Behind-the-scenes tidbits of Diaries of Emperor Penguin 2

French director Luc Jacquet has always been keen on making wildlife documentaries. Since his debut, he has participated in the shooting of more than ten documentaries on related topics and won many praises in the industry. Luc's initial motivation to set foot in documentaries came from a job advertisement: "Looking for a brave biologist who can work at the end of the world 14 months ..." Luc studied biology and knew the behavior and habits of wild animals like the back of his hand. The only problem is that he never shoots with a camera. After 65,438+00 days of training in 35mm camera shooting skills, Luke went to Dumont Douville Science Center at the French Antarctic Station, when he was only 24 years old. Because Luc was born in the mountains of eastern France, he learned to ski at the age of 3. He has long been used to the cold climate in the polar regions. During the period of 12, he kept shuttling between the Antarctic and the inland.

Referring to the original intention of making this film, he said that he hoped to dig a little-known story in the vast glacier snowfield, a true and infectious story. Emperor penguins had never seen humans before the first polar explorers reached the South Pole a century ago. Although a scientific research station was established at 1950, these polar elves are still very strange. Luc hopes to tell mankind a true story that can touch the world with the beautiful images of emperor penguins in the cold Antarctic and the epic fate of their species. Emperor penguin is the largest penguin population with a history of over 50 million years. They are scattered in the Antarctic continent, especially near Adelie. There are 400,000 emperor penguins in 44 known habitats. The height of the emperor penguin is about 1 15 cm. Male penguins are bigger than female penguins (they lose half their weight in winter) and their average life span is nearly 20 years. Although Emperor Penguins walk slowly, they are all excellent swimmers, swimming at a speed of 5.4-9.6 km/h. Besides sliding on the ice with their stomachs, they can also dive for 20 minutes at 1400 feet below sea level. Penguins are warm-blooded animals. They can keep warm in the cold climate of Antarctica under the insulation of rich oil and waterproof feathers. The most special colony habit of emperor penguins is to keep the temperature high, with the highest density of 8- 10 per square meter. They exposed their backs to the cold wind. Every once in a while, the penguins in the middle of the queue will take the initiative to change their peripheral companions and let them return to the queue to recover their body temperature. The film crew are all camping in Antarctica, so there is no possibility of air and sea traffic. It is because of the long-term observation and persistence of the film crew that many precious shots and polar explorations can be presented to the world.

After the shooting, the crew of the film crew got up at 5: 30 every day. After 1.5 hours of preparation, each person carried more than 60 kilograms of equipment and headed for the snow field. Frostbite and chilblain often occur. They must seize the best opportunity for penguins to move, and they must also adapt to stabilizing the camera in the wind with a speed of 150 kilometers per hour. Fortunately, however, they were lucky enough to meet a huge colony of emperor penguins, with a total of 1200 penguins. The film crew carefully followed the penguin army, and the super 16 mm film shot a magnificent picture, which was very visually shocking. Photographers even swam with penguins in icy water, capturing unprecedented details with their lenses.