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If all of this has to be done for taking photos of wild animals, how does BBC's Planet Earth do it? The footage they get is incredible.

noja 9y ago
They use giant movable chillers and lots of food.
maxxxxx 9y ago
I think they spend months there. I would also be surprised if they cheated a little. When you have spent millions on a production you need results if you ever want to do it again.
- markdown 9y ago
  Every Planet Earth episode has a mini-"making of" at the end of it which usually shows how shots were acquired.
  - shmageggy 9y ago
    The article links to this piece, which dicusses how even the BBC can toe the line here. Apparently the "making-of" at the end isn't always the whole story and they say you must go to the internet to get all of the details. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8963053/BBC-accused-of-routine-fakery-in-wildlife-documentaries.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8963053/BB...
anigbrowl 9y ago
$$$$. They are willing to invest time and money to make something of high quality.
robhu 9y ago
They use the very best equipment, often deployed throughout the area and controlled remotely so it can be hidden in a tree or whatever but controlled by radio from a nearby base.
- lebrad 9y ago
  Actually one of the amazing things about Planet Earth 1 and 2 is that they don't use the best cameras. The BBC is a super cheap institution, and so their cameras are often super bulky and limited compared to state of the art options. Watching Planet Earth Diaries is amazing because you can see the camera crew doing incredible work with old equipment.
prawn 9y ago
The making-ofs are incredible and worth watching. For one piece of footage, the camera guy was in a bird hide for weeks on end, waiting. I can't imagine the boredom! In another, they used a hot air balloon. And from a technical perspective, the bit where they're shooting sharks in super slow mo is interesting. All of those are on the Planet Earth 1 DVD box set - I'm sure there are digital options around.
- SPBesui 9y ago
  It still gets stuck in my head: My Bird of Paradise...

noja 9y ago

They use giant movable chillers and lots of food.

maxxxxx 9y ago

I think they spend months there. I would also be surprised if they cheated a little. When you have spent millions on a production you need results if you ever want to do it again.

markdown 9y ago
Every Planet Earth episode has a mini-"making of" at the end of it which usually shows how shots were acquired.
- shmageggy 9y ago
  The article links to this piece, which dicusses how even the BBC can toe the line here. Apparently the "making-of" at the end isn't always the whole story and they say you must go to the internet to get all of the details. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8963053/BBC-accused-of-routine-fakery-in-wildlife-documentaries.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8963053/BB...

anigbrowl 9y ago

$$$$. They are willing to invest time and money to make something of high quality.

robhu 9y ago

They use the very best equipment, often deployed throughout the area and controlled remotely so it can be hidden in a tree or whatever but controlled by radio from a nearby base.

lebrad 9y ago
Actually one of the amazing things about Planet Earth 1 and 2 is that they don't use the best cameras. The BBC is a super cheap institution, and so their cameras are often super bulky and limited compared to state of the art options. Watching Planet Earth Diaries is amazing because you can see the camera crew doing incredible work with old equipment.

prawn 9y ago

The making-ofs are incredible and worth watching. For one piece of footage, the camera guy was in a bird hide for weeks on end, waiting. I can't imagine the boredom! In another, they used a hot air balloon. And from a technical perspective, the bit where they're shooting sharks in super slow mo is interesting. All of those are on the Planet Earth 1 DVD box set - I'm sure there are digital options around.

SPBesui 9y ago
It still gets stuck in my head: My Bird of Paradise...