最近有一部很良心的紀錄片，藍色星球第二季，又掀起一波紀錄片熱，你喜歡看紀錄片嗎?你知道紀錄片背後拍攝的故事嗎?今天，以脈動地球為例，帶你來看看紀錄片背後的故事!
Eleven years ago, the BBC’s Emmy Award-winning wildlife documentary, Planet Earth, took us on a journey described as 「the ultimate portrait of life on Earth」. From the deepest caves, to the most-luscious rainforests, from the bottom of the ocean, to the North Pole, it was a window into previously unseen parts of our world.
十一年前，榮獲艾美獎的BBC野生動物紀錄片《地球脈動》帶領我們開啟了一次被譽為是 「地球生命終極寫照」的旅程。從最深的洞穴，到最豐饒的熱帶雨林，從海洋深處，到地球北極，這部影片成了一扇窗戶，讓我們得以窺探那前所未見的世界。
The series sequel, Planet Earth II, has been met with rapturous applause. It’s the first BBC show produced in 4K resolution, as well as the broadcaster’s most high-tech endeavour ever. The opening episode was the most watched natural history program in the UK for more than 15 years, drawing in 9.2 million viewers.
該系列的續集，《地球脈動》第二季已贏得了陣陣喝彩。它是BBC首部使用4k超高清攝影機拍攝的節目，也是BBC一次最高科技的嘗試。該紀錄片的第一集是英國十五年來收視率最高的自然歷史類節目，共吸引了920萬名觀眾觀看。
Filmed over three years, it’s expected to 「uncover stories about the natural world we have simply never been able to witness before」, said Charlotte Moore, BBC One controller. The 4K cameras allowed the capture of more detailed images than previously seen, while drones were able to catalogue previously hard-to-get moments that have mesmerized audiences.
這部紀錄片的拍攝耗時超過三年，希望能夠「揭露我們從未得以一見的自然世界」，BBC1臺主管夏洛特•摩爾說道。4K高清攝像機能夠捕捉到比先前更為清晰的影像，而無人機則能對那些先前難以拍到的瞬間進行記錄，這些鏡頭令觀眾們深深著迷。
Drones are more flexible and stealthy than helicopters, which were used in the filming of the 2006 Planet Earth, and can take cameras to places where helicopters cannot fly, like thick jungles or narrow slits between rock. And they do so in such a manner that the animals are not disturbed or distracted. Something called 「camera traps」–cameras that switch on only when animals trigger their sensors–also helped get close-up shots of elusive creatures such as snow leopards.
和2006年紀錄片拍攝過程中所使用的直升機相比，無人機具有更強的靈活性和隱蔽性。它能將攝像機帶到茂密的叢林、巖石之間狹窄的縫隙等直升機無法飛到的地方進行拍攝，並且還不會打擾到動物們。而所謂的「攝像機陷阱」———只有動物觸發傳感器才會啟動的攝像機——則能拍到雪豹等行蹤不定的動物的近距離鏡頭。
「Visually, Planet Earth took an almost God-like perspective and said "Let’s look down on the Earth and see the scale of the planet". What Planet Earth II is doing is saying "Let’s get ourselves into the lives of the animals, and see it from their perspective,」 the series producer Mike Gunton told BBC.
「從視覺上來說，《地球脈動》幾乎採用了一種上帝視角，說著『讓我們往下看看地球，感受這個行星之宏大』。而《地球脈動》第二季則會這麼說：「讓我們走進這些動物的生命，從它們的視角來感受這一切，」《地球脈動》系列製片人邁克•岡頓在接受BBC採訪時表示。
The visual signature of the series is that you feel like the camera is with the animals. 「It’s very fluid, very active. For example, you might see this wonderful lemur leaping through the forest,」 Gunton said.
你會覺得片中的攝像機和動物是一體的，而這也是該系列的視覺特徵。「鏡頭十分流暢、十分活躍。打個比方，你或許還能目睹這隻美妙的狐猴在叢林間跳躍穿梭，」岡頓說道。
「Normally when we』d film that, we』d be standing back observing it, but here the lemur almost jumps over your shoulder and as it’s jumping over your shoulder, you’re with it – the camera is running with it.」
「通常來說，當我們攝像時，我們會站在拍攝物身後觀察它，但在這部影片中，這隻狐猴就像是要真的飛越你的肩膀一般，你就和它在一起 —— 攝像機就在它身旁運作著。
In fact, some of the scenes leaked in the show’s promotional period were so breath taking that they drew accusations of being fake.
事實上，該節目宣傳期間所釋出的一些片段十分驚豔，甚至還有人認為這些鏡頭在造假。
An incredible sequence showing hundreds of snakes on the Galapagos Islands in pursuit of an iguana that amazingly avoids their clutches was uploaded to social media to promote the show. The short clip instantly went viral and soon became referred to as 「the best scene in documentary history」.
在一組精彩絕倫的鏡頭中，數百條加拉巴哥群島上的蛇正在追捕一條鬣蜥，而這條鬣蜥卻巧妙地逃過了它們一次次的圍捕。這段視頻被上傳至社交媒體，用以進行節目宣傳。而這條小短片立刻就火了，很快還被稱為「紀錄片歷史上的最佳鏡頭「。
「A few viewers think such detail must be computer-generated, but the reality is that Mother Nature is much better at making animals than any CGI artist–we just haven’t had the ability to show this level of detail until now,」 a BBC spokesperson told Gizmodo.
「一部分觀眾認為這樣的細節一定是電腦合成的，但事實上，大自然比任何一位電腦合成圖像設計師都更擅長塑造動物 —— 目前為止，我們還沒有這樣的技術能夠展現出這種程度的細節，」一位BBC發言人在接受科技博客Gizmodo採訪時表示。
But it’s not just the filming technology that has advanced–our understanding of nature has too. This is why the new installment is not only about natural habitats but also takes us into the cities too, to show how human behavior has impacted nature and how animals have adapted to survive it. The crews made 117 filming trips in 40 different countries, filming for a total of 2,089 days.
除了拍攝技術有所進步之外，我們對大自然的了解也在不斷加深。而這也是新一季並不僅僅局限於自然棲息地，還帶領我們來到城市的原因，並向我們呈現了人類活動如何影響自然，以及動物如何適應並生存下來的情境。劇組共在40個國家117個地區開展拍攝，前後共耗時2089天。（翻頁查看十部必看的BBC神級紀錄片具體名單）