Documentary and Commission - SCRIPT CONCEPT 2 - Medway walking script

SCRIPT CONCEPT 2 - Medway walking script

PIX	SYNC/COMM	DUR
EW-MW Various, Medway metro area, Map including london, MW Trains from london, historical still-Charles Dickens.	INTRO p1 COMM: The Medway Area, you may know it as a dormitory for London, a historic Naval port, or the home of Charles Dickens. This metropolitan area houses over xx permanent inhabitants, and is a part of the Grater London Megalopolis.	10s
MS Presenter- walking along a forest path.	INTRO p2 SYNC: - So you'd think that if I where to tell you that I'm standing right in the centre of it, would you believe me? This is the Medway Smile, and your watching Hidden Medway.	10s
Intro sequence	INTRO SEQUENCE: TITLE: HIDDEN MEDWAY	30s
SEQ: Presenter walking along a path near maidstone.	COMM: Finding your way to the Smile can be hard, well that's because you probably wont find it on a map, its not a country park, though it is made up of a few of them, and its not a particularly small area either.	10s
SEQ: describing the medway smile, graphics and sat images showing Medway layout and the Smile project's boundaries.	COMM: The Medway smile is squeezed between the towns of Aylesford, Snodland, Halling and Cuxton to the west, the Medway conurbation to the north, and the Maidstone area to the south, with its easterly-most point near Stockbury.	10s
TOTAL DUR	TOTAL DUR	70s
SEQ: Satelight map, highlight specific, labelled wildlife preserves within the smile, zoom out to a wider view then highlight the Smile's catchment area. CUT TO: actuality, the presenter near the riverbank, as sync ends pan to river	COMM: The Medway smile is a part of what's known as “the living landscapes project”, instead of singular, protected sites, the project aims to protect larger, more complete biospheres- SYNC:-here in the smile, its all about the river.	10s
SEQ: the Medway river, shots from along its banks, graphics about its history, old photographs, industrial history ect.	COMM: The river Medway runs from the High Weald in Sussex, through Tonbridge, Maidstone, The Smile,and then through the heavily industrialised Medway conurbation, Before finally emptying into the Thames estuary.	15s
MS presenter walking along a riverside bridleway, camera following.	SYNC: This mixture of river valleys, floodland and marshes provide a unique biosphere, with some of the best examples of British riverside life available country-wide, a Green Gem in the middle of this south-eastern megalopolis. Today I'm walking along a section of the Medway Valley walk, Starting here, at the edge of Maidstone.	10s
SEQ: satelite/map view of our route	Our route takes us along the edge of the medway river, keeping to the north-easterly bank we should see some fantastic wildlife, historic sites, and interesting sights.	10s
TOTAL DUR	TOTAL DUR	115s
SEQ: Actuality intercut moments throughout walk along the path(1st leg)(one day) CU/MS/WS/MWS presenter indicating and talking about interesting subjects along the riverside.	PTC's,SYBC, describing subjects found along route (INC flora, fauna, historical,geographic)	300s
TOTAL DUR	TOTAL DUR	415s
SEQ: Segway from actuality to industry sewage works/clay pits/quarries.etc(2nd leg)(one day)	COMM: other than the natural wonders of this area, the Medway river valley is still an industrial place, the sewerage works is an example of somewhat damaging industry, along with the old pits and chalk quarries you wouldn't be wrong to say that this place has felt the hand of humanity, the good news is that nature is reclaiming the Old, Dirty industrial areas here, making way for this:-	15s
PTC/SYNC MW/MWS/MCU on PUBLIC R.O.W footpath.	SYNC: -This is perhaps an example of positive industry, no smoke, no pollution, just clean electricity. Then again, some would say it blights the landscape as much as old industry. I think I'd prefer this over the Poo plant any day.	10s
TOTAL DUR	TOTAL DUR	440s
SEQ: Various shots, presenter walking along path, EW's scenery, MS/MWS/CU interesting subjects	Walking music, timed to shots, presenter enjoys the scenery etc.	120s
SEQ: beauty shots of the valley, MCU PTC's, Various	SYNC: PTC: I think its amazing all this nature is hidden here, I mean who'd have thought that under the Metro/industrial,/, the built up is all this beautiful countryside. (Comment about the hard work of volunteers here)	10s
SEQ: presenter goes and meets expert, talks with expert(interview vis language)	Interview with expert about conservation efforts(include if possible)	10s
SEQ: following presenter, EW of HS1 Viaduct, presenter looks into middle distance before resting for a moment.	SYNC: PTC: Well, it seems like its getting late, I had hoped to get as far as Rochester, this path goes all that way you know?, thankfully I can just about see the HS1 viaduct in the distance. (comment about experience of the walk here) I'm just so amazed all this was hidden! Its too bad I cant see much more of the smile, this whole area is littered with hidden footpaths and bridleways. There's so much more too see here.	15s
PTC: MS	I've been presenter name here, and That. Was Hidden Medway.	3s
CREDITS – graphics and unused EST shots/beauty shots, web-links to listed groups etc.	COM: for more information about the Medway smile and other conservation efforts use the links below, for more about our route see the links as marked. The conservation of wildlife and nature are paramount in our modern world, once its gone its gone and the different organisations and groups are often looking for volunteers to help out. So visit some of the sites listed if your interested.	15s
FINAL TOTAL DUR	FINAL TOTAL DUR	613