In the extras infrared lions sequence, what protections were taken against attack?
Alastair Fothergill: We took no real protections. It is an amazing fact that lions very rarely jump onto open vehicles. If you were to walk out in the open it would be a different matter and they would probably attack you. The real danger on that shoot was very upset elephant mothers who could hardly see in the darkness smashing into our vehicles. Did you look to some of the Disney nature documentaries from the 60s and 70s for inspiration in making Disneynature Earth? Alastair Fothergill: I found those early movies very inspirational as a child but we did not look at them again while making Earth. When did you start working with BBC and how did things evolve into what you achieved today? Alastair Fothergill: I joined the BBC Natural History Unit nearly 26 years ago and have worked on a wide variety of programs. Many with David Attenborough. I first became involved with cinema when my TV series on the oceans, The Blue Planet, was turned into the movie Deep Blue. Is there any other proje
