Natalie+Shum

(Black screen) //Scene 1// **(Text)** BP Oil Spill 2010 **(Sounds)** Seagulls **(Fade in)** Open body of water, blue/grey sky Seagulls flying into the distance **(Pan down towards the water)** **(Zoom in on growing dark matter, oil)** **(Dramatic sound then music)** **(Fade out)** //Scene 2// **(Text)** Coral Reef destruction **(Fade in)(Music continues)** Underwater scene, with coral reef – vibrant colours Polluted water passes by   Coral becomes discoloured (dies), (**Sounds,** breaking) falls apart **(Fade out)** //Scene 3// **(Text)** Great Smog of 1952 **(Fade in)** London skyline Large cloud of smoke. **(Sounds)** Coughing, heaving **(Fade out)**

**(Fade in)** Animals covered in oil **(Cut to)** Continuing loss of coral reef **(Cut to)** Profile view of person breathing in smoke/pollution (Fade into) cute pink lungs turning discoloured. **(Cut to)** City skyline **(Sounds, overlapping)** Cars, planes, trains, people talking, laughing **(Cut to)** View of Earth from space Land (green) getting covered by water (blue) Getting red (warming up) **(Fade out)** **(Black screen)** **(Text)** Past, **(Fade in)** Present, **(Fade in)** Future. **(Fade in)** The Environment Won’t Help Itself **(Fade out)** **(Fade in)** The Great Smog of 1952 **(Fade in)** occurred in London, England during the month of December. **(Fade in)** Due to the cold weather, there was an excessive burning of coal. This created airborne pollutants causing a build up of smoke under the heavy layer of warm air. This produced a thicker than usual fog throughout the city. **(Fade in)** Since London is notorious for its’ foggy conditions, the growing pollution did not cause a panic. **(Fade in)** In the following weeks, there was an estimated 4,000 premature deaths. **(Fade in)** Months later, it was reported that there were almost 12,000 deaths in total. **(Fade in)** This event sparked the Clean Air Act of 1956. **(Pause for 5 seconds) (Fade out all)** **(Fade in)** The //Deepwater Horizon// oil spill (a.k.a. the BP oil spill) of 2010 **(Fade in)** This oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in the spring of 2010. **(Fade in)** Its’ effects ensued throughout the summer. **(Fade in)** The spill originated after the //Deepwater Horizon//, a semi-submersive floating drilling unit, drilled on the BP-operated

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