Butterfly film

Flight of the Butterflies 3D

Revolution in filming reveals epic journey of the monarch butterfly

A documentary that captures in minute detail the insect's 2,000-mile trek across North America to Mexico premieres this week – and is tipped to be nature's next screen success

The extraordinary 2,000-mile journey made by millions of butterflies each autumn from Canada, through the USA to Mexico is revealed in minute detail for the first time in a multimillion-pound 3D film. The insects' hair, scales and body movements in flight can be seen with a clarity that moved scientists at a preview screening to tears.
Filming the migration of the monarch butterfly took five years and was made possible by the development of new technology. The film's British director, Mike Slee, used the pioneering 3D "snorkel system" which can film insects in 3D "like nobody else before."

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