PHAZE
Game trailer · 2026

Age of
Dinosaurs

Role
Director / Cinematography / Lighting
Year
2026
Experience
Sandbox VR with the Natural History Museum, London
Format
Game trailer · UE5, CG and live action
Live action, CG dinosaurs and Unreal Engine 5 in one trailer for Sandbox VR.
Premise

The trailer for Age of Dinosaurs, a Sandbox VR experience with the Natural History Museum, London.

A family suits up in haptic vests, enters a museum after dark and steps through a portal into a living prehistoric world. Live action, CG creatures and Unreal Engine 5 environments cut as one film.

Rick's contribution

Rick directed, shot and lit the trailer.

  1. Directed the trailer across live-action and CG shots.
  2. Set the camera language: lens choice, framing and movement.
  3. Lit the Unreal Engine 5 environments and creatures.
  4. Designed the environments and staged the action for camera.
Method
EngineUnreal Engine 5
ImageryCG creatures and environments with live-action performance
ProductionVirtual production: live action combined with real-time environments
DeliveryTrailer for a location-based VR experience
Frames
Age of Dinosaurs, frame 1
Age of Dinosaurs, frame 2
Age of Dinosaurs, frame 3
Age of Dinosaurs, frame 4
Age of Dinosaurs, frame 5
Age of Dinosaurs, frame 6
Age of Dinosaurs, frame 7
Age of Dinosaurs, frame 8
Age of Dinosaurs, frame 9
Age of Dinosaurs, frame 10
Film

1:32

Credits
Director / Cinematography / LightingRick Pearce
ExperienceSandbox VR with the Natural History Museum, London

Selected prior work by PHAZE founder Rick Pearce. Produced at Fenix Studios with Sandbox VR and the Natural History Museum, London. Rick's role: Director / Cinematography / Lighting.

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