A Brief History of Colorado Through Time

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.