Planet Earth - The Making of an Epic Series

I love the "Planet Earth" series, and i consider it as one of the best documentaries i've ever seen in my life, that was the only reason that drove me to get the book that tells the story of the making of this epic series, the book tells all the stories that were behind the making of this piece of arts, have a lot of nice photos too, it really shows that such a great work must have a great efforts behinds it, i really liked the book and its stories so much, i wanted to feel what was behind that great work and the book did a good job in that, wish that i could get the videos of the making also.

A 128 page paper back book containing information as to how the BBC's Planet Earth was filmed and how each and every researcher and photographer went through the ordeal of filming the sequences. Quite an interesting account about their adventure and techniques that were employed to make this successful serial. A very interesting documentation.

Does what the title informs you

Great

I got this book this moring have already managed to work my way through the vast majority of it. It features everything that the TV series has dealt with over the past few weeks, plus all of the info that you might have missed from watching the tv series.This book will enable your geaographical knowledge to grow, including amazing passages on the earths processes and the way in which things on the planet interract with each other.The book is worth buying for the pictures alone, which i could stare at all day if i had the time. Make sure you check out this book...

At the end of every episode of planet earth there is a ten-minute slot, which focuses on how the shots were taken, and the experiences of the film crew. This book is essentially a companion to that part, although it can easily be read as a stand-alone book.The book is split into many small chapters, each covering either two or four pages and describing the methods and experiences of shooting a particular scene. It is annoying that these are presented in a seemingly random order, rather than being chronological to the series or grouped into habitats / locations.The physical layout is awkward to read as the book itself is relatively thin - only 128 pages - and there are many photographs so the text is small and cramped, particularly as a column of the page is reserved for captions. On a more positive note the amount of text itself is good and the chapters themselves are a suitable length.There are many photographs although many of these are unnecessary and few are spectacular. The most interesting thing in the book is hearing how close the projects come to death and disaster and how genuinely dangerous some of the locations were.Overall the book is poorly laid out and organised, and although there are occasionally interesting parts, if you've seen the programme documentaries the book adds little. Personally I would not pay the £6.49, preferring to save up for the book that accompanies the series itself rather than just the `making of' parts. Between two and three stars.

Yes is epic the documentary and i prefer this book because i like Planet Eart Series.

This, as with many other BBC books gives an in-depth and very interesting look behind the scenes of one of the BBC's best programs for years. The stories are told by memebers of the crew and are as fantastic as teh series itself, they are truely dedicated.The contents of the book is 5* quality, however, in what I guess is an effort to reduce costs, the publishers have used poor quality glue binding. If you open the book too far - even so it is flat is too far- then pages begin to come loose.I still recommend it as a great read, if you are gentle with it, or perhaps wait for another edition?