered into the substrate of my subconscious & manifested a vision i've wanted since toddlerhood
thank u so much
grim
This is so beautifully made. The details on everything. The water. I want to watch it again frame by frame
Gorgeous illustrations. Has an almost biblical vibe with the flood at the end. I'm hooked.
Cool
Your art lit up a place in my soul that had been buried. Wagner! Those 19th century illustrations come to life! Thank you so much! Keep going!!!!
This was so horrifically beautiful. Thank you for your art!!!
This is gorgeous. Reminds me of strange European films like Fantastic Planet and Allegro Non Troppo
20th time watching it….
Seriously if this doesn't get nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Film or win a plethora of other awards, I will be SO disappointed
With all the new advancements in paleontology, it’s easy to only look forward, which is pretty ironic for a science about the past. Anyways, I adore the old paleo art style, and hope to one day capture it in my own. Those two years of work payed off, I’ll be rewatching this many times. I love it very much 🙏🦕
Watching this entire short made me think of the "Rite of Spring" segment in Fantasia but with some macabre in it. Amazing short that homage to speculative science.
It's so refreshing to see emotionally accurate depictions of prehistoric life and the unsettling and uncertain depths of deep time.
0:55 GRIFFIIIIIITH!!!!!!!
Woah, dude! Something cool going on here! I'm gonna have to watch a few more times!
I'd love to see a companion video to this showing each individual creature and the artwork that inspired it, along with maybe the fossils that were known at the time or a comparison with our modern understanding of them.
That would be very enlightening to see how far we've come
It’s like if H.R. Giger were asked to make his version of Jurassic Park
What a wonderful present to open up on my birthday!
Thank you!
Amazing animation and a really good style, love the music too. 10/10 😊
Referenced at the end were Gustave Doré,Goya and George Herriman,I’m a fan of all of them,and some of the others mentioned so this was a delight to me. I am thankful,and you have something to be proud of,thank you so much!
gosh this is beautiful