Jonas Johannesen
Mediocre Animator, Motion Graphics Designer & VFX Artist
Pteron [CGI VFX Animation]
While watching BBC's "Prehistoric Planet", I had the idea of a short animation of a pterosaur flying over a desert landscape. The idea evolved into a Quetzalcoatlus at its, presumably, last moments, while flying over a desert as the Chicxalub impact has happened in the distance.
From start to finish, the entire project took me a little over a week to make.
Opening shot - Cinema 4D
Opening shot - After Effects
Closing shot - Cinema 4D
Closing shot - After Effects
For the explosion, I used an HD footage of the "Castle Bravo" explosion, with some masking and color correction
The "Castle Bravo" explosion
Premiere Comp
This sequence from the series was my main inspiration for the location and the look for the animation