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Planet Earth is an epic documentary like none ever before created.
In sheer size and scope alone it would have set a new standard for it's form, but the overall quality of this immense project sets it apart from everything that has come before, and may well hold the position for years to come.
Make no mistake. This is a reference quality product. As a documentary the quality of High Definition images and the means by which they were captured run the gamut from ethereally beautiful to slightly grainy caused by little or no light, and this must be acknowledged and accepted.
The promotional notes give us the following information: 5 years in production, filmed by 71 camera people across every continent in 62 countries, using every technical means available in image capture.
Because of the resolution necessary to capture much of Planet Earth, High Definition becomes not a luxury, but rather a necessity. This is one of those unique films that I would choose not to recommend as a standard definition product.
Planet Earth could not be more Highly Recommended, and will be one of the landmark releases of 2007.
I urge all readers to support the BBC and to add a copy of Planet Earth in Blu-Ray or HD to your library. Then sit back…
and prepare to be awed.
The glory, the brutal danger, the serenity, the animalistic horror, and the overriding exultation of our planet and the creatures therein supported are a ceaseless wonder.
RAH
In sheer size and scope alone it would have set a new standard for it's form, but the overall quality of this immense project sets it apart from everything that has come before, and may well hold the position for years to come.
Make no mistake. This is a reference quality product. As a documentary the quality of High Definition images and the means by which they were captured run the gamut from ethereally beautiful to slightly grainy caused by little or no light, and this must be acknowledged and accepted.
The promotional notes give us the following information: 5 years in production, filmed by 71 camera people across every continent in 62 countries, using every technical means available in image capture.
Because of the resolution necessary to capture much of Planet Earth, High Definition becomes not a luxury, but rather a necessity. This is one of those unique films that I would choose not to recommend as a standard definition product.
Planet Earth could not be more Highly Recommended, and will be one of the landmark releases of 2007.
I urge all readers to support the BBC and to add a copy of Planet Earth in Blu-Ray or HD to your library. Then sit back…
and prepare to be awed.
The glory, the brutal danger, the serenity, the animalistic horror, and the overriding exultation of our planet and the creatures therein supported are a ceaseless wonder.
RAH
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) & elusive that this is the first time that they were observed and video taped. It's amazing just how many animals and creatures are only found in their respective, one location spot (above or below water) in the world.
