On Wednesday, January 27, the BBC will air what is described as “the world’s first film shot entirely by chimpanzees,” as part of a natural history documentary called “Chimpcam.”
The apes created the movie using a specially designed chimp-proof camera given to them by primatologists. The film-making exercise is part of a scientific study into how chimpanzees perceive the world and each other.
Finally, a novel solution to spiraling payroll: chimpanzees! Benefits of using chimps over human video content producers: pay in bananas, labor laws inapplicable, they never tire of the board of governers.
Movie made by chimpanzees to be broadcast on television (BBC.)