Brian Cox nearly missed the crucial shot for BBC The Planets

0:00 Intro 0:17 Can you introduce what your roles are? 2:00 Given the amount of CG (computer graphics) involved, did you know exactly what the final product would look like before 3:30 Were there times when you were in the edit when you wished you had one more animation? 4:30 Tradeoffs between visual effects, CG and reality – you can’t tell the difference between what’s real and what’s not. 5:50 From a factual point of view, how important is it to tell the audience what’s real and what’s visual effects? 8:15 One of the big concepts is anthropomorphising the planets. Who came up with the idea of turning the planets into a famil 9:40 Do you see this as an entertainment piece more so than an educational piece? 11:50 Are you aiming at an audience that wouldn’t normally watch BBC documentaries? 12:50 From a production perspective, what were the challenges you came up against? 16:05 It’s almost sad that you go to so much effort getting that shot, but the audience could think that it was all added in i 17:45 Do any of you have traditional science backgrounds? 18:25 At what point do you get the experts involved? 20:25 From a CG perspective, is it helpful or hindering to have scientific boundaries? 21:45 Was it fun coming up with what you think the planetary details look like? 22:40 It must be nice for the scientists to see visualisations of their theories – did they get any new ideas from seeing them 25:10 It’s important for scientists to be able to work with the media and see their work accurately represented. 26:00 What moment are you each proudest of? 29:10 What one thing do you wish the audience knew about the production that you don’t think they know?