Manchester Palaeontologist Goes to Hollywood
A palaeontologist from the University of Manchester, Dr Dean Lomax is off to Hollywood. Dr Lomax will be walking the red carpet as a new documentary film entitled &#;Why Dinosaurs?&#; is premiered. As the lead expert for the project and executive producer, Dr Lomax has been instrumental in helping to bring to the screen this ground-breaking exploration of our fascination with the Dinosauria.
Why Dinosaurs?
Dean is a world-renowned palaeontologist and an Honorary Research Fellow at The University of Manchester. He helped father and son team, Tony and James Pinto realise their dream of making a dinosaur documentary. The premier, being held in Hollywood on November 3rd will be a star-studded affair. Dean very kindly offered us tickets to attend this exciting event. Unfortunately, we are unable to go, ironically in part, as we have on-going projects with students from Manchester.
Dean helped shape the scientific narrative and assisted first-time filmmakers James and Tony with their innovative production.
He explained:
“This film is for everyone who ever played with dinosaurs as a kid, wanted to be a palaeontologist and di
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