Dinotopia Miniseries
In 2002, Hallmark Entertainment produced a lavish $86 million television miniseries for ABC-TV based on the "Dinotopia" books that received record-setting ratings and an Emmy award for best visual effects.
Miniseries Stats
Scale of Project
$80 million — Budget for Dinotopia miniseries
250 — Number of people in production crew
250 — Number of actors, including extras
Principal Photography
6 months — Time needed for filming in London
42 — Number of sets built
5 acres — Size of the Waterfall City set
$2.7 million — Cost of the Waterfall City set
40 feet — Height of opening of the triumphal arch
50 thousand/day — Cost to keep Waterfall City set in place
75 thousand/day — Cost each day for filming
28 minutes — Average number of minutes filmed per day
1 minute — Resulting usable footage after editing
Dinos
18 — Number of main dinosaur characters (digital)
15 weeks — Time needed to create each dinosaur
14 months — Time needed to create digital effects
70 — Computer specialists to create dinos and cities
$100 thousand — Cost for single hatchling animatronic character
30 inches — Length of animatronic puppet
Hallmark Entertainment
