BBC's Green Planet brings plants to life with state-of-the-art timelapse technology

Green Planet is the latest BBC Earth documentary to hit our TV screens. Narrated by David Attenborough, it takes viewers into the hidden world of plants as they battle for light, water and space to survive. Using state-of-the-art filmmaking technology, the Green Planet team has been able to document plant life in a previously unseen way thanks to advanced, intricate time-lapses. 

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Hannah Rooke
Staff Writer

Having studied Journalism and Public Relations at the University of the West of England Hannah developed a love for photography through a module on photojournalism. She specializes in Portrait, Fashion and lifestyle photography but has more recently branched out in the world of stylized product photography. For the last 3 years Hannah has worked at Wex Photo Video as a Senior Sales Assistant using her experience and knowledge of cameras to help people buy the equipment that is right for them. With 5 years experience working with studio lighting, Hannah has run many successful workshops teaching people how to use different lighting setups.