Local News - My Dad, the Dinosaur

Published: July 4, 2012, 5 a.m.

What if your dad was a dinosaur?literally? Local filmmaker and recent Baylor University graduate, Philip Heinrich, imagined what it would be like to have a Tyrannosaurus Rex as a father. Turns out, it's kind of a bummer. After strong responses to the original short film, Heinrich decided to turn this concept into a live action feature-length film that he will be working on this summer. He joined KWBU's Becky Fogel in the studio to discuss how he came up with the idea for the movie, the differences between making a short and full-length film, and learning to appreciate what you've got. You can view the original short here: My Father is a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJyTdKA8HRM" target="_blank">Tyrannosaurus Rex</a>