Saw a trailer of this the other night on thought it looks good of a world of small animals here is the trailer. http://youtu.be/dx_1zfHaL3A
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Hidden Kingdom 16th January 2014 BBC1 at 8pm (1 Viewer)
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AlfArbuthnot
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That's because it wasn't real. It was full of digital montages, animals running around a set, and other trickery all to fit a pre-written script and story-board.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/dec/11/bbc-warnings-faked-elements-documentary-hidden-kingdom
At least in Avatar nobody pretended that it was real natural history!
Was brilliant great photography.
Telephoto Paul
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It was interesting, and it wasn't an unenjoyable forty five minutes. However, it's not something I could ever say I fell in love with because of the degree to which it embraced both narrative and visual artifice. I found myself paying more attention to deconstructing the filming than becoming immersed in the world of the mouse and shrew.
Fozzybear
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I do think that natural history programmes that use these techniques show have a notice stating the fact - plus I wonder how much prodding the creatures received in order for them to get the shots they wanted. It was interesting though, if overly scripted and featuring somewhat cringe-worthy narration. Lovely to see very close views of the Sengi and the Grasshopper mouse.
AlfArbuthnot
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BBC think nothing of passing off captive or zoo animals as wildlife. Captive Sengi's on racetracks (Hidden Kingdoms), polar bears in zoos (Frozen Planet), hand-reared and captive/imprinted geese (Earthflight)...
I loved this series a lot, and the photography was out of this world.
The only thing that I did not like was the overuse of loud music which was a bit much at times. It detracted the viewer away from the content of the film.
Very true about the use of animals to fill in gaps in wildlife programmes. I remember David Attenborough mentioning this 'filming' ploy a long time ago. He was honest and open about it so it is nothing new to simply use other film clips/photos from other areas as extras.
The baby Elephant Shrew had a tick on its nose so it was a good way of ID-ing it to ID the same animals used in all the film frames (unless the tick fell off)
Regards
Kathy
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The only thing that I did not like was the overuse of loud music which was a bit much at times. It detracted the viewer away from the content of the film.
Very true about the use of animals to fill in gaps in wildlife programmes. I remember David Attenborough mentioning this 'filming' ploy a long time ago. He was honest and open about it so it is nothing new to simply use other film clips/photos from other areas as extras.
The baby Elephant Shrew had a tick on its nose so it was a good way of ID-ing it to ID the same animals used in all the film frames (unless the tick fell off)
Regards
Kathy
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Part 2 is running as I speak on here BBC1 8pm-9pm
The Chickmunks are very cute little characters. How many nuts can they place in their cheek pouches is amazing :eek!:
The same progeamme is repeated this Sunday 4.35pm - 5.35pm BBC1
Regards
Kathy
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The Chickmunks are very cute little characters. How many nuts can they place in their cheek pouches is amazing :eek!:
The same progeamme is repeated this Sunday 4.35pm - 5.35pm BBC1
Regards
Kathy
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Farnboro John
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Missed the first one, not enjoying the second, sha'n't bother with the third. Roll on Winterwatch in half an hour. I prefer Michaela's tittering to this.
John
John
Found the Cartoon like noises bit odd I preferred the first episode to this one
Farnboro John
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Maybe its the photographer in me but I found the "how we did it" bit the most interesting part - the "orc" references to the Bearded Pigs made me lmao.
John
John
OMG... those adult Bearded Pigs broke the record for the 'ugly mug' competition - their eyes looked evil LOL
Sad to see that Simon the chipmunk had to be left to his own life once more. The relqtionship between the cameramen, and the chipmunk was strong.
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Kathy
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jurek
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It is possible that the chipmunk had to take some counseling because of it.
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Part 3/3 - Really enjoyed tonight show with Rhino Stag Beetles, Marmosets (sp) and a Burrowing Owl
The Burrowing Owl has a place in concrete city life. It set a trap for its food. It was done by sourcing out rotten fruit, and veg, and taking this food to its territory (loose drain pipe in this case). Then all of the insects would be attracted to the fruit and there you go dinner on the go. yummy! :eat:
Very clever to do that, though the Owls head looked upside down for a couple of mins LOL :eek!:
Some of the special effects where revealed to the viewer with the Marmosets, so it was not as simple as it seemed to be at all
Great programme and a joy to watch - okay some wildlife camera work was too good to be true, but it was very interesting otherwise, and I enjoyed all 3 parts
Regards
Kathy
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The Burrowing Owl has a place in concrete city life. It set a trap for its food. It was done by sourcing out rotten fruit, and veg, and taking this food to its territory (loose drain pipe in this case). Then all of the insects would be attracted to the fruit and there you go dinner on the go. yummy! :eat:
Very clever to do that, though the Owls head looked upside down for a couple of mins LOL :eek!:
Some of the special effects where revealed to the viewer with the Marmosets, so it was not as simple as it seemed to be at all
Great programme and a joy to watch - okay some wildlife camera work was too good to be true, but it was very interesting otherwise, and I enjoyed all 3 parts
Regards
Kathy
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