# A Dinosaur Family Explains Information Architecture

Our Grand Prize Award-Winning entry for the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/explainia/">Explain IA</a> Contest. Shot and directed by Nate Bolt and Kate Nartker who make these weird videos for fun as <a href="http://beepshow.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Beep Show</a>. This one was for for <a href="http://boltpeters.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Bolt | Peters</a>. Starring Audrey as "daughter" and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/xepht" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Frances James</a> as "mother."

Huge thanks to everyone that helped. Especially Cyd Harrell for loaning us her amazingly talented 5yr old daughter Audrey. And thanks to Audrey for being amazing. Our special guest star Lou Rosenfeld, and to Jesse James Garrett for his thoughts at IA Summit '09. Script by the esteemed <a href="https://twitter.com/tonytula" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Tony Tulathimutte</a> wh is laughing, always laughing. Thanks to <a href="http://www.pauloctavious.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Paul Octavious</a> for remote art direction. The lego Falling Water belongs to <a href="https://twitter.com/lauraglu" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Laura G</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/mwearhouse" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Men's Wearhouse</a>. Intro Music is La Traviata Libiamo, purchased royalty-free from Stock Music, and Rick only lasts nine seconds, which should fall within fair use. Ask Girl Talk about that.

Production Details. Shot on a Canon 5D Mk2, with a seamless backdrop, and two 300w…

- Kind: Cartoon
- Year: 2010
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: nate bolt
- Genres: Animation, Children's
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Dinosaur_Family_Explains_Information_Architecture.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: nate bolt
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/99600992?play=1)