Web Of Life - The Living Lakes

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  • Release Date: 1st January 1972
  • Asset ID: 802401
  • Synopsis: From South Africa to Turkey stretches one of the most impressive features of our planet, the Great Rift Valley. In Kenya it contains, like puddles in a vast ditch, a string of remarkable lakes. They are remarkable for their beauty, their variety, and their wildlife. there is crystal clear, freshwater Lake Naivasha, with its papyrus swamps containing a galaxy of brilliant and extraordinary birds, like the malachite kingfisher and purple gallinule. Carpets of lilies are both the home of the lily-trotter and hunting ground for The Fish Eagle. In contrast, Lake Nakura, not far up the valley, is green with algae making it ideal for flamingos, 2 million of them - a fantastic spectacle. Further north is Lake Rudolph, a huge, remote 'sea' in the desert. It too has its own particular features, like the black heron with its extraordinary fishing technique.
  • Shotlist: 00:03:00 BCU day Tree branches flapping in wind. Caption overlay 'Web Of Life'. 00:03:17 Zoom and pan to XLS East African Mountain Range. Caption overlay 'Living Lakes'. VO commences. 00:03:24 CU The Rift Valley Lake, Kenya. 00:03:41 Drawing of Big Game hunters. 00:03:53 XLS Aerial off Lake Naivasha. Thousands of Flamingos flying over. 00:04:15 XLS Aerial off volcanic mountains with clouds over their peaks. 00:04:30 GVs Lake Magadi. 00:05:04 CU underwater green algae to HA LS of water surface. (Camera jumps out of water rapidly). GVs water surface continue. 00:05:30 LS Rock and water surface tilt down to BCU Tilapia (sp?) fish. 00:05:45 XLS LS Lake terrain and Flamingos drinking in the heat. 00:06:04 Globe graphic. VO talks about how Martians would wonder what the Rift in Eastern Africa was, as it's visible 50 million miles away. 00:07:24 GVs Lake Naivasha with Fish Eagles and Swallows flying and resting in their nests. 00:08:45 CU Dragon Fly, Tree Frog, Weaver Bird and King Fisher. 00:09:55 GVs Water Lilies. 00:10:02 CU Wooden Sandpiper and Yellow Wagtail on Water Lilies. GVs of Water Lilies continues. 00:10:50 Coots, Wagtails Lillie Trotter attacking Water Lilies' flowers. 00:13:18 LS Pan R to L Flamingos mid flight then GVs off them on river. 00:15:13 GVs Lake Nakura, White Pelicans in water, submerging heads underwater. 00:16:15 Pan L to R Deer running amongst White Pelicans. GVs off lake continue. 00:18:03 XLS HA Pan R to L Lake Hannington. 00:18:21 GVS Lakeside, Flamingos and bubbling water caused by volcanic activity. 00:20:43 GVs Lake Boringo. Fishermen gutting fish along the shoreline. 00:21:14 Kite bird flying over lake. Zoom and pan to fishermen on shore with boats. 00:21:26 King Fisher flying rapidly to lake surface. 00:21:48 CU Dragon Fly CA young Alligator moving slowly forward. 00:21:56 LS Fisherman walking amongst Lambs thrashing at ground to catch Dragon Flies. 00:22:35 GVs Fishermen in water catching fish. CA Pelican eating a fish. 00:23:42 GVs OX Pecker and Zebras in lake and Hippos in lake. 00:24:29 GVs dry land around Lake Boringo featuring livestock walking around. 00:24:58 GVs Lake Rudolf including Goats on the edge of the river. 00:25:49 XLS Aerial of Lake Rudolf. 00:26:02 Giant Crocodile on rocky verge near water. CA LS several hundred Nile, Greenshank and Egret Birds flying over lake and then hunting for fish on the shoreline. 00:27:35 Black Heron in water hunting for fish. Fishermen hunt in water with birds. 00:29:43 GVs Lake Nakuru several thousand Flamingoes in water. 00:30:25 Magnified image of algae. 00:30:45 GVs Lake Nakuru continues. 00:31:22 GVs Marabou Stalks grazing on Lake Nakuru National Park rubbish tip. End credits overlay commences. 'Narrated by DEREK JONES' 'Filmed by EWART NEEDHAM BERNARD HEDGES' 'Film Editor ROBIN HELLIER' Produced by RICHARD BROCK BBC tv Colour Bristol' 'A BBC ' BP FILM UNIT PRODUCTION' ENDS
  • Production Company: A BBC / BP Film Unit Production
  • Licensing Restrictions: None
  • Viewing Restrictions: Public
  • Format: BetaSP_Small
  • Alternative Language Notes: None