National Geographic was adamant that the traditional blue-chip approach wouldn’t work for Hostile Planet. This was billed as an immersive adventure that plunges viewers into the animals’ world. Plimsoll Productions does not accept unsolicited ideas or proposals. Insurance won’t cover them – after all, who’s foolish enough to take such valuable kit out in -50°C temperatures? Hostile Planet The planet's ultimate survivalists. Moonraker were engaged by Plimsoll Productions to create the brand and title sequence for their landmark series for National Geographic – Hostile Planet, hosted by Bear Grylls. Nombre total de saisons: 1 Nombre total d’épisodes: 6. I start questioning my judgement: following such elusive creatures in the remote High Arctic during winter is obviously doomed to fail. At huge effort and expense, the replacement lenses have arrived. Like all ambitious natural-history productions, we strived to be lean and mean. Earth may be the only place we know that’s teeming with diverse life but that doesn’t make it a benign planet. Produced by Plimsoll Productions, Hostile Planet (wt) draws attention to the most extraordinary – almost supernatural – accounts of animals that have conformed to the cruelest evolutionary curveballs. Première diffusion française : 28 avril 2019. Deal values Plimsoll Productions at £80m as it seeks to meet demand for natural history shows . Titre original : Hostile Planet. There is some better news, though: the crew have finally managed to find the wolves. The natural history producer has hired Lisa Gilchrist, producer of … Planète Hostile. Grant Mansfield, Andrew Jackson, Martha Holmes, Bear Grylls, Delbert Shoopman et Tom Hugh-Jones, showrunner de la série, en sont les producteurs délégués chez Plimsoll Productions. Exclusive: Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions is moving into scripted. Société de production : Plimsoll Productions, National Geographic et Tencent Penguin Pictures. Guillermo Navarro partage ce rôle à leurs côtés. Struggling against the odds was a common theme on Hostile Planet. EXCLUSIVE: Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions is moving into scripted. Hostile Planet (TV Mini-Series 2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. EXCLUSIVE: Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions is moving into scripted. Every day is a struggle to survive, but animals continue to surprise us by adapting to the toughest challenges. The natural history producer has hired Lisa Gilchrist, producer of Dominic West-fronted crime thriller Appropriate Adult, as Head of Drama.. True to its ‘further’ mission statement, it wanted something different and, whether collaborating with composer Benjamin Wallfisch to bring a new tone to the score or with Oscar-winning cinematographer Guillermo Navarro (Pan’s Labyrinth) to shake up our visual style, the series needed to feel characterful, emotional and, most of all, current. EXCLUSIVE: Plimsoll Productions, the production company behind series including Nat Geo’s Hostile Planet and Yellowstone Live, has secured … IMMERSING THE VIEWER IN THE ANIMALS’ WORLD. Production: Plimsoll Productions / National Geographic / Tencent Penguin Pictures / Genres: Documentaire; Réseaux de télévision: National Geographic. EXCLUSIVE: Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions is moving into scripted. This comes six months after the company, which also produces series such as Yellowstone Live and Netflix’s Night on Earth, has secured multi-million-dollar investment from […] Small crews, rudimentary accommodation, basic food and long working hours were mandatory to relieve constant concerns that just a couple more days could make the difference between nailing the behaviour and returning empty handed. Weeks later, I’m back on the phone to the Arctic. Sometimes the simplest method was best – nothing beats a long-lens camera operator with a good eye and a steady hand when a snow leopard is hunting a mile away on a Himalayan mountainside. Whether it is the animals’ struggles for survival or the crews’ struggles for footage, on Hostile Planet, each little triumph seems to shine that bit brighter. Achieving this required a lot of filming technology – stabilised gimbals, remote cameras, drones and underwater housings. EXCLUSIVE: Plimsoll Productions, the production company behind series including Nat Geo’s Hostile Planet and Yellowstone Live, has secured multi-million-dollar investment from private equity firm LDC. From the coldest ice caps to the hottest deserts, the highest mountains to the steamiest jungles, we were attempting to capture extraordinary tales of survival in the most brutal corners of our planet. How do you tell engaging stories about characters who can’t speak, don’t read the script and often don’t even show up? Extreme weather combined with the difficulty of filming animals in the wild made things very unpredict able. We were there, chins in the wet sand, as a newly hatched turtle raced across the beach dodging stooping frigate birds and snapping crocodiles to reach the sea. Hostile Planet. Plimsoll Productions does not accept unsolicited ideas or proposals. It’s a bad sign – if all’s going