Terrible Lizards

 
This is awesome.  Throughout our history, our perception of dinosaurs – the “terrible lizards” of the title, has evolved according to our understanding of these prehistoric beasts.  This animation tells a single story, but the animation changes to show the various forms of dinosaur depictions that have come about throughout the few short centuries since they first siezed our collective imagination.

It was created by David James Armsby, a Scottish animator, artist and filmmaker.  Armsby is an autodidact when it comes to animation.  He started experimenting at the age of 16 and through a process of trial and error he learned how to create his own films.  I think I will end this short post with his own words, so you can then get on with watching this amazing short.

"Terrible Lizards is my own personal tribute to all things palaeontology, paleoart, and paleo-media throughout the past two centuries, and our ever-evolving understanding of these ancient and fascinating animals.”