Blue Planet III keeps imperfect shots to show footage is real
Original title: Blue Planet III is keeping the rough edges in the age of AI
Producers say they now leave plankton, boats, buoys and poor water in frame instead of cutting those shots.
The Verge reports that BBC's Blue Planet III is retaining imperfect underwater footage so the series does not look like overly polished AI imagery. Executive producer Elizabeth White told The Guardian that earlier productions would drop shots with plankton, boats, buoys or poor water conditions. The new series includes dolphins using sea sponges, fish communication and a large crab gathering.
- Elizabeth White is the executive producer quoted via The Guardian.
- One sequence shows about 200,000 crabs lining up to feed.
- White said real ocean animals are more remarkable than AI could imagine.
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From the original article
1 min read at theverge.com
BBC's Blue Planet III is looking to prove its authenticity by leaving in the less-than-perfect shots. Previous incarnations of the nature series were defined by their gorgeous, crystal-clear footage that seemed almost too good to be real. But one dead giveaway of AI is when things look too polished and seamless.
By Terrence O’Brien · theverge.com
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