Life assistant producer Jonathan Smith answers selected questions about the "Creatures of the Deep" episode from our viewers.
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What are Humboldt squid capable of doing to a diver, and were you ever afraid of them during filming?
What was involved in filming the
nemertean worms and sea stars beneath the ice shelf in Antarctica?
Why did the show say "starfish" instead of "
sea star"? Is there any difference between the two?
How did you decide which deep sea creatures to film for
Life?
How much do we know about deep sea creatures as a whole? How many remain undiscovered?
Is it difficult to bring creatures like jellyfish and corals to life on camera?
Are there areas of the deep ocean that remain impossible to explorable?
What did you want the viewer to take away from the "
Creatures of the Deep" episode?
What was your favorite scene in "
Creatures of the Deep" and why?
Creatures like the fried egg jellyfish, the sun star and even the coral polyps seem extremely aggressive. Were you surprised by so many marine invertebrates exhibiting such aggressive behavior?
Are there any newly discovered behaviors in the "
Creatures of the Deep" episode?
What are some of your favorite extinct marine invertebrates? Anything that would frighten a modern-day diver?
Are coral reefs threatened or endangered? If so, why?
What is the deadliest animal in the ocean?
I want to become a cameraman and/or be on the crew for the location filming. How would I go about starting this and making it my career?
