This spot centers on the improbable yet amusing scenario of a giant dinosaur playfully slipping and sliding across a frozen pond. A stirring classical number runs in the background as the brontosaurus crashes, struggles, pirouettes, and ultimately topples back to the ice.
The commercial ends with a superimposed graphic: “Dinosaurs. Ancient Fossils. New Discoveries. Coming this winter to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.”
Sean Broughton of visual effects house Smoke & Mirrors, New York, was the overall director of “Dinosaur.” His Smoke & Mirrors colleague Steven Parrish directed the live action. Agency was Carmichael Lynch, Minneapolis.
The Carmichael Lynch team included chief creative officer Jim Nelson, senior writer Ellie Anderson, senior art director Brad Harrison, executive integrated producer Brynn Hausmann and director of integrated production Joe Grundhoefer.
Broughton also served as creative director and editor on the job for Smoke & Mirrors, heading a studio ensemble that also included: Parrish who additionally served as a lead senior CG artist as well as handling the lighting; lead CG artist Michael Donovan, lead animator Serkan Ertekin, CG artist Wei Louis, lead modeler Greg Calas, senior Flame artist Nic Seresin and exec producer Celest Gilbert.
Music was the famed “The Nutcracker” composed by Tchaikovsky. Sound designer was Carl White of Brahmstedt White Noise, Minneapolis.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More