BBC Hidden Kingdoms - 16th of Jan 8pm BBC1

[TW]Taggart · 10 Jan 2014 at 21:00

Nearing the end of editing this epic 18 month Project. Its a series of dramatic Natural History Films featuring some of the cutest creatures of our world. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

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Pictures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/galleries/p01nwc3b

Watch out later in the year for the 3D special, BBC NHUs first ever 3D project.

molinari · 12 Jan 2014 at 12:22

[TW]Taggart;25636790 said:
Nearing the end of editing this epic 18 month Project. Its a series of dramatic Natural History Films featuring some of the cutest creatures of our world. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

It's finally here. I got to see a sneaky preview of some of the footage about a year ago and have been looking forward to it ever since.

Cosimo · 12 Jan 2014 at 12:40

This is going to be special. Can't wait to see it.

[TW]Taggart · 13 Jan 2014 at 21:39

We just found out that we are pick of the day in pretty much all of the papers... even the daily mail likes us....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...e-fearsome-predators-results-spectacular.html

Muffin` · 16 Jan 2014 at 20:46

Was that Blue lizard going to eat the Zebra one or was it just chasing it because it chases anything that moves?

4T5 · 16 Jan 2014 at 20:55

Superb show just watching the last 5 mins now - Kudos to all involved. :cool:

Hyburnate · 16 Jan 2014 at 20:57

Squirrels in it? I'm game

arknor · 16 Jan 2014 at 22:11

this has loads of CGI like some of the other newer bbc documentaries ? if so I'm out.

Hutchy · 16 Jan 2014 at 22:12

When's the rerun?

[TW]Taggart · 16 Jan 2014 at 23:50

If you missed it

we're out again on sunday @ 4:30 on bbc1.

We trended hard on twitter! Very proud. Went to cardiff today to watch the orchestra record for the 3D special. Utterly amazing.

Mr Jones · 18 Jan 2014 at 21:05

Watching it on iPlayer.

Some of the scene is a little too edited, it's rather distracting. Loads of scene repeated as well.

Maybe I'm spoilt by the David Attenborough era of Nature program. Still, will keep watching and see if I can use to it.

[TW]Taggart · 19 Jan 2014 at 21:24

Mr Jones said:
Watching it on iPlayer.

Some of the scene is a little too edited, it's rather distracting. Loads of scene repeated as well.

Maybe I'm spoilt by the David Attenborough era of Nature program. Still, will keep watching and see if I can use to it.

I'm not sure I what you mean. All natural history is edited... other wise it would be an hour program of not a lot happening.

ChroniC · 20 Jan 2014 at 00:18

For me it was to over the top. The scenes were so fake I couldn't get into it. Very clever mind you, but not my thing.
An example was the fake mouse crying/roaring. The fake fight scenes etc.

I gave up after the mouse.

Stev · 20 Jan 2014 at 05:04

Yea too much cgi, and staged scenes.

robgmun · 20 Jan 2014 at 07:22

Yeah I was watching this from the gym so I was on my headphones. But from just images they polished it to within an inch of it life and hence it all look a little fake to me.

I need to compile a list of everything David Attenborough on Blu-ray.

oldbag · 20 Jan 2014 at 07:44

Cgi shouldn't be noticable in a real-life-based show.

[TW]Taggart · 20 Jan 2014 at 09:46

There wasn't any cgi, only composites of actual footage. All behaviour is real and is what happens in the wild.

ChroniC · 20 Jan 2014 at 09:51

[TW]Taggart;25690294 said:
There wasn't any cgi, only composites of actual footage. All behaviour is real and is what happens in the wild.

Haha sure...

[TW]Taggart · 20 Jan 2014 at 09:52

ChroniC said:
For me it was to over the top. The scenes were so fake I couldn't get into it. Very clever mind you, but not my thing.
An example was the fake mouse crying/roaring. The fake fight scenes etc.

I gave up after the mouse.

the mouse does that in real life, its all true. These mice really do take down prey and really did take down the scorp.

[TW]Taggart · 20 Jan 2014 at 10:02

ChroniC said:
Haha sure...

What scenes did you think were cgi?

This is all very interesting feedback. Our brief was PIXAR story style meets the natural world. Everything that happens in hidden kingdoms, happens in the wild.