WALKING WITH DINOSAURS
To mark the return of Walking with Dinosaurs, BBC Studios commissioned an original social-first video series designed to reintroduce the scale, science, and spectacle of the show to a modern audience.
Client: BBC Studios
The Brief
The brief was to create platform-native content that felt authoritative and entertaining in equal measure - translating complex palaeontological ideas into short-form videos that could engage audiences quickly, without oversimplifying the science.
How Big Were Dinosaurs? explores just how big dinosaurs really were, using Walking With Dinosaurs footage, archive imagery, and motion graphics to put their size into perspective. The film compares the immense bulk of Tyrannosaurus rex, the heavy, armour-covered build of Triceratops, and other species featured in the series, breaking down body length, height, and sheer mass in a way that’s easy to visualise and grounded in scientific estimates rather than absolutes.
The video generated over 1.2 million combined views across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.
The Idea
I developed Mind Blowing Dinosaurs, a three-part series built around simple but compelling questions: how big were dinosaurs, how fast could they move, and what might they have sounded like? Each film combines footage from the series with motion graphics, infographics and archive imagery to translate complex scientific ideas into accessible, scroll-stopping stories.
How Fast Were Dinosaurs? explores speed, movement, and agility, using Walking With Dinosaurs footage and scientific research to examine how different prehistoric animals may have moved. From the long-legged build of Albertosaurus to the hunting strategies of Utahraptor, and the flight capabilities of pterosaurs (flying reptiles, not technically dinosaurs), the film focuses on what palaeontologists think was possible — and where uncertainty still remains.
The video generated over 800k combined views across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.
My Role
I led the creative direction across the series, developing the core concept, scripting each film, and producing the final edits. Scripts were developed in collaboration with scientists from the show team to ensure accuracy and clarity. I handled the primary edit and delivery, working closely with Aaron Baker (graphic design and motion design) and Alex Faingold (sound mixing and design).
What Did Dinosaurs Sound Like? explores one of the biggest creative challenges in bringing prehistoric life to the screen: sound. With no living reference point, the film looks at how the Walking With Dinosaurs team combined scientific theory, modern animal audio, and sound design to create believable voices for species including Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Spinosaurus. The result is a grounded look at how science and creativity intersect.
The video generated over 900k combined views across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.
