This Earth - What Makes Weather? (1991)

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  • Release Date: 1st January 1991
  • Asset ID: 802347
  • Synopsis: This programme explains the varying patterns of climate, how weather is produced and man's ability to damage his environment. It also stresses the need to protect our planet's life-preserving atmosphere which, while fragile in one sense, is still capable of unleashing tremendous forces.
  • Shotlist: 10:00:00 BP shield logo 10:00:07 LS across a flooded forest and clouds passing by. 10:00:27 Titles 10:00:40 LA a truck travelling over icy road carrying large pipes, CU truck driver in his cabin, travelling shot following a truck moving on icy road carrying pipes, travelling shot from the drivers cabin looking over the icy road, aerial shot of a truck travelling on icy road. 10:01:17 Pan R to L across a truck travelling in the desert, pan R to L a vehicle travelling on a road in a remote area, HA a jeep travelling across mountain area with clouds in the BG. 10:01:45 Montage of Cloud movement round the planet. 10:02:15 Pan R to L across the ocean to the beach, MS a vessel sailing through thick ice of the Antarctic Ocean, LS vessel exploring the Antarctic sailing through thick ice, MWS across marshes. 10:02:GVs ocean view in different times. 10:03:06 View of the sun radiation, graphics showing the travel of sun radiation to the planets. 10:03:55 Graphics showing Planet earth from the sky and its surrounding spheres, ionosphere, stratosphere and the troposphere. 10:04:20 Aerial shot travelling through clouds, MWS cityscape and clouds covering the sky above, WS view of the sea, LS of the sun, LS across a desert, GVs the Sun on the horizon in winter. 10:05:05 MWS icy road during winter. 10:05:09 Graphics of planet earth and the transfer of heat across the equator to the poles. 10:06:35 Marine life under water shot, LS water surface, MWS clouds travelling across the sky, WS clouds across the sky and mountains in the BG, pan R to L across valley and clouds moving across the sky. 10:07:23 GVs of rain. 10:07:34 GVs waterfalls. 10:07:47 Aerial shot over a river passing through forest, aerial pan L to R across rivers leading to sea. 10: 08:00 Graphics showing planet earth and rain chart. 10:08:55 Pan L to R across desert, CA to graphics. 10:09:48 LS a convoy of vehicles travelling across the Antarctica in a stormy weather, LA convoy of vehicles travelling across the Antarctica. 10:09:56 Graphics showing movement of heat and energy across the planet to the poles. 10:10:25 Pan L to R across a dried valley in India, pan L to R across a lake, graphics showing how cold and warm air travel, LS clouds across the sky, LS heavy rain and monsoon over mountainous area in India, MWS monsoon in India and people running on a road with dark clouds in the sky, GVs monsoon in India. 10:11:16 LS fast moving footage of sunset and clouds moving across the sky. 10:11:33 Montage of weather forecasting process. 10:11:49 2S weather forecaster Michael Fish talking to a college over a map, MCU weather map, travelling shot across computers in a weather station, MS reflection of a man sitting and working behind his computer. 10:12:01 Graphics showing weather satellite travel across the globe. 10:12:37 Polar satellite orbiting the planet, CA graphics showing satellites orbiting earth. 10:13:09 View of earth from geostationary satellite showing movement of clouds. 10:13:20 GVs of a ship in stormy weather and rough sea, LS offshore oil rig during stormy weather, MLS harvester working on the field, 3S pilots cockpit and airplane travelling across the sky, aerial shot across a British Airways jumbo jet flying across the sky. 10:13:47 Pan R to L met man working on a computer, MCU typing on computer keyboard, CU met man, GVs clouds moving across the planet, GVs man working behind computer analyzing weather includes graphics. 10:14:15 GVs people opening and holding umbrellas. 10:14:23 Pan R to L buses moving on the street to people walking and holding umbrellas. 10:14:30 CU weather man working on computer, OS same man working on computer and monitoring the weather, CU monitor showing cloud movement and anti cyclone, MCU of computer monitor and reflection of weather man working behind it. 10:14:46 LS men jumping into water on the beach. 10:14:49 CU photo of a woman sitting and checking cracks in dried land on a newspaper. 10:15:00 Pan L to R across people relaxing on the beach, CU newspaper headline. 10:15:03 MLS street traffic in winter blizzard woman crossing the road with a child in North America, LS a man cleaning his car from snow, CU newspaper headline, pan L to R woman crossing a street in winter blizzard, GVs street traffic in a cold winter time, CU newspaper headline. 10:15:25 MWS across icy land and the sun behind clouds, MCU man working in a very cold icy conditions wearing balaclava, MS man working in cold icy weather and a crane lifting equipment, MCU man working in icy conditions, MCU people working on a pipeline in icy conditions, MCU man working in hot conditions at a refinery, CU man whipping his face in hot sunny conditions, MCU man drinking water in hot weather and refinery in the BG, LA people walking and a car travelling in a cold icy conditions, MLS a bus stopping next to a terminal and people coming of and getting into a building in winter cold conditions. 10:15:54 Pan across people inside a café, MS men sitting round a table in a cafe wearing traditional Arabic clothing. 10:16:05 MS tent at a snow covered mountain base in blizzard, MS men walking on a mountain peak, CU men climbing mount Everest, MCU mountain climber looking across, LS climber standing on the mountain summit, MWS mountain peak during. 10:16:33 Graphics showing Earth and the Antarctic. 10:16:51 Pan R to L people relaxing and swimming on a beach, GVs people relaxing on the beach, under water pan looking at the sun to deep sea. 10:17:19 Travelling shot across a refinery. 10:17:25 GVs Men working on tests in a lab, aerial shot round a factory chimney with some coming out, LS smoke coming out of a chimney, LS cars travelling on a road and smoke from a factory in the BG, aerial shot over a factory with smoke coming out of its chimneys. 10:17:55 MWS airplanes queuing on a runway to take off while another plane is taking off, pan L to R airplane taking off to airport car park. 10:18:05 LS traffic jam, aerial shot across mountains. 10:18:20 MCU man lighting a fire, pan L to R setting fire to woods in a forest, pan L to R across forest fire. 10:18:35 Graphics showing the Earth and its ozone layer. 10:18:51 Pan over a very busy market in Asia, aerial shot over a busy motorway crossing, aerial shot of car travelling on a bust motorway crossings, aerial shot overlooking traffic on a bust motorway and cityscape under smoke. 10:19:20 LS sun behind clouds, MWS the sun behind mountains, MWS across a beach during high tide, pan R to L across ice sheet to the sea, MWS clouds moving across the sky, GVs strong waves hitting the shore, GVs floods across Holland from the North sea in 1953. 10:20:14 aerial shot across flooding in rural areas of Bangladesh, LS blizzards across fields, GVs sand storms across America's mid west in the 1930's. 10:21:05 2S a man sitting on the picking up seeds in a dried field, pan L to R across a field people running, MS people running in a field, pan L to R woman carrying a child and dragging a sack of beans in Africa, MCU