Planet Biru is a British natural documentary film created and produced by the BBC. It aired on September 12, 2001 in England. Narrated by David Attenborough.
Described as "the first comprehensive series of ocean world history," each of the eight 50-minute episodes tested different aspects of marine life. Underwater photography includes creatures and behaviors that were never filmed before.
This series won a number of Emmy and BAFTA TV awards for their music and cinematography. Its executive producer is Alastair Fothergill and his music is composed by George Fenton. Attenborough narrates this series before presenting the next Life series, The Life of Mamalia (2002), and the same production team created Planet Earth (2006).
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The series takes nearly five years, involving nearly 200 shooting locations. The fact that most of the marine environment is still a mystery presented by the production team with many challenges. In addition to witnessing some animal behavior for the first time, the crew also observed some new ones for science. The producers are assisted by marine scientists around the world with advanced equipment.
Blue whales - whose previous migration routes were unknown - were discovered by air, after some animals were labeled temporary radios. The camera team spent three years on standby, using a microlight to land on nearby water when they finally got over the creatures in the Gulf of California. The open ocean proved to be more difficult and more than 400 days were spent on film trips that often did not work. After six weeks, the crew found a school of spinner dolphins, which in turn took them to a herd of tuna. Outside Mexico, the behavior of herds of frigates guides the cameraman to a group of sailfish and marlin: the fastest marine inhabitants. Near Christmas beach in South Africa, the team spent two seasons trying to film an annual sardine run, a large congregation of predators like sharks and dolphins, who gathered to feast on migrating fish by connecting them to "bait balls". Meanwhile, in Monterey Bay, orca is documented assaulting a gray whale and killing a calf. Shooting in the deep sea requires the use of a special submersible. One of them allows the crew to dive more than a mile into the San Diego moat, where a 40-ton-long ash powder has been placed to attract a variety of carcasses.
When first transmitted on BBC One, more than 12 million people watched the series and regularly achieved an audience share of over 30%.
In 2018, the newly discovered phytoplankton species (Syracosphaera azureaplaneta) is named by scientists to honor the program, and in recognition of David Attenborough's contribution to promote a wider understanding and awareness of the marine environment.
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Episode
"Our planet is a blue planet: more than seventy percent of it is covered by oceans.The Pacific Ocean itself covers half the globe You can fly through it for twelve hours and still see no more than a speck of land This series will reveal the complete planetary history of the planet our sea, from the coast he knows to the deepest mysteries of the sea. "
Merchandise
DVD and Blu-ray
The series is available as a 3-disc DVD set (BBCDVD1089, released December 3, 2001), including interviews with production teams, photo galleries and three additional programs:
- Make Waves : making Blue Planet (50 min)
- Profound Difficulty : an ecological documentary (50 minutes)
- Blue : a five minute short theater
The first DVD has now been replaced by the 4-Disc Special Edition (BBCDVD1792, released October 3, 2005), which has three additional programs:
- The Abyss
- Dive to the Shark Volcano
- Amazon Abyss
In the US, there is a 5-disc Special Edition (BBC040754, released October 2, 2007). It contains a featured presentation as well as a fifth disk containing four special presentations:
- Amazon Abyss : find various living things in the Amazon
- Dive to Shark Volcano : venture to Cocoa Island, undersea volcano
- Under the Tides : exploring the estuary in winter
- Antarctic
BBC released Blu-ray Blue Planet: Seas of Life on Blu-ray on April 9, 2013. It featured excellent presentations and a third disc with interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and five special presentations:
- Amazon Abyss
- Dive to the Shark Volcano
- Under Tide
- Antarctic
- Profound Difficulty .
Books
The accompanying book, Blue Planet: The Natural History of the Ocean by Andrew Byatt, Alastair Fothergill and Martha Holmes (in the foreword by David Attenborough), published by BBC Worldwide on September 27, 2001 (ISBN 0-563-38498-0).
The companion volume for the US market from the same book was published by Dorling Kindersley (DK) and released in 2002 (ISBN 0-789-48265-7).
Movies
Deep Blue is a 2003 natural documentary film that is the theatrical version of The Blue Planet . Alastair Fothergill and Andy Byatt are credited as directors, and six cinematographers are also credited. The film premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain on September 20, 2003. The film plays in more than 20 territories from 2003 to 2005 and earned more than $ 30 million at the box office.
Live concert tour
The Blue Planet was changed to a theatrical presentation titled The Blue Planet Live! who toured the UK from 2006 to 2008. The live British show was presented by World Class Service Ltd. George Fenton performed the Manchester Camerata Orchestra in Manchester, Newcastle and Nottingham during December 2006, in three critically acclaimed performances. The tour continued in April 2007, again performed by Fenton, in London, Cardiff, Birmingham and back to Manchester and Nottingham.
For the performances, some of the most spectacular sequences of this series have been edited together and displayed on large screens (18 meters wide and 3 storeys high). Presentations were introduced by special guests.
The tour continued in April 2008 with dates at Wembley Arena, Nottingham Arena, Manchester Central, Cardiff St. David's and Birmingham Symphony Hall.
The Blue Planet Live! continues to be staged:
- on May 7, 2010 at Stork Morsani Hall for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida performed by the Florida Orchestra and conducted by Ward Stare.
- in July 2011 at the Mann Center for Performing Arts in Philadelphia conducted by the Russian National Orchestra, the narrator Jane Pauley
- in June 2012 in Singapore by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- in December 2014 in Abu Dhabi at the Corniche conducted by the National Symphony Orchestra
- on January 22, 2015 in London at the Royal Festival Hall, as part of the Philharmonia at the Movies series.
Sequel
In February 2017, the BBC announced a seven-part sequel has been commissioned, titled Blue Planet II , with Sir David Attenborough returning as a narrator and presenter. The sequel debuted on BBC One, BBC One HD and BBC Earth channel on October 29, 2017.
Overseas
The series is sold to more than 50 countries. In the United States, it is shown as Blue Planet: Ocean of Life with episodes in a different order, the first being titled "Ocean World". The series is featured on the Discovery Channel and narrated by Pierce Brosnan.
Criticism
The series drew some criticism when it was revealed that some footage was filmed in an aquarium in Wales. The series producer, Alastair Fothergill, said that about 2% of the entire series was filmed in a tank in an aquarium.
References
External links
- Blue Planet in the BBC Program
- Blue Planet on BBC Earth
- Blue Planet in Hulu
- Blue Planet on the Eden website
- Discovery Channel Discovery Channel's Discovery Channel website
- Simon King, Comrade
- Blue Planet on Screenonline BFI
- Blue Planet on IMDb
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