JURASSIC WARD | Official Animated Short Film Digital Duck 2026-09-25 | JURASSIC WARD | Official Animated Short Film
Nightfall | Official Teaser Trailer Digital Duck 2025-08-29 | When night falls, the hunt begins. From the creators of “The Hatchling” comes “Nightfall,” an all-new dinosaur horror short film that blends heart-pounding suspense with breathtaking visual effects.Premiering October 2025 exclusively here on YouTube
CG BREAKDOWN - Daeodon (Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate) Digital Duck 2025-08-29 | Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate is a new paleo-documentary coming soon! Go to forgottenbloodlines.com to learn more, and watch the trailer here youtube.com/watch?v=vMOsG2hzSgs&feature=youtu.be
Nightfall : Official Teaser Trailer | Dinosaur Horror Short | October 2025 Digital Duck 2025-08-18 | When night falls, the hunt begins. From the creators of “The Hatchling” comes “Nightfall,” an all-new dinosaur horror short film that blends heart-pounding suspense with breathtaking visual effects, crafted with the passion and scale of a true cinematic experience.Brought to life by a dedicated team of independent filmmakers, including Anthony Feliciano, Chris Pugh, Amber Bellomio, Tim Cianfano, and Calyssa Lavery, “Nightfall” pushes indie horror to terrifying new heights. With striking cinematography by Harrison Kraft, a haunting score from Kurt Tomlinson, and cutting-edge visual effects supervised by Amber Bellomio, and dinosaurs designed by Fred Wierum, the film immerses audiences in a battle against one of the most dangerous predators on the planet, where survival means more than just escaping the past.Premiering October 2025 exclusively here on YouTube
Armando the Armadillo Finds a Basket - Animated Short Digital Duck 2024-04-01 | A short cartoon about a goofy armadillo :)Voiceover by Jack Wood
Armando Finds a Basket Digital Duck 2024-03-24 | A short cartoon about an armadillo called Armando :)Voiceover by Jack WoodI'm a 3D artist and animator currently working on multiple large projects, notably Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate, a CG nature documentary about prehistoric mammals. Check us out here twitter.com/AgateBloodlineskickstarter.com/projects/maxbellomio/forgotten-bloodlines-agate
Palaeocastor - The Burrowing Beaver #prehistoric #rodent #beaver #cenozoic Digital Duck 2023-12-30 | Meet Palaeocastor, a prehistoric species of beaver that dug burrows underground like prairie dogs and other rodents do today. See it in Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate - Part 1! See more updates here kickstarter.com/projects/maxbellomio/forgotten-bloodlines-agate/posts/3996729
THE HATCHLING | Original Dinosaur Short Film Digital Duck 2023-10-17 | Introducing ‘THE HATCHLING,’’ an original short film that transports you to a world where dinosaurs and man coexist. Nestled within the picturesque outskirts of Pine Ridge, a tight-knit group is thrust into a thrilling adventure to help reunite a baby Deinocheirus with its family in the sun-soaked wilds. Alongside evading the wrath of prehistoric beasts, our heroes are entangled in a web of forces who wish to capture the infant for their dubious agendas.THE HATCHLING features professional quality independent filmmaking and beautiful visual effects–all available to watch on YouTube. Starring Carrie Gibson (HBO’S Barry), April Consalo (Cannibal Mukbang), Lamonte Forte-Jordan, and Liam Krivcov. From director Tim Cianfano, producers Max Bellomio, Anthony Feliciano, Luke Lotardo, and Chris Pugh, and writers Bri Bollmann, Tim Cianfano, and Chris Pugh, viewers of all ages are guaranteed a thrill ride like no other. We’re thrilled to present this short film, it has been a labor of love from an incredible collaboration of independent filmmakers from across the world. We can’t wait to talk more about this project down the line, but until then thanks so much for watching, and we hope you enjoy!Shot Using Tokina Lenses
The Hatchling | An All-New Dinosaur Short Film | Official Teaser Digital Duck 2023-10-13 | I'm proud to have worked on this project! 'The Hatchling', an original short film, is almost here, and I'm excited for y'all to see it! I did the majority of the dinosaurs and VFX -- I'll be able to share more details once it's released, but in the meantime check out www.thehatchlingshort.com for more info!
