USA WEEKEND Magazine: Planet Earth

June 10, 2007 -  Insider

By Frappa Stout

An offbeat look at a new release – Planet Earth: A Hollywood location scout explores this breathtaking BBC hit documentary

“The series, which took five years to complete, ranges all over the world, including the Arctic. The DVD box set is available in three formats: standard definition, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

THE PLOT: No stone or species goes unexplored in the British Broadcasting Corp.’s ambitious documentary Planet Earth, which is the first DVD to crack Amazon’s top-10 list in three formats.

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, the 11-part series took five years to complete. The filmmakers (there were 71 camera people) circled the globe to capture nature and wildlife from each continent in stunning high-definition. Settings include deserts, caves, jungles and ice worlds.

OUR INSIDER: Mike Fantasia is a Hollywood location manager whose work on “Memoirs of a Geisha” won him the 2005 Location Professional of the Year award. His 30-plus films include “The River Wild,” “Dante’s Peak” and “Seabiscuit.” Fantasia was the U.S. Forest Service liaison for Steven Spielberg‘s 1989 movie “Always“. Since then, he has secured locations for globe-hopping films like “Catch Me If You Can” and “Munich.” He’s now scouting the next Spielberg film.”

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