Using state of the art technology, Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet lifts the lid on planet Earth, peeling back its layers to reveal a hugely complex machine unique in our solar system.At first glance, the surface of our planet appears solid and unchanging – but every day there are at least fifty big earthquakes and twelve powerful volcanic eruptions.Using the latest scientific information, we see what's happening beneath our feet and beneath the oceans in a way never seen before.Along his journey, Richard takes the plunge in Iceland, travels into the abyss off the coast of California and sets eyes on bioluminescent deep sea creatures in the depths of Monterey Bay. Special Features: Favourite Moments Creating a CGI world
Using state of the art technology Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet lifts the lid on planet Earth peeling back its layers to reveal a hugely complex machine unique in our solar system.At first glance the surface of our planet appears solid and unchanging – but every day there are at least fifty big earthquakes and twelve powerful volcanic eruptions.Using the latest scientific information we see what's happening beneath our feet and beneath the oceans in a way never seen before.Along his journey Richard takes the plunge in Iceland travels into the abyss off the coast of California and sets eyes on bioluminescent deep sea creatures in the depths of Monterey Bay. Special Features: Favourite Moments Creating a CGI world
Using a vast working 3D virtual earth within an enormous hangar, Richard Hammond's 'Journey to the Centre of the Planet' is a visual feast, superbly illustrating the earth as an extraordinary piece of engineering: the huge fiery power ball at its centre, the source of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes that continue to shape the earth's surface.'What would happen,' asks Richard Hammond, the personable narrator of events, 'if we lifted up Trafalgar Square?' Through visual imagery, layers of the earth are se..
This two-part BBC mini-series is dazzling. It's a perfect example of how you can package factual (dare I say `educational') material in an entirely entertaining and easily accessible wrapper.The combination of actual footage and gob-smacking CGI works wonderfully to explore aspects of the earth's geology in two hour-long segments. We've all seen earthquakes and volcanoes before, but the animated sequences in Richard Hammond's programmes offer a new perspective. You don't have to `imagine what's going on ben..