Menoceras Species Profile - Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate Digital Duck 2023-03-11 | Menoceras was a tiny rhino no more than a meter tall, and the most common animal in Agate Springs, illustrating the incredible biodiversity of North American ungulates 20 million years ago. To learn more, check out our paleo-documentary series Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate on Kickstarter! kickstarter.com/projects/maxbellomio/forgotten-bloodlines-agate
Stenomylus Species Profile - Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate Digital Duck 2023-03-06 | Stenomylus was a tiny camel that resembled antelopes. To learn more about this creature, watch the full trailer and support us on Kickstarter! kickstarter.com/projects/maxbellomio/forgotten-bloodlines-agate
Moropus Species Profile - Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate Digital Duck 2023-03-01 | Watch the trailer and support the documentary series on Kickstarter to see more of this "gorilla horse" in action! kickstarter.com/projects/maxbellomio/forgotten-bloodlines-agate
Daeodon Species Profile - Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate Digital Duck 2023-02-28 | Daeodon was a huge entelodont from the Miocene capable of crushing bone. See Daeodon and more beasts like it in Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate, the new paleo-documentary now on Kickstarter! Please donate if you want to see more hell-pig action kickstarter.com/projects/maxbellomio/forgotten-bloodlines-agate
New Paleontology Documentary with Nigel Marven! #shorts Digital Duck 2023-02-27 | Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate is a new paleo-doc taking place in the Miocene 20 million years ago. Please support the project on kickstarter and watch the full trailer here kickstarter.com/projects/maxbellomio/forgotten-bloodlines-agate
Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate | Official Kickstarter Trailer Digital Duck 2023-02-21 | kickstarter.com/projects/maxbellomio/forgotten-bloodlines-agate"Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate" will be a photorealistic animated documentary focusing on prehistoric creatures 20 million years ago, narrated by the wonderful Nigel Marven. It takes place in the early Miocene of the Agate Fossil Beds, one of the richest collections of fossil creatures from the era, including strange horse-like animals with claws, carnivorous hippo ancestors, and rhinos the size of a dog. Over the course of three 15 minute episodes, you will be taken back to a place forgotten to time.For a project this unique, mainstream studios may not be able to provide what we need, which is why we need your help!! Donate to our kickstarter campaign, anything helps. Rewards include an art book, 3D printed figures, early soundtrack access and more. If you want to see this project come to fruition! The film will be split into thirds in order to streamline the funding process, as raising money for an entire film at once is a daunting task. Learn more about the project here: ForgottenBloodlines.com
Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate | Official Opening Scene | Paleo-Documentary Digital Duck 2022-11-23 | kickstarter.com/projects/maxbellomio/forgotten-bloodlines-agate "Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate" will be a photorealistic animated documentary focusing on prehistoric creatures 20 million years ago, narrated by the wonderful Nigel Marven. It takes place in the early Miocene of the Agate Fossil Beds, one of the richest collections of fossil creatures from the era, including strange horse-like animals with claws, carnivorous hippo ancestors, and rhinos the size of a dog. Over the course of three 15 minute episodes, you will be taken back to a place forgotten to time.For a project this unique, mainstream studios may not be able to provide what we need, which is why we need your help!! Follow our Kickstarter link to be notified when we launch. To generate hype before our campaign, share this video as much as possible! If you want to see this project come to fruition! The film will be split into thirds in order to streamline the funding process, as raising money for an entire film at once is a daunting task. Learn more about the project here: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Animation/ForgottenBloodlinesAgate tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/ForgottenBloodlinesAgate
Dinosaurs In Our World! - Jurassic World Dominion Digital Duck 2022-05-05 | Dinosaurs are among us! As reports of Dinosaur sightings continue to grow at unprecedented rates across the nation, NEWS UPDATE TONIGHT brings you a special bulletin as we investigate how this prehistoric "New Normal" has upended the daily lives of everyday citizens following the Lockwood Manor incidenttwitter.com/updatetonight?s=21Hero In Peril by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 This is not affiliated with Universal/Amblin
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Scientifically Accurate Baryonyx + VFX Breakdown Digital Duck 2021-09-24 | A fun what-if scenario, where the sequel to Jurassic World used the original website design for their Baryonyx instead of the one we got in the film. While I have many critiques toward the film, have no hard feelings towards Jurassic World or its Baryonyx, this was merely a fun experimental video for me. I made this because I love Jurassic Park/World, please do not misinterpret this as me hating on the original. The original VFX artists did a stellar job and I do not mean to demean their work in any way. I merely intend to educate on fact vs fiction in sci-fi media, in addition to showcasing how I create my VFX work. Which Bary design do you prefer? Would you want them to redesign it for Jurassic World Dominion? Let me know in the comments! For all people saying this looks like suchomimus: yeah, that’s just what baryonyx looked like. Sucho and bary irl did not look too different from each other. You are probably under the impression baryonyx had a wider head than suchomimus due to media like JWE- but the truth is Baryonyx’ head looked essentially the same as suchomimus but with a shorter snout. The body had some differences, but those aren’t extremely visible in this video due to the angle and lighting. In life it wouldn’t be super easy to tell the two apart from afar. Source video is property of Universal Pictures. This video counts as fair use due to the transformative nature of heavy editing with an intent to critique and educate, in this case the scientific accuracy of a movie dinosaur design.Background music: "The Escalation" By Kevin MacleodAnimation and rendering made in Blender, with compositing and editing done in Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, and After Effects.
Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate -Teaser Trailer Digital Duck 2021-01-25 | I'm very excited to announce a project that's been in the works for over a year now. "Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate" is an almost entirely CGI documentary film focusing on prehistoric creatures of the Miocene (specifically the formations of the Agate Fossil Beds) , narrated by the wonderful Nigel Marven. The stars of the film are Daeodon and Moropus. Over the course of the story, we see them grow and struggle over multiple years in a changing environment, in a time when the forests of the Oligocene are shifting to extensive prairies in North America in the early Miocene. The film is roughly 40 minutes long and will be animated almost entirely in Blender, with some real footage used throughout to enhance the realism. There are many more animals included, which I will post about in the future. The film is set for a 2023 release. If you share this on social media, use #ForgottenBloodlines or #AgateProject to help gain publicity!Credits:Sound effects from Pond5 and original recordings from Jake SuttonModels by Max BellomioAnimated and rendered in Blender with the help of Fox RenderfarmPlant scattering and creation aided by TheGrove addon and GraswaldAdditonal help from:Aditya SrinathJake SuttonMidiaou DialloVille SinkkonnenDhruv FranklinChristian HatwellAlex JamesCameron ClowEmily Valentine
Majungasaurus Animation Test With Custom Sounds Digital Duck 2020-10-04 | Quick animation test of my new Maungasaurus model. View the final renders here: artstation.com/artwork/5X1aNP
Jurassic Park - Scientifically Accurate T.rex Breakout + VFX Breakdown (read description) Digital Duck 2020-02-05 | An experimental video where I replace the T.rex from the JP breakout scene with my own more scientifically accurate model. It has a few vfx issues still, but I think it's good for what it is, which is a fun experiment for me to work on my editing skills. The intention was to only change the visual design, so I didn’t change the roar. Check the pinned comment for more details that would likely clear up any concerns you have This video falls under fair use as I have heavily modified the source material, making this content transformative with the intention of commenting on how science has changed since the 1993 film. Here is the original clipyoutube.com/watch?v=WSM8GcShChk
Suchomimus Walk Cycle Turntable + Skin Simulation (Blender) Digital Duck 2020-01-07 | Animated my Suchomimus and had the skin simulate wrinkles and folds. Sculpted in Zbrush, animated and rendered in Blender. Sorry for the recent lack of videos, I will try to upload more frequently.Music from Kevin Macleod (incompetech.filmmusic.io)
Blender 2.8 T.rex Forest Scene Breakdown Digital Duck 2019-05-25 | My first breakdown video. Here I show a bit of my process in creating my T.rex forest scene in Blender. Discord: discord.gg/ryk6XP7 Twitter: twitter.com/digital_duckMusic by Kevin Macleod (Incomptech) incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?feels%5B%5D=Action
Giganotosaurus carolinii- Blender 3D model turntable Digital Duck 2018-12-29 | Giganotosaurus, sculpted in Zbrush, rendered in Blender
