![]() ![]() this film is worth checking out, if for nothing else, then to glean its beautiful imagery and information about undersea wildlife and the ocean. Whether you buy into the various theories about global warming etc. The stunning documentary footage aims to captivate as well as provide understanding of humankind’s relationship to the ocean and stress the urgency of making sustainable change.īlue Planet II is an interesting documentary, that, over the course of its runtime, makes no bones about its message, which I didn’t have a problem with. It is a cinematic adventure that invites viewers of all ages to look at the ocean and appreciate its great natural mystery. They have developed new filming technologies, including UHD ‘tow cams’ that allow predatory fish and dolphins to be filmed front-on UHD suction cams which enable the viewer to ‘travel’ on the back of large creatures such as whale sharks and orcas and a motion control rig, which is used to shoot time-lapse footage in the ocean, to reveal previously unseen wild behaviors. The series’ camera teams have worked on every continent, and across every ocean, often in collaboration with marine scientists. Astonishing new creatures, including hairy-chested Hoff crabs snub fin dolphins that spit water through the air and Pacific leaping blennies, have been filmed for the first time, and the crew was able to capture some extraordinary examples of behavior, such as sophisticated hunting between a coral grouper and a reef octopus giant trevally that catch flying birds in mid-air and a dive with a sperm whale mother and calf, as she heads deep in to the abyss to hunt. Through dazzling underwater imagery captured in extreme geographical conditions worldwide, Blue Planet II delivers an unprecedented journey into the least known regions of our planet. Never before has there been a more crucial time to explore our remotest seas and examine what the future might hold for our blue planet. The series also witnesses the great changes and threats to the health of our ocean. And by taking two manned submersibles to Antarctic waters to 1000m for the very first time, the series will bring a “new world” to the audience. Viewers will encounter surprising new landscapes such as methane volcanos which erupt in the Gulf of Mexico, creating underwater lakes of poisonous brine and the so-called “Boiling Sea” phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean. ![]() During more than four years of filming, the Blue Planet II crew mounted 125 expeditions, visited 39 countries, spent over 6,000 hours diving, and filmed on every continent and across every ocean.Ĭaptured in stunning 4K Ultra HD, Blue Planet II explores the latest frontiers of scientific discovery, from icy-white polar seas to vibrant blues of the coral atolls, from the storm-tossed green Atlantic coastline to the black depths of the alien deep. Now, with new understandings of marine science and advances in underwater filmmaking, the NHU returns to the underwater depths. ![]() Twenty years ago, BBC’s Natural History Unit (NHU) set out to make a series on the world’s oceans with the groundbreaking original Blue Planet. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |