Actors: N/A
Director: Jacques Perrin
Language: ENGLISH: Dolby TrueHD 5.1, PORTUGUESE: Dolby TrueHD 5.1, SPANISH: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Hindi, Norwegian, Swedish
Region: Region Free
Aspect
Ratio: 1.85:1
Number
of Discs: 1
Rating: G
Orig.
Release Date: 2001
Studio: Sony
Release
Date: 4/7/2009
Run
Time: 89 Min.
- Producer/Director Jacques Perrin's audio commentary. Addresses some technical details of the filming of Winged Migration,
but mostly focuses on his feelings about natural phenomena, birds and
nature in general.
- The Making of Winged Migration--If you want to learn in 52
minutes how to stage birds to make a documentary, don't miss this
standard definition featurette. Perrin describes how they shot footage
from light aircraft and powered parasails. They also explain how the
birds were transported around the world to set up the various shoots in
different countries. Nothing natural about that!
- Filmmaker Interviews--Clocking in at 24 minutes, this
featurette offers more insight into the documentary's production in
interviews with Jacques Cluzaud and Michel Debats, the two co-directors
who lived with the birds in some cases for years to prepare them for
filming. They address specific sequences in the documentary.
- Creating the Music--Another standard definition featurette
ported over from the 2003 DVD release, this 17-minute interview
showcases composer Bruno Coulais discussing his approach for scoring Winged Migration.
- 13-minute photo gallery featuring
shots on location, with narration to indicate the locale and species of
birds photographed.
Acclaimed nature filmmaker Jacques Perrin captures the beauty and wonder of bird
migration
around the world in this new panoramic documentary. Five film crews travel from the
Amazon
to the Arctic, crossing 40 countries and all seven continents, to observe flying patterns
over a
three-year period.
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