I'm very excited to announce a project that's been in the works for over a year now. "Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate" is an almost entirely CGI documentary film focusing on prehistoric creatures of the Miocene (specifically the formations of the Agate Fossil Beds) , narrated by the wonderful Nigel Marven. The stars of the film are Daeodon and Moropus. Over the course of the story, we see them grow and struggle over multiple years in a changing environment, in a time when the forests of the Oligocene are shifting to extensive prairies in North America in the early Miocene. The film is roughly 40 minutes long and will be animated almost entirely in Blender, with some real footage used throughout to enhance the realism. There are many more animals included, which I will post about in the future. The film is set for a 2023 release. If you share this on social media, use #ForgottenBloodlines or #AgateProject to help gain publicity!
Credits:
Sound effects from Pond5 and original recordings from Jake Sutton
Models by Max Bellomio
Animated and rendered in Blender with the help of Fox Renderfarm
Plant scattering and creation aided by TheGrove addon and Graswald
Additonal help from:
Aditya Srinath
Jake Sutton
Midiaou Diallo
Ville Sinkkonnen
Dhruv Franklin
Christian Hatwell
Alex James
Cameron Clow
Emily Valentine