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Bill Nguyen
He began learning 3D at around 14 years old, starting out in the Zoo Tycoon 2 modding community. Seeing the incredible prehistoric animals created by the talented modders come to life in the game sparked something in him, and that experience is what led him to download Blender for the first time. Over time, he developed his skills to the point where he could make a living from 3D modeling, and he has now been working as a freelance 3D artist for more than ten years — all thanks to Zoo Tycoon 2 and his lifelong love for dinosaurs. Since September 2025, inspired by Prehistoric Planet, he felt the urge to return to his roots and reconnect with the reason he started 3D in the first place. This led him to create cinematic animations for his YouTube channel, aiming to depict dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals as majestic creatures living within their natural world.
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Pre-History: Outliers | Episode 1 | A Carnotaurus paleo animation
Every individual living life form are unique, and sometimes they are born with genetic mutations. And dinosaurs, the living and breathing animals they were, are no exception. The animals that are born different can be referred to as "Outliers". In this episode of Pre-History, we explore a very curious case of a female Albino Carnotaurus. Her skin itself was rare as it is, for her to survive till adulthood as well, was nothing short of a miracle.
December 7, 2025
South America, Late Cretaceous, Carnotaurus
Created by Bill Nguyen
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Cruel River
Dinosaurs were magnificent and beautiful animals, not movie monsters. But nature is not only gracious, it's also brutal. Pretty obvious to see that this is also a homage to the famous opening scene of Walking with Dinosaurs 1999 Episode 3, Cruel Sea. Spinosaurus coexisted with many other large carnivores, including the shark-tooth-predator Carcharodontosaurus. Once fully grown, a Spinosaurus is near untouchable. But before that, any unwary individual can become a meal for something else in a split second.
October 31, 2025
North Africa, Earlcy Creatceous, Spinosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus
Created by Bill Nguyen
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Triceratops | Lunch Time
"Every animal we have studied turns out smarter than we initially thought. In this video I want to show a speculative social dynamic in a herd of Triceratops, where more senior and larger individuals are respected. They also have strict rules and time-based behaviors that would not be tolerated if broken. Inspired by elephants herds, this animation aim to show the Triceratosp as a fascinating and socially complex animal.Want to learn how to animate with Blender? "
October 8, 2025
North America, Late Cretaceous, Tyrannosaurus rex, T.rex, Triceratops
Created by Bill Nguyen.
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Tyrannosaurus rex | Bone Bed
"The courtship behavior of modern birds are extremely diverse and unique. One bird in particular called the Bowerbird would build structures out of branches and decorate them with colorful objects to attract mates. This extraordinary behavior is what inspired me to make this 3D animation, with the male T.rex gathering skulls and bones of prey animals and lay them out in a mass display, making essentially a Bone Bed, to try and impress it's partner that it is a capable hunter. While also performing a "dance" that highlights it's strength and battle scars, hoping to be accepted and carry on the bloodline of one of the greatest predator in Earth's history."
August 31, 2025
North America, Late Cretaceous, Tyrannosaurus rex, T.rex, Triceratops
Created by Bill Nguyen.
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Spinosaurus | The Gathering
"Having the idea from seeing large quantities of crocodiles gathering for sunbathing, I thought to myself perhaps Spinosaurus could have exhibited similar behaviors. They are often depicted as solitary animal in paleo media, but the sheer size difference in adult and juvenile suggests to me Spinosaurus may have been very vulnerable to other large carnivores, which the Kem Kem formation had no shortage of, through out its life span and only become near untouchable once it is fully grown. Therefor Spinosaurus of various age and sizes may have gather in large groups, seeking safety from their numbers and the largest individuals in the herd. This video is my attempt at recreating this idea in #blender , using my latest #spinosaurus model."
July 26, 2025
North Africa, Early Cretaceous, Spinosaurus
Created by Bill Nguyen.
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Tyrannosaurus rex | Lazy Morning
"It's been a long time coming, but I finally got up my butt to make another animation. And what else but with a brand new T.rex model to showcase. It was a T.rex that was the first 3D model I ever tried to make seriously, and snowballed me down this path of being a 3D artist for a living. Hopefully this new and improved 2025 version shows I've somewhat improved in my craft, though there are still much I felt like I could have done better."
May 26, 2025
North America, Late Cretaceous, Tyrannosaurus Rex, T.rex
Created by Bill Nguyen.