well, you’re generally chasing the crews for updates. Distributeur : National Geographic Channel. Against all odds, species have found ways to survive in the world’s most inhospitable landscapes – from a scorched desert to the frozen tundra. Rigorous attention to detail was crucial. Night On Earth , which debuts on the streamer on 29 January, is designed to shine a light on the nocturnal activities in the animal kingdom and explore how wildlife interact between dusk and dawn. Planète Hostile. “Two and a half years ago, when we started filming, it seemed edgy,” producer Tom Hugh-Jones, of Planet Earth II acclaim, told Sierra. An hour later, we’re speaking on the sat-phone. Mark Itkin, former WME partner and a doyen of the international formats and unscripted world, has joined the board of Plimsoll Productions.. Itkin, who is based in LA and New York, will work closely with CEO Grant Mansfield and VP, Production and Development Saul Goldberg as the Hostile Planet and Yellowstone Live producer focuses on the U.S. market. Extreme weather combined with the difficulty of filming animals in the wild made things very unpredict able. Hostile Planet is distinctly contemporary, and it’s clear that the show’s creators geared the program to a younger, more environmentally “woke” audience. Step inside the most frigid habitat known to Earth – the poles. After a run of ill-fated shoots on the polar episode, we need better luck. Hostile Planet tells the epic story of the world’s most inhospitable landscapes – from a scorched desert to the frozen tundra. Of course, we had the gear to make life more comfortable for our crews on location, but watching such amazingly resilient animals reminds you that nothing beats a few thousands of years of evolutionary acclimatisation. Clearing up the carnage left behind was the unflappable production management team. EXCLUSIVE: Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions is moving into scripted. To some, the new challenges are too much, but others, it presents new opportunities. We had our work cut out, but we also had something driving us on. Hostile Planet. The natural history producer has hired Lisa Gilchrist, producer of Dominic West-fronted crime thriller Appropriate Adult, as Head of Drama. A look at the world's harshest landscapes and the animals that have adapted to live there. Set against the backdrop of a more violent and volatile climate, the epic battles for survival take on a new urgency as animals face intensified wildfires, blizzards, droughts and downpours. Itkin, who is based in LA and New York, will w… ‘Hostile Planet’ Producer Plimsoll Productions Buys Andrea Jackson’s Magnify Media . Production: Plimsoll Productions / National Geographic / Tencent Penguin Pictures / Genres: Documentaire; Réseaux de télévision: National Geographic. The results speak for themselves. Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions has used a variety of ground-breaking camera techniques for its latest foray into blue chip natural history programming, this time for Netflix. This approach informed many of our technical choices. The investment firm has taken a minority stake in the natural history and wildlife producer, which was ABOUT . Huge storms, unseasonal heatwaves, cameras buried by avalanches, vehicles exploding, drones crashing, threats of kidnap, divers with the bends – it was all in a day’s work for our crews. From the coldest ice caps to the hottest deserts, the highest mountains to the steamiest jungles, we were attempting to capture extraordinary tales of survival in the most brutal corners of our planet. Our fortunes are finally improving and as the combination of dramatic weather and animal behaviour comes together, we shoot some compelling rushes. Première diffusion USA : 1er avril 2019. Each kit decision was about using the right tools to tell each animal’s story. The solution was to clamp down on excess and plough as much as possible into time in the field. When conditions are against you, the golden rule is to keep things simple. Plimsoll, which has offices in Los Angeles, Bristol and Cardiff, is behind more than 70 series, including “Hostile Planet” (National Geographic), “Yellowstone Live” (National Geographic), “Night on Earth” (Netflix), and the upcoming “Tiny World” on Apple TV Plus. It’s the beginning of a string of shoots that deliver beyond expectations. Oh, and they have just filmed an elusive first: an epic midwinter showdown between the pack and two musk oxen. From mountains to jungles to polar ice caps, we visited some of the most brutal environments on earth to capture the extraordinary lives of the animals living there, says Tom Hugh-Jones. Nombre total de saisons: 1 Nombre total d’épisodes: 6. Cameras left in remote locations over months, triggered by the animals themselves, intimately captured rare moments of secret lives. It’s a scrambled line but the message is clear: what we knew would be tough is proving near impossible. Struggling against the odds was a common theme on Hostile Planet. The creative team has produced many hits and won Oscars, Baftas, Emmys and RTS awards, including three recent Emmy nominations for its latest Natural History landmark, Hostile Planet. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Motivated by the promise of showcasing both the wonders and the challenges of the natural world to hard-to-reach American and global audiences, the whole team was determined to make it work, and it turns out that goes a long way – to the ends of the Earth, in fact. ‘Hostile Planet’ maker wins private equity backing. Every day is a struggle to survive, but animals continue to surprise us by adapting to the toughest challenges. From ultra-high speed to ultra-low light, plenty of camera tech was used across the series, but we avoided trick shots and showy imagery. It distributes to more than 50 countries worldwide through Magnify Media. EXCLUSIVE: Plimsoll Productions, the production company behind series including Nat Geo’s Hostile Planet and Yellowstone Live, is ramping up its U.S. activities with the hire of … EXCLUSIVE: Mark Itkin, former WME partner and a doyen of the international formats and unscripted world, has joined the board of Plimsoll Productions. The only problem was, as well as the whole ‘hostile’ angle, we had promised a fresh perspective. Always positioning the camera at the same height as our subject’s eye-level helped their perspective of the world become ours. Hostile Planet’s cinematic style is the next evolution in landmark wildlife filming; imagery that not only captures the beauty and grandeur of the natural world but also the drama. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Headquartered in Bristol, UK, Plimsoll was founded in 2013 and has more than 400 employees across the UK and LA. Production: Plimsoll Productions / National Geographic / Tencent Penguin Pictures / Genres: Documentaire; Réseaux de télévision: National Geographic. What initially looked to be a chunky budget began to spread pretty thin when we had to finance 82 shoots across the world in glorious 4K UHD. The wolves move so fast that the team can’t keep up and the terrain is so rough, the skidoos are falling apart. ‘Hostile Planet’ Producer Plimsoll Productions Hires Saul Goldberg To Run LA Office Posted on : September 4, 2019 EXCLUSIVE : Plimsoll Productions, the production company behind series including Nat Geo’s Hostile Planet and Yellowstone Live, is ramping up its U.S. activities with the hire of former Covert Media exec Saul Goldberg to run its LA office. Earth may be the only place we know that’s teeming with diverse life but that doesn’t make it a benign planet. Itkin, … An email arrives from our director on Canada’s Ellesmere Island asking to speak to me as soon as possible. La série Planète Hostile est produite par Plimsoll Productions pour National Geographic. Our stories were to be framed in today’s climate – exploring the many ways in which our world is changing would be integral to the narrative. HOSTILE PLANET is an epic drama told in an intimate manner with new camera technology allowing a close-up vantage point as the animals navigate through their changing landscapes. Période : 2019. Not only does all this kit tax budgets and burden crews but when taken to extremes and used in anger, it is highly prone to failure. Against all odds, species have found ways to survive in the world’s most inhospitable landscapes – from a scorched desert to the frozen tundra. Here, the planet’s ultimate survivalists include whale-hunting polar bears, leopard-seal dodging penguins and a pack of Arctic wolves that bring down a pair of musk oxen. EXCLUSIVE: Mark Itkin, former WME partner and a doyen of the international formats and unscripted world, has joined the board of Plimsoll Productions. With Bear Grylls. 23 September 2020; by Naman Ramachandran ; Variety ; Independent U.K. production company Plimsoll Productions has fully acquired Andrea Jackson’s distribution outfit Magnify Media, after taking a minority stake in the company in 2016. Our solution was to immerse the viewer in the world of the animals. Employing the full range of stabilised gimbal rigs such as the Ronin, Maxima and the larger GSS meant we could mount cameras on helicopters, boats, vehicles, cable dollies and even the occasional camera person to follow any animal in any location. Planète Hostile. Worse still, it’s so cold our £50,000 long-lenses both cracked the minute they were taken out of the Peli Case. Plimsoll Productions is a world leader in wildlife and non-scripted programming. The natural history producer has hired Lisa Gilchrist, producer of Dominic West-fronted crime thriller Appropriate Adult, as Head of Drama. Nombre total de saisons: 1 Nombre total d’épisodes: 6. Durée moyenne d’un … EXCLUSIVE: Mark Itkin, former WME partner and a doyen of the international formats and unscripted world, has joined the board of Plimsoll Productions.. Itkin, who is based in LA and New York, will work closely with CEO Grant Mansfield and VP, Production and Development Saul Goldberg as the Hostile Planet and Yellowstone Live producer focuses on the U.S. market. Plimsoll’s ambition is to create and produce premium quality content for national and international clients: Hostile Planet is the company’s biggest statement in this space so far. 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