Environmental Terrorists (Development or Destruction?) – A proposal for a 40 minute documentary

After decades of methodical environmental damage, it has nonplus observable that our vital life support system (M another(prenominal) earth) is getting worse and in a general state of decline. One question on the minds of galore( adventurenominal) tidy sum is What happens at the end of this decline?We be often told that we hatful adapt to the present state of the environment. But this assumption is increasingly creation shown up to be false, as we observe the effects of global warming, the pollution of the eco-systems, potential changes in the food supply, ocean currents, represently weather changes, the terminal of raw materials (such as spirit) and much more.In any effort to grow the public and politicians towards action concerning the environment, three questions must be answered h one and only(a)stly and convincingly? Are we heading for a collapse of the worlds ecosystems that sustain us?? What atomic number 18 the effects of man made environmental damage on local anesthetic and global communities??Can we restore the environment and work alongside genius instead of against Her?For some, the answers to these questions be fundamental to their substantially existence. How long are we nimble to wait and watch as the environment rebels and fights back against Natures terrorists whilst people, communities and populations are destroy by mankinds insistence on taking more than we are bequeathing to put back?In this verity documentary my team and myself, exit focus and examine the devastating effects environmental neglect and over consumption of raw materials has had on a small settlement on an Indonesian Island named Bukit Lawang.BackgroundOn the 2nd November 2003, a alluvium finish off Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra.Approximately 300 people make believe been killed, with 1400 made homeless. The village was a popular tourist destination, close to Sumatras main town, Medan, k nown for a relaxing friendly atmosphere, and famous for the oran gutan rehabilitation centre. The flood polish off in the evening, more or less 10pm, while many people were asleep previous to their 4am awakening for Ramadan.The rain had been falling for a couple of weeks, and the river was already high. further on the evening of Sunday 2nd November the waters began to rise sharply, great(p) some people precious seconds to get onto higher grounds. For most people, however, in that location was no time to escape. A torrent of water came flooding work through pat(p) mixed with debris and uprooted trees from the constant black-market log in the jungle, going a focusing the village in ruins.Bukit Lawang is now unrecognizable. The entire bank of the river has been destroyed, simply process away, along with many of the inhabitants, and tourists unfortunate enough to be caught up in it all. It has been commonly reported that the flood was the direct result of wrong logging, in an area were people rely on the river to provide their drinking wate r, washup and sewage system.FilmI would like to shoot the film development classic verity style, with the use of interview (interpreter required), narration voiceover and medicine (where relevant).Our aims are to educate the viewer on the wider implications of acts against the environment/nature, and the local/global consequences of these actions. By highlighting the hidden dangers often overlooked or disregarded by governings, companies and individuals, we aim to produce a piece that forget illuminate the unavoidableness to cooperate with Nature and its Laws. Or face a backlash that whitethorn result in a very live threat to the very existence of mankind.We will attempt to take a comprehensive, observational move around through the country and its terrestrial surroundings, highlighting the rich environmental and pagan diversity at heart the Island/village. We will explore the anthropology of the village (and near by villages) and its inhabitants in an attempt for the audienc e to get a disembodied spirit for the way of life of the populace and as well as their reliance and subsistence of Nature. (For example the use of timber/plants for building homes, fishermen and their activities within the rivers, the use of plants for medicinal purposes, their Spiritual/symbolic beliefs, their estate/hunting/cultivating techniques and economic systems.Example scenesWe follow a group of fishermen kayoed one dawn onto the rivers .A fisherman is cut whilst out casting nets into the river. We assimilate how the men/women of the village use brings and barks as an antiseptic, as opposed to westernized medicine.A unsalted couple in a near village are getting married. We see the preparations being made and the different roles undertaken by the males and females of the village. We as well as get a look at the symbolic nature and ghostly aspect of the festivities.The next phase of the documentary (will be observational, but admit narration) focusing on the rapid destruction of Indonesias forests, and the local effects of logging on the environment.The area is hit by floods every year, but environmentalists claim that illegal logging has stripped the area of much tree cover and other vegetation which would normally protect and absorb water during rainy season. We will attempt to define and clarify what logging actually is (using computer generated graphics and on-the-scene(prenominal) filming) and also interview both legal and illegal loggers (through the use of an interpreter) if possible. We shall also contact and get the views of local and global environmentalists and environment scientists to give views, look and scientific evidence to support any claims made.We then progress to the actual flooding of Bukit Lawang, using archive tv footage (with permission) from BBC News, CNN and Lonely Planet of the tragedy. This startle section will be heavily narrated, and will include video footage, newspaper clippings, sound bites and photograph s (again with permission) of the event.Example sceneVideo footage of total mayhem and devastation the villagers piling the bodies of the dead high into a pile. Children crying, clinging to mothers, homes being washed away and destroyed in front of the very eyes of the owners, and the plunk up operation undertaken by the army in trying to pull through survivors. (The mood will be very somber and frightening the music chosen will also reflect this.)Footage will be include of Environment Minister Nabiel Makarim claiming the disaster was Exacerbated by extensive illegal logging in the hillside area. And also describing the illegal loggers as terrorists, with the consequence of the disaster being as dangerous as a nuclear bombThis will also be tied up with filming the effects of the flood on the villagers who name at sea family and loves ones in the flood, children who have been orphaned, schools destroyed and homes lost (1400 people are believed to be homeless, although the kindnes s of the families and others means that most have somewhere to stay). This section will also include narration and interviews with those will to talk on camera. (Voice over will be added in post production).I have discovered three eye witnesses to the event a Mr Anthony Hurford, who was musical accompaniment in Bukit Lawang for the pull through two months doing volunteer work, Mr Agun Jungle (and sister daughter), who is a villager and one of the survivors of the flood, who is now trying to make a living organizing trekking trips around the Island, and Dutch tourist, Leo Zwetsloot, staying at the Bukit Lawang Cottage Hotel. I try to interview the subjects and get their similar or contradicting (as the case may be) experiences of the flood, who/what they felt up was to blame for the tragedy and the after effects on their lives.Example scenes(Voice-over alongside archive video footage)Eye-witness and survivor, Anthony Hurord, gives his live account of the panic, terror and devast ation of the flood. Houses, people and trees were swept down the riverA massive pile, maybe the size of a football pitch of huge tree trunks personal belongings, bodies and the matchless tin roofThere simply is no village.We speak with one of the Elders of the village, an old man, who survived the flood by quick thinking and helpful neighbors, who dragged him up the village and into safety. The man used to survive on his sons income from illegal logging, and now must rely on the kindness of the other villagers, as his sons have both been killed in the disaster. We see his shame at having played a passive role in the disaster, and the other villagers reactions and treatment of him since. He precious the income at the time, but was oblivious to its catastrophic consequences. We get a thought of the communitys resentment at the Government (and the elderly), for not doing enough to fire the illegal logging trade which benefited a few, yet ultimately cost him the lives of many. A cou ncil is also called to decide on the fate of the known illegal loggers and their supporters within the community, (These scenes will be spread out to conclude during the age of the documentary.)The film will progress (using observation, narration and interviews somewhat the immediate and government aid necessary for the up building of the village. The attempt of the community to make itself, its schools, homes, environment and economy. An attempt will also be made to apportion government interviews with the environment Minister and the chairman and get their opinion/views on the current situation.(We will aim to ask hard hitting questions about the governments knowledge of the illegal logging trade. Asking who knew of these activities and why wasnt more down to police the issue? Who benefited most from this illegal trade? Does the government feel even partially responsible for the deaths of hundreds of its populace? And question what it intends to do to veto a situation like t his occurring again?Example scenePresident getting increasingly uncomfortable at the barrage of questions, resulting in a refusal to answer anymore and the termination of the interview.ResolutionWe will conclude with the net statements of the environmental scientists, and their opinions for the future, of not just Bukit Lawang, but of the globe in general.scientific evidence for greater action is becoming clearer, but it is yet to become incorporated into an effective economic action plan for preserving and restoring the environment. In detail we seem to be going in the opposite direction, while environment researchers continue to gather evidence indicating that powerful action must be implemented at all levels of government and in communities all around the world. Using computer technology we will visually replicate images of the debasement of the planet if we continue on our present course. We will use facts from dissimilar environmental agencies on the present state of affair s globally, and their predictions/solutions for the future.Example ScenesOur last shots are of a council of elders debating, and finally reaching a decision on the future of the illegal loggers within the community, and of Agun Jungles attempts at attracting tourists onto his tours (with little success). Agun realizes he has to leave the village if he is to carve out a life for himself and his young daughter. We see him on a small boat traveling to nearby Malaysia, waving goodbye to his bith land. We see the pain in his eyes, but also the steely determination to provide a better life for his child.The elder previously interviewed has been granted pardon of responsibility and allowed to live within the village, provided he actively participates in the rebuilding of the community. Whilst the illegal loggers are allowed to stay within the village on the condition they help the army (and other environmental agencies) in their attempt to re-forest the land.