Tech & Science Daily: behind the scenes of Prehistoric Planet

The series producer and animation supervisor explain how they created the immersive and photo-realistic ancient world
Prehistoric Planet is available on Apple TV+
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Rachelle Abbott30 May 2022

How did the team behind Prehistoric Planet bring to life dinosaurs that are over 66 million years old? We take you behind the scenes of the joint Apple TV+ /BBC production narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

Tech & Science Daily spoke to the series producer, Tim Walker, and animation supervisor, Seng Lau.

They tell us how the series aims to give viewers an immersive, photo-realistic view of ancient Earth and the beasts that roamed it.

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