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Blue Planet III producers retain murkier footage to signal authenticity
Producers say the David Attenborough-narrated series deliberately includes less polished underwater footage to reassure viewers amid AI fakery.
The producers of Blue Planet III say they deliberately included cloudier, less polished footage to reassure viewers that its underwater images are authentic. The series, narrated by David Attenborough, makes that choice in response to AI fakery.
The concern arose because increasingly sharp television pictures and cameras now coexist with the rise of AI. Producers said the extraordinary sequences and unusual creatures filmed by BBC Studios' natural history unit prompted them to retain more natural-looking imperfections so viewers would know the animals were real.
At a press screening, BBC specialist factual commissioning head Jack Bootle said the series used no generative AI at all. He said every frame consisted of real photography.
Producer and director Yoland Bosiger developed underwater CCTV used to capture dolphins placing sea sponges in holes in coral to trap fish, behaviour described as never previously seen.
Blue Planet III is scheduled to begin on BBC1 and iPlayer on Sunday, November 1.