Under Poole Bay
Under Poole Bay
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- Release Date: 2nd June 1991
- Asset ID: 800933
- Synopsis: The rich oil reserves held under Poole Bay and the proposal for a manmade island to be made to produce oil have led scientists to carry out a survey of the underwater life to see if marine life will be affected. Most of the footage is from underwater.
- Shotlist: 09:59:47 BP Shield logo. Caption 'BP Exploration'. Trav Aerial shot over Corfe Castle. Trav aerial shots over Poole Harbour. Tav aerial shot over Wytch Farm Oil Field with view of nodding donkeys. WS of seashore with oil well in BG. Trav aerial shot over oil well in sea. WS pan across artist's impression of pier at Poole Bay. Team of scientists from the Oceanography Department at Southampton University on a boat. Scientists dive into water to examine whether marine life will be affected by oil production from an artificial island. Divers swimming underwater and carrying out survey, using video cameras. Caption 'Under Poole Bay' under shot of camera on tripod. 10:02:03 Map of Poole Bay. VO over footage (with timecode) of diver with camera and the creatures that live there. Shot of crab chasing camera. Shot of camera hiding in the sand with its claws poking out. 10:03:54 Underwater view of sand eels swimming amongst shoal of small fish. Underwater GVs and divers swimming. CU of painted ray. CU of diver touching pipefish. A lone spider crab. Group of spider crabs mating. CU of oyster covered in seaweed. 10:05:37 Map of Poole Bay with Poole Rocks. Underwater GVs of rocks and divers studying the area. CU artificial reef created to increase catches of fish and shellfish. CU of crab climbing reef. Triggerfish. John Dory. 10:07:53 Map of Poole Bay and mark of historic wreck. CU of model of ship. GVs from underwater. CUs of divers digging up pottery. CU of sunk WWII Valentine Tank. 10:08:59 Map of Poole Bay. GVs from underwater and shots of maerle (calcified seaweed). CUs of crabs. 10:09:43 Map of Poole Bay. Trav shot through zostera (eelgrass). CU of crab. GVs from underwater. 10:11:02 Map of Poole Bay with proposed area for manmade island. Divers swim back to surface and get back onto boat. Credits. 10:12:43 END.
- Production Company: None
- Licensing Restrictions: None
- Viewing Restrictions: Public
- Format: BetaSP_Small
- Alternative Language Notes: None