Other examples of 'pets' being used were for sequences depicting the lassoing tongue of a chameleon (which had to be filmed at ultra-high speed) and the digestive system of a python (which was enhanced by computer-generated imagery). However, for Attenborough's close encounter with a spitting cobra, a captive snake that was used to being handled was placed in a natural setting and the presenter wore a face visor. The team 'staked out' radiotagged timber rattlesnakes in order to witness one of them despatching its prey.
Įxpert scientists helped the producers to film animal behaviour that is rarely seen. Thermal imaging cameras were used to demonstrate the creatures' variable body temperatures, probe cameras allowed access to underground habitats and even a matchbox-sized one was attached to the shell of a tortoise. Several innovative techniques were used to capture footage. Lonesome George died on 24 June 2012 he was believed to have been more than 100 years old. In May 2006, Attenborough celebrated his 80th birthday in the Galápagos Islands while filming giant tortoises, one of which, called Lonesome George, was thought to be the same age. Within David Attenborough's 'Life' series, it is preceded by Life in the Undergrowth (2005).įilming began in the early part of 2006 and, as with Attenborough's previous series, the production team travelled the world to photograph the required sequences.
TILT TO LIVE IN COLD BLOOD SERIES
The series won the 2009 BAFTA Television Award in the Specialist Factual category.
TILT TO LIVE IN COLD BLOOD SKIN
The score for the main films was composed by David Poore and Ben Salisbury, whilst the music for Under the Skin was written and performed by Tony Briscoe. The Under the Skin segments were produced by James Brickell in collaboration with the Open University. The executive producer is Sara Ford and the series producer is Miles Barton. The series is a co-production between the BBC and Animal Planet. It also examines the challenges faced by the crew and reveals some of the techniques used to film the series. The series comprises five 50-minute programmes, each one followed by Under the Skin, a 10-minute section that features Attenborough interviewing the scientists whose work has led to the sequences included in the main programme. Ī study of the evolution and habits of amphibians and reptiles, it is the sixth and last of Attenborough's specialised surveys following his major trilogy that began with Life on Earth, hence a ninth part for the eight series in The Life Collection. Life in Cold Blood is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first broadcast in the United Kingdom from 4 February 2008 on BBC One.
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