Draft:Animals Up Close
Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory is a 2023 television series with 6 episodes produced by National Geographic for streaming on Disney+. It has been renewed for a second season that will be eight episodes.[1]
Production
[edit]Along with traditional cameras, Gregory used drones to capture wildlife footage frequently throughout the series. He also used thermal imaging to film animal behaviours at night.[2] Specialized equipment was also used for underwater scenes. Logistical planning for the show took 18 months.[3] The total amount of time spent "in the field" was 219 days.[4] The longest shoot for footage took 51 days, when his team were filming pumas.[3] While there, the series filmed trained dogs protecting sheep from the pumas, which is the first time such behaviour had been filmed.[5] The second longest shoot was in Antarctica, which took 40 days.[3] This is where they filmed orcas hunting seals using waves to throw their prey off the ice. A rare interaction occurred between the two species when a humpback whale tried to disrupt one of these hunts.[6]
Reception
[edit]An article for Popular Science noted that the series provides information about animals threatened by climate change.[7] Animals Up Close was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Geographic orders new seasons of Bertie Gregory and Mariana van Zeller series". ABC News. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Atwell, Cabe. "The Tech Behind Bertie Gregory's "Animals Up Close"". Electronic Design. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b c Nguyen, John. "Bertie Gregory on National Geographic's Animals Up Close, Anti-Poaching, and How He Plans for Intimate Wildlife Shots". Nerd Reactor. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Given, Molly. "Bertie Gregory delves deep into his hopeful fascination of nature with 'Animals Up Close'". Metro Philadelphia. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Osborne, Hannah. "1st of its kind footage shows guard dogs saving sheep from puma attack on a pitch black mountain". Live Science. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Given, Kelsey. "Stunning video appeared to show 2 humpback whales trying to save a seal from a pod of orcas, but the seal may have been trying to hide behind the gentle giants". Business Insider. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Baisas, Laura. "New series offers an intimate look into how climate change impacts the lives of wildlife". Popular Science. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Petski, Denise. "'Trafficked' & 'Animals Up Close' Renewed By Nat Geo". Deadline. Retrieved 19 December 2024.