These are a few of our finished projects.
This 25-minute movie illustrates the geologic evolution of Colorado through time, and premiered at the Opening Ceremony of the AAPG Convention in Denver on 31 May 2015. This version has been modified slightly from the version previously shown.
The movie is one portion of a large outreach project in which scientifically accurate animations are created for outreach presentations.
Please note: we are in the process of updating this video to a forty-minute movie, tranforming it from a movie made for geoscientists to one that more accessible for general public. Specifically, we are adding explanations of key concepts in short modules: geologic time, plate tectonics and rock types, the Precambrian metamorphic history, and the Cenozoic igneous history.
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Media Credits
Live-action Footage (in order of first appearance)
“Words of Wilderness” by Vital Films
“Close to Home” by Vital Films
“Garden of the Gods” by SkyWolfMedia
“Sandy River Delta and Mt. Tabor Portland OR” by uwtb.JG
“Volcano Passion” by Kedarvideo
“DJI Feats- Eruption at Bardabunga Volcano” by NonsuchMedia
James Adson
Pax Harris
Photos / Illustrations (All images, listed in order of appearance)
Paul Weimer
Patrick Pelster
Bogdanov
Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado
Vincent Matthews
Jesse Goodier
John Fowler
Jesse Varner
Paul Weimer
André-P. Drapeau P.
Paul Weimer
Dan Chure
Paul Weimer
Footwarrior
James Adson
James Adson
Tobi 87
Alex Proimos
James Adson
Sean Davis
Jesse Varner
Paul Weimer
National Park Service
Fredlyfish4
National Park Service
National Park Service
James Adson
James Adson
James Adson
John Fowler
Carol M. Highsmith
Connor Kurtz
Marble Historical Society Collection
Tobi 87
Tim Engleman
Jesse Varner
James Adson
James Adson
Drake411
Fredlyfish4
Jesse Varner
Jesse Varner
James Adson
K.Lee
Paul Weimer
Music (in order of appearance)
“Choral Strings” by ERH
“Epic Orchestra” by edtijo
“Look Back In” by Moby courtesy of Mobygratis.com
“Willow and the Light” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
“Exhale” from freestockmusic.com
“Faceoff” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
“Our Story Begins” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
“Americana” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
“Dark Days” from freestockmusic.com
“Peaceful Now” from freestockmusic.com
“Sealed Heart” from freestockmusic.com
All media used in this film was available under Creative Commons licenses, in the public domain, or used with permission of the creator.
This video demonstrates the movement of the global plates from the Cambrian (540 million years ago) to the Present. The state of Colorado is outlined in white. The video demonstrates three concepts: (1) the movement of geologic plates through time; (2) how Colorado has moved from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere throughout time, and (3) how Colorado has been repeatedly below and above sea level during its geologic history.
Plate tectonic model and original animation provided by Christopher Scotese and PALEOMAP project (https://www.youtube.com/user/cscotese), with additional animation by James Adson.
Interactive Geology Project, University of Colorado-Boulder. igp.colorado.edu
This video shows the geologic evolution of Colorado National Monument, near Grand Junction, CO, and has been displayed in the Visitor's Center since 2005. The video shows animations and pictures of the geologic evolution of the Monument from the Pennsylvanian (300 millions years ago) to the Present.
Animation by Ryan Crow, Paul Weimer, John Roesink, Jay Austin, William Hood, and Laurie Lamar.
Interactive Geology Project, University of Colorado-Boulder. igp.colorado.edu
This animation, titled "The View From Our Window", shows the geologic history of Golden, Colorado as seen through a large picture window in the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. The video was developed for the visitors to museum to illustrate how the geology of the Golden area changed through geologic time when looking north from the window. Version 1 was displayed in the museum in early 2006; this version was significantly upgraded with version 2 (shown here) in November 2013. The video is designed to introduce and complement the Geology Walking Trail on campus.
Video illustrates: (1) the formation of Precambrian metamorphic rocks (1.8 Ga); (2) latest Cretaceous delta plain and forest (68 Ma); (3) eruption of Table Mountain basalt (64 Ma); (4) erosion of the Golden area (14 Ma to present), (5) White Ash Coal Mine, and (6) the walking geology trail through the Upper Cretaceous outcrops in the clay pits.
Video by James Adson, Joseph Rogers, Eric Lobato, Jay Austin, Paul Weimer, and Paul Bartos. A special thanks to Ian Miller, James Hagadorn, Kirk Johnson (all DMNS), and Bob Weimer for their technical input.
Interactive Geology Project, University of Colorado-Boulder. igp.colorado.edu