Planet Earth on Discovery HD

[Blackwood]

Has anyone else noticed how hung up they are on telling you how difficult it was to get a shot

Yah. I've heard that mentioned three times so far.

 

[SparticleBrane]

Hmm....I haven't heard any of that yet in the versions I'm watching...I'll have to watch them again to make sure.

 

[Blackwood]

Hmm....I haven't heard any of that yet in the versions I'm watching...I'll have to watch them again to make sure.

Two I can think of off the top of my head from the American version:

In Jungles she says he had to sit still for however long to tape some birds.

In Fresh Waters she says he had to hide camouflaged for three days to tape the otters.

 

[RonFrank]

Has anyone else noticed how hung up they are on telling you how difficult it was to get a shot, "A cameraman sat in a mud puddle and didn’t eat for three days to capture this shot..."

I knew they’d jumped the shark when “Shallow Seas” showed more footage taken from a helicopter than from an underwater camera.

Anyway, I'm just a little disappointed with Planet Earth. I wanted so bad to love it.

Turn off the sound, and enjoy the footage if you can't handle the narration.

I've watched every episode, and there is AMAZING footage in each one. The slow motion shots of the Shark attacking the seal, and the Croc killing the wilder beast are just incredible. The shots done in the Cenotes are very inspiring. Face to face with Grizzlies and Elephants Underwater? Come on what's not to like!

I think EVERY nature show should have the disclaimer "if you see a Wilder Beast, it's about to get ATE!"

They discuss some of the filming challenges at the end of each episode. I've not noticed them commenting on it much during the episodes. Hey, If I had to sit in Antarctica for 3 months in -100F weather, I'd want some credit as well!

If you can't enjoy and appreciate a series like this, IMO you're spoiled rotten! :shakehead

 

[Warren_L]

I pre-ordered it a couple of weeks ago on blu-ray from Amazon. Can't wait!

 

[FunkyDiver]

Ditto what everybody else said. The footage of the Cenotes was truly outstanding! It just looked so appealing, I can't even imaging what it would be like in real life. As others have also said, the whole series is well worth watching, and owning on disk as well.

 

[RonFrank]

I'd love to see this series in an IMAX format.

IMAX is achieved by running 70mm stock through the camera sideways at a speed of about three times that of a standard camera. The end results is:

Normal 70mm 48.5 mm wide and 22.1 mm tall
IMAX: 69.6 mm wide and 48.5 mm tall

IOW's you CAN'T put things in IMAX format that are not shot with it to begin with. They could however show it on an IMAX screen, but it won't be the same.

 

[ScubaTexan]

IMAX is achieved by running 70mm stock through the camera sideways at a speed of about three times that of a standard camera. The end results is:

Normal 70mm 48.5 mm wide and 22.1 mm tall
IMAX: 69.6 mm wide and 48.5 mm tall

IOW's you CAN'T put things in IMAX format that are not shot with it to begin with. They could however show it on an IMAX screen, but it won't be the same.

Darn!

 

[GreenDiverDown]

They did a great job with the halocline. It is so hard to describe. Now I can just say... check out Planet Earth's Caves.

I just wish that they had shown more of the Yucatan stuff. And I would have enjoyed hearing the wheres and whos.

 

[BIGG_BUDD]

Turn off the sound, and enjoy the footage if you can't handle the narration.

I've watched every episode, and there is AMAZING footage in each one. The slow motion shots of the Shark attacking the seal, and the Croc killing the wilder beast are just incredible. The shots done in the Cenotes are very inspiring. Face to face with Grizzlies and Elephants Underwater? Come on what's not to like!

I think EVERY nature show should have the disclaimer "if you see a Wilder Beast, it's about to get ATE!"

They discuss some of the filming challenges at the end of each episode. I've not noticed them commenting on it much during the episodes. Hey, If I had to sit in Antarctica for 3 months in -100F weather, I'd want some credit as well!

If you can't enjoy and appreciate a series like this, IMO you're spoiled rotten! :shakehead

Wow. Did I really deserve that?