[Mike Holding]

Hi Dale,

Planet Earth was mostly shot using the Panasonic Varicam, F and H models in 720p and using Filmrec Gamma curves developed by the BBC and Digital Praxis. Many of the cameramen used the HJ40 or HJ42 lenses, the HJ18 and HJ11 as well. The series and feature release version were conceived and shot together, so some of the sequences were shot on 35mm for the “Earth” feature film, while the remainder were brought in from 720 HD through a digital intermediate process. The feature film version was originally a BBC/Greenlight Media project, released later in the US by Disney Nature.

The spectacular long lens aerials which were a hallmark of the series were shot using the Cineflex aerial camera system, which gyro-stabilises lenses like the HJ40, allowing absolutely steady shots on a +- 1000 mm lens.

Hope this helps

Director/DOP/ – Natural History