Timescapes
Senior Producer
California Academy of Sciences
Visualization Studio
Fulldome Film Premiering Fall 2026
Narrated by Aisha Tyler
In our newest original planetarium film, Timescapes, travel back to a time when mammoths roamed freely and ancient winged giants soared overhead. See how humans have shaped California and can help create a climate-resilient future for our beloved Bay Area. Coming soon!
Timescapes | Trailer
Columbian mammoths walk through a field 13,000 years ago in a place that will eventually be known as California. | California Academy of Sciences
The San Francisco we know today, a bustling city by the bay. | California Academy of Sciences
70 million years ago ammonites swam in this sea. Eventually plate tectonics will raise this seafloor and make it part of the land of California. | California Academy of Sciences
Ancient California Coast 70 million years ago | Plesiosaurs chasing ammonites | California Academy of Sciences
Columbian Mammoths walk through a river valley of Pleistocene California | California Academy of Sciences
Pleistocene California | Saber-toothed lions | 13,000 years ago | California Academy of Sciences
Morning in an indigenous village prior to European contact. Tule reed was an important building material for coastal people. | California Academy of Sciences
Ancient California Kelp Forest | Young leatherback sea turtle | 13,000 years ago. | California Academy of Sciences / Upwell Turtles
Modern California | Roadways blocking migration routes and wildlife corridors. | California Academy of Sciences
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