For more videos related to this film, check out our curated playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfQnigF_xmZHuBFYJkc5CBvw63Q2H7Zav Dinosaur (82 min) Synopsis: When an iguanodon egg ends up in the hands of a family of lemurs, they decide to raise the young dinosaur as their own. When the youngster, called Aladar, grows up, a meteor shower destroys their idyllic island home, causing him to flee with his lemur relatives Yar, Plio, Zini, and Suri to the mainland. After arriving, Aladar is stunned to find other dinosaurs on a long migration to the Nesting Grounds, a valley untouched by the devastation of the meteors. Eager to fit in, Aladar makes friends with fellow dinosaurs Eema, Baylene, and Url, and falls in love with Neera, the sister of the aggressive herd leader Kron. When they are left behind, Aladar, his lemur family and the remaining dinosaurs must band together to reach the Nesting Grounds while evading the vicious carnotaurs, and show that family is greater than the boundaries of species. Cast: D.B. Sweeney (Aladar), Julianna Margulies (Neera), Ossie Davis (Yar), Della Reese (Eema), Joan Plowright (Baylene), Alfre Woodard (Plio), Samuel E. Wright (Kron), Hayden Panettiere (Suri), Peter Siragusa (Bruton), Max Casella (Zini). Directed by Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton. Released on May 19, 2000. US Home Media Releases: January 30, 2001 (VHS/DVD); September 19, 2006 (BR); February 8, 2011 (BR); Trivia: • Frames: 118,080 • Musical score is by James Newton Howard. • The film breaks new ground by combining state-of-the-art computer character animation with digitally-enhanced live-action backgrounds. • A computerized rig, called the “Dino-Cam” was used to shoot approximate Point of View shots from the perspectives of the dinosaurs and allowed animators to accurately add digital effects. The camera was able to travel up to 30 miles per hour, was suspended between two 70-foot towers on a 1,000-foot run, and had pan and tilt abilities up to 360 degrees. • To mimic a dinosaur’s walk, animators studied the feet and walking patterns of elephants. • While previous features using computer animation were produced by Pixar in association with the Disney Studio, this film was the first to be produced in-house. • The Countdown to Extinction attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom was renamed Dinosaur! to tie in with the film. The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.