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Intrepid camera crews braved harsh nighttime conditions and used all the technical ingenuity at their disposal for Per the official synopsis: "When the sun goes down, a new world awakes. There was also the technical challenge of modifying various cameras, picking the correct lenses, and finding camera crews willing to brave extreme conditions all over the globe—all in the dark.Under those conditions, "You can't see much that isn't in the viewfinder," said Markham, not to mention dealing with insects, snakes, bandits, poachers, and other potential disruptions. A leisurely yawn at sunset. Attenborough, 92, who has narrated numerous natural-history shows fo… Another crew waded through shallow waters infested with crocodiles to film flamingoes on the Yucatan Peninsula, while a Peru-based crew warded off the sharp bites of vampire bats.

The series is narrated by Samira Wiley and produced by Plimsoll Productions. © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. An orangutan feeding at night—a newly observed behavior. Another crew member spent several nights on a 10-story camouflaged filming platform in the jungles of Borneo to capture thermal-imaging footage of the wildlife. Netflix docuseries "Our Planet" was brought to life by a core group of elite wildlife cinematographers. But the scientists gleaned new knowledge, too. "The software thought that this spotted cat moving at high speed might be noise. Markham shot the Zimbabwe segment, filming elephants being hunted by lions and hyenas, the latter targeting a baby elephant. In the new series, Attenborough will examine how color is used as a means of communication and cooperation between animals and can also be their language of life and death.U.K.-based Humble Bee Films and Australia-based SeaLight Pictures are sharing production duties. “The series will leave an enduring legacy for our national identity through innovation and scientific insights as it presents a new way of seeing and understanding Australia’s unique fauna,” she said. For instance, it has been known that cheetahs move around at night, but the shoot was the first time it was possible to see what the animals are up to firsthand. Similarly, the show's footage confirmed scientists' suspicion that, in Peru, a group of fur seals in the moonlight was being attacked by vampire bats, but it also captured the baby seals being attacked by nearby sea lions. The world of nature looks very different when captured with low-light cameras. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. But the low-light conditions of night shoots restrict lens length to about 400 millimeters and also require filming at regular speed, because you lose light very quickly when you shoot at high speed and slow it down, according to Markham.If conditions were just right, crews could use moonlight-sensitive cameras. "Moonlight wasn't sufficient in many environments, however, particularly those with a thick overhead canopy. The Australian part of the shoot is underway and will take in Adelaide, Sydney and Lizard Island.“I am looking forward to seeing the combination of innovative photography and rich analysis to explore the role color plays in animals’ lives,” said Patrick Holland, controller of BBC Two.Stephen Dunleavy, exec producer for Humble Bee Films, added: “The use of color is an under-explored aspect of animal behavior, and we are looking forward to taking newly designed cameras into the field to help reveal the whole story. A pack of pumas. No. Long-tailed macaques have adapted to urban life in Thailand, including fireworks displays. Striking new images offer a glimpse of what is to be expected from Sir David Attenborough's stunning new wildlife documentary series on Netflix.. They discovered that flood and mosquito season was the wrong time of year to film jaguars in the Brazilian Join the Ars Orbital Transmission mailing list to get weekly updates delivered to your inbox.Intrepid camera crews braved the elements all over the world to capture wildlife in the dark for