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Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
TLS five water birds standing on river shore. LS African elephant walking through reeds by river. MS venomous sidewinder rattle snake slithering through sand. MS fish swimming through shallow water. TLS seal resting on ice floe. TLS giraffe chewing cud in shade. Low angle MS banana plant. LS gazelle grazing, playing, butting heads by river. CU strange bug w/ many legs crawling over log in forest. MS several cranes dunking heads below water in watering hole. His Holiness the DALAI LAMA (Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso) says "For hundreds of different mammals or insects or flies all have in common I think same sort of sense. You see they love water." CU dragonfly landing on reed. MCU ants swarming plant. MS African bird w/ turquoise plummage sitting on stump, flying off. TLS cactus, vegetation in semi-arid desert. MS small water bird walking along lilypads in water. MS three hippopotamus (hippos) wading in river. Tilting MS moss, flowers growing from tree. MS two seals swimming, submerging simultaneously.
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
Panning wide LS flat U.S. desert, some vegetation dotting landscape; panning TLS desert vegetation (cactus, creosote, etc); MCU yellow cactus flower blooming. LS parched, rugged, fissured Namib Desert; LS Namib sand dunes; great panning LS fog encompassing sand dunes; MS desert plant wet from fog moisture. CU fog beetle on sand. Panning MSs sidewinder rattlesnake slithering along sand; MS sidewinder burrowed in sand, then erupting from burrow, slithering away. LS herd of African goats walking through Namib desert, toward cam; LS/TLS/MSs Namib herdsmen (goat herders, goat farmers) giving goats water in shade; MS goat herd passing cam. LS/MSs Namib goat herders carrying firewood, water through desert.
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
Actor TED DANSON says "Nature has this way to filter & clean & rejuvenate itself. But when we come in & conquer nature & go: you know, we are going to put concrete right here, & we are going to put a dam here. Well, that has a huge impact." Aerial shot of Colorado River, red rock bluffs; traveling shots of Colorado River, bluffs, Glen Canyon Dam; excellent aerial shots of Glen Canyon Dam (hydroelectric dam). Representative of the Navajo tribe EARL TULLEY says "I as an indigenous person feel that the river should run freely. People have taken it upon themselves to create an instinct that is not in their blood." LSs powerboat traveling along Colorado River; subjective & objective POV shots along Colorado River. Aerials of Glen Canyon Dam, Colorado River, Lake Powell reservoir. Biologist LARRY STEVENS says "This is a backwater, which is a nursery habitat for young fish. It is a habitat that forms in association w/ sandbars such as we see along the mainstream river. It's an environment that warms substantially above the river so it's an environment that provides good warm water habitat for the warm water needed fish."
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
TLS/LSs water pouring from massive conduits at Glen Canyon Dam. Aerial shots of Colorado River. Panning LSs Colorado River. MS/CUs biologists inspecting fish (humpback chub?) in Colorado. LS powerboat sailing on Colorado River. Biologist LARRY STEVENS says "We have about 3 or 4 pairs of peregrine falcons, which are an endangered raptor that lives in this section of the canyon. There's one that nests right in this area here. They feed on the water fowl that live in the river system here. I might be able to try to call one up here. Their call is like this & sometimes they'll be attracted by it." Larry rather amusingly imitates a falcon call. Aerial shot of Colorado River flowing, bending around bluffs, canyons.
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
Water The Drop of Life Part Three: The Perils of Pollution. Documentary about the global uses & abuses of water. Shot on location in numerous countries. Originally shot on Super 16mm. Letterboxed widescreen version (more than likely 1.66).
Soul! # 309 "Journey to the Sun"
Gerry Bledsoe welcomes audience, introduces Zulema. Singer & pianist Zulema performs "If This World Were Mine." Soul, R&B.
Soul! # 309 "Journey to the Sun"
Singer & pianist Zulema performs a song about unwed mothers from a different point of view, "This Child of Mine." Soul, R&B.
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
Great panning MS tide of river rolling, rollicking onto shore bathed in soft sunset colors, stop at watercolor being painted on easel; MCUs paint brush being dipped in water glass, then in paint; CU/MSs young Asian woman painting watercolor by shore; picturesque LS river scene during sunset, riverboat in distance. Secretary-General of the United Nations KOFI ANNAN says "I'm someone who loves nature. One of the things I find most relaxing is to be in the woods, to be in the forest, to sit by the riverbank & watch the water flow by. I've got this stage when I look at the river & I look at the water, what strikes me is how clean or dirty it is. But when you sit by a river that is clean, that has been protected, that has been respected by the inhabitants & you see the rivers, leaves float by, it's so clean you see the fish swimming. And all alone by the river, w/ sorts of birds singing, you realize how fortunate one is to be able to have that moment to enjoy to be in nature & enjoy a river which is clean & alive." Israeli diplomat SHIMON PERES says "We have to take care about nature as much as nature is taking care about us. Nature is very kind w/ us & if you want to enjoy the gifts of the nature & the promises of the nature, we have to refer of the nature & it s needs, it s rules, it s norms."
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
MS reflection of sun on shimmering water. LS/TLSs scenic river, marsh landscapes. Great traveling shot of wetlands in Biesbosch National Park, Netherlands; MS bird sitting on reed; nice aerial shot of wetland marsh. Actor/activist TED DANSON says "80 % of the fish that you catch commercially, at one point or another, have something to do w/ where fresh water & ocean salt water meets b/c that is where life germinates; that's where you have the riches nutrients; that's where you have the nurseries growing." Great subjective POV & objective traveling shots along Biesbosch wetlands (reeds, forests, marshes, tidal creeks, etc). State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport & Public Works of the Netherlands MONIQUE DE VRIES says "Water is an essence for the quality of life. In countries like the Netherlands where there is a lot of water, you take it as a matter of course & you don't realize that we have to be very careful with it."
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
Panning WLS scenic marsh, wetland in Netherlands. LS holstein cows grazing on hill near wetland (polder). TLS bulldozer pushing mud, slogging through canal. LS scenic Dutch canal. TLS freighter sailing along canal. LS train crossing strange bridge spanning canal or river.
Soul! # 61 "Gladys Knight & the Pips"
Gladys Knight introduces "I Don't Want to do Wrong." Gladys Knight and the Pips perform "I Don't Want To Do Wrong." Credits roll at outset.
Soul! # 315 "Elements"
CUs Maurice White of Eath Wind & Fire playing kalimba (metallophone, thumb piano). Gerry Bledsoe introduces program, then members of Earth Wind & Fire (Maurice White, Jessica Cleaves, Philip Bailey, Johnny Graham, Verdine White, Larry Dunn, Ralph Johnson, Andrew Woolfolk).
Soul! # 309 "Journey to the Sun"
Zulema admits to be bashful & nervous, introduces her backing singers (Something Different, Chris, Josh & Angel) & her backing band: Howard Wyatt, drums; Buffalo, bass guitar; Dennis Hubbin, guitar. Zulema performs a soul cover of the Paul McCartney tune "Maybe I'm Amazed."
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
(DO NOT USE THIS SEGMENT) Archival footage of massive floods in Netherlands, 1953: flooded farming fields; men race to build sandbag wall at levy; flooded, destroyed homes; cattle crossing street; aerial of flooded town; refugees, displaced persons.
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
Water The Drop of Life Part Three: The Perils of Pollution. Documentary about the global uses & abuses of water. Shot on location in numerous countries. Originally shot on Super 16mm. Letterboxed widescreen version (more than likely 1.66).
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
Tilting TLS scenic rushing river, evergreen trees in BG. LS Colorado River valley. TLS woman in red dress holding umbrella, standing by building during rainstorm in Bangladesh. High angle MS bucket of water being raised up well. Traveling shot of stereotypical suburban home (house). LS industrial factory near river. MS rice crops growing in paddy. LS man spraying liquid from backpack in large traditional rice paddy. LS old church, buildings near farm in Netherlands, pan to Cavo Latuco chemical delivery truck driving toward cam, passing; LS/MSs truck being loaded w/ chemicals. TLS/MSs tractor speading fertilizer or seed in field. Traveling shot of old factories lining canal, coal freighter sailing in FG. LS smoggy industrial factories lining canal, ferry sailing in FG. Tilting Ms water pouring from above delivery pipe at factory, causing small rainbow to form above collection pool. MCU water pouring from valve on water tank; MS/TLSs black man using squeegee to move excess water from floor in factory.
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
Panning LS massive apartment complex building in Southeast Asia. MS toilet flushing. CU clothes in washing machine. MCU soapy water draining in sink. MS/CUs middle-aged white woman washing car. Scenic TLS/LSs Pacific ocean waves lashing against rocks, California coast. Actor/activist TED DANSON says "Not pollute the water. Not pollute the land w/ fertilizer & poisons & toxins. If you change the way you make things & how you live & you use less water & then you capture the water that you do use before it makes its way into the ocean, you will start cleaning up the ocean. So clean up the ocean & you will solve-- if you try to figure out how to clean up the ocean, you will solve a huge amount of environmental problems." TLS nasty, polluted brown waste water pouring into basin (pollution, environment, sewage). TLS two women washing clothes in village in Bangladesh, pan left to water pump. Tilting MS polluted wastewaster drain carved into earth in economically poor village. Tilting MS human excrement in drainage ditch that leads to polluted waste-water basin in third world village. MS several women standing in line, holding babies in hospital in Bangladesh; MCU baby either sleeping or dead at hospital.
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
Panning TLS/MSs old gravestones in cemetery in London, England; MS portrait of Dr. John Snow hanging from lamppost; LS pedestrians, coffeehouse on Broad Street, London; MS "Broadrick Street W1, City of Westminster" sign; Illustration of London map (city planning), 1800s, red dots signifying cholera deaths; MSs infamous old water pump on Broad Street, John Snow bldg in BG; CU sign-- "The red granite kerbstone marks the site of the historic Broad Street Pump associated w/ Dr. John Snow's discovery in 1854 that cholera is conveyed by water." TLS/MSs polluted water basin, sludge beneath bridge. Actor/activist TED DANSON says "We've had in Milwaukee, people died b/c cryptosperidian got into their water system which came from animal feces & they turned on the tap water & drank it." Former U.S. President JIMMY CARTER says "The biggest project that the Carter Center has adopted for the last 12 years is the eradication of a horrible disease called Guinea worm, which comes from stagnant pools of water w/in which the Guinea worm's eggs grow. And when a person drinks the water, a worm about 2-3 feet long grows inside their body & through a very painful process emerges from their body."
Soul! "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (Larry Brown, Lloyd Parks, Bernie Wilson, Teddy Pendergrass) perform "Let Me Into Your World." R 'n' B ballad. Teddy Pendergrass & Harold Melvin on lead vocals.
Soul! "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (Larry Brown, Lloyd Parks, Bernie Wilson, Teddy Pendergrass) perform the 1972 R 'n' B hit ballad "I Miss You." Teddy Pendergrass on lead vocal.
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
Traveling shot of several Indian men bathing on stern of rusted ferry docked on river. LS man & woman bathing at water pump by river home, cows wandering about. MS small pile of excrement (feces) at drain leading to polluted wastewater basin in Bangladesh. Ms children, infants afflicted by diarrhea at clinic in Bangladesh, one child receiving rehydration formula, another being weighed on scale by nurse. TLS/MSs men constructing, paving sanitary tube well latrines in village in Bangladesh; MSs children, inc one Hindu teenage girl, watching.
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
TLS/MSs theater company performing for outdoor crowd in Dhaka, Bangladesh (educational act about pollution); two teen boy watch play from perch in tree. TLS/MSs Hindu women learning about hygiene at workshop in village. MSs girl washing hands w/ ash & water. NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation official S.M.A. RASHID says "Some solutions are really very simple. For example, hand washing. We teach the community people & the schoolchildren to wash their hands properly by soap. But if they cannot afford soap, they can wash their hands by ash b/c it is cheap, it is very much available & it is really helpful to reduce the disease from their hands." TLS/MSs woman emerging from latrine, washing hands in Bangladesh. MS woman pumping water from well. MS/CUs woman soaping, bathing, washing wild-eyed child in Bangladesh. Former Soviet President MIKHAIL GORBACHEV says "If we fail in our efforts to teach people to live in harmony w/ nature, no proper understanding of the ecological problems inc water problems can be expected; be it on a family or on a company level or on a scale of regions and states."
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
Water The Drop of Life Part Three: The Perils of Pollution. Documentary about the global uses & abuses of water. Shot on location in numerous countries. Originally shot on Super 16mm. Letterboxed widescreen version (more than likely 1.66).
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 3 The Perils of Pollution
MCU water droplet falling from tropical plant. Great MS water drop falling into placid, reflective pool, instigating calm ripples. Excellent subjective & objective POV traveling shots along Amazon River or basin river, inc one shot of birds flying from semi-submerged rock or tree stump. Graphic map of Amazon basin, South America. MCU water beads on fern leaves. MS grasshopper of sorts climbing tree. MCU insects crawling on non-budding flower. MCU strange, small, furry, multi-legged creature climbing plant stalk. MS two green parakeets in tree. MS spider monkey w/ long, thick tail in tree. LS powerboat sailing on river in Amazon Basin. TLS/MSs Cofan Indian children & adults playing in Dureno River. TLS Cofan men hauling in fishing net. Cofan Indian AMELIA BORMAN says "This is shendu. It helps against burning pains. You wash w/ it. And this is husindi. It should be boiled & one washes w/ it to cure earaches. All of these medicines can be found in the rainforest. We bring them from the forest & transplant them. There are a lot of medicinal plants all through the forest." MCUs strange rainforest flowers, plants. MS Cofan Indian man wading through wetland swamp.