How filmmakers captured the alien world beneath the Antarctic ice

Filming Antarctica's Underwater Secret | Wild Stories | BBC Earth · 10:12 · Video: BBC Earth · Watch at the source

In short: Go behind the scenes with BBC Earth to discover the immense difficulty of filming the brinicle, a rare phenomenon found in the frozen depths of Antarctica.

This video explores the complex production processes behind landmark natural history series like Planet Earth, Life, Life Story, and Frozen Planet. Series Producer Kathryn Jeffs details the technical challenges involved in documenting the 'brinicle'—a striking underwater phenomenon—within the extreme conditions of the Antarctic ocean.

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