Behind the Scenes of Cosmos: Animating History | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

National Geographic Channel presents an

National Geographic Channel presents an exclusive deeper dive into cosmos the

exclusive deeper dive into cosmos the

exclusive deeper dive into cosmos the original cosmos obviously featured a lot

original cosmos obviously featured a lot

original cosmos obviously featured a lot of historical recreations and it was the

of historical recreations and it was the

of historical recreations and it was the one part of the series that the network

one part of the series that the network

one part of the series that the network and I think rightly so was a little

and I think rightly so was a little

and I think rightly so was a little worried that it might not update all

worried that it might not update all

worried that it might not update all that well as well as some of the other

that well as well as some of the other

that well as well as some of the other stuff Seth MacFarlane had the brilliant

stuff Seth MacFarlane had the brilliant

stuff Seth MacFarlane had the brilliant idea of animating the life stories the

idea of animating the life stories the

idea of animating the life stories the dramas that we tell in cosmos and Seth

dramas that we tell in cosmos and Seth

dramas that we tell in cosmos and Seth with his army of brilliant animators and

with his army of brilliant animators and

with his army of brilliant animators and his imagination knew that we could

his imagination knew that we could

his imagination knew that we could really bring it to life we wanted to

really bring it to life we wanted to

really bring it to life we wanted to make sure that we really had a

make sure that we really had a

make sure that we really had a vocabulary that Gabe’s the younger

vocabulary that Gabe’s the younger

vocabulary that Gabe’s the younger global audience and the stories we’re

global audience and the stories we’re

global audience and the stories we’re telling it was Seth MacFarlane

telling it was Seth MacFarlane

telling it was Seth MacFarlane suggestion given his extraordinary

suggestion given his extraordinary

suggestion given his extraordinary achievement in animation that that might

achievement in animation that that might

achievement in animation that that might be a new tool set to tell the stories of

be a new tool set to tell the stories of

be a new tool set to tell the stories of these important scientists and the work

these important scientists and the work

these important scientists and the work that they’ve done Seth came to me and

that they’ve done Seth came to me and

that they’ve done Seth came to me and said I want you to come up with a style

said I want you to come up with a style

said I want you to come up with a style of animation for cosmos who had

of animation for cosmos who had

of animation for cosmos who had something sophisticated and unique that

something sophisticated and unique that

something sophisticated and unique that didn’t really venture into that

didn’t really venture into that

didn’t really venture into that traditional animation some of the

traditional animation some of the

traditional animation some of the inspirations the artists took for the

inspirations the artists took for the

inspirations the artists took for the animation in cosmos were graphic novels

animation in cosmos were graphic novels

animation in cosmos were graphic novels film noir you’ll notice that there are a

film noir you’ll notice that there are a

film noir you’ll notice that there are a lot of heavy blacks heavy shadows in all

lot of heavy blacks heavy shadows in all

lot of heavy blacks heavy shadows in all of our character work you’ll see that

of our character work you’ll see that

of our character work you’ll see that the backgrounds are definitely realistic

the backgrounds are definitely realistic

the backgrounds are definitely realistic I think Anne was describing it as sort

I think Anne was describing it as sort

I think Anne was describing it as sort of a Vulcan a memory which I thought was

of a Vulcan a memory which I thought was

of a Vulcan a memory which I thought was a really interesting idea and there were

a really interesting idea and there were

a really interesting idea and there were times when I went to Seth and and I

times when I went to Seth and and I

times when I went to Seth and and I expressed some skepticism and he looked

expressed some skepticism and he looked

expressed some skepticism and he looked at me because he knew what the process

at me because he knew what the process

at me because he knew what the process was and he said no this is going to be

was and he said no this is going to be

was and he said no this is going to be art this is going to be gorgeous you

art this is going to be gorgeous you

art this is going to be gorgeous you will love this

will love this

will love this he was so right

he was so right

he was so right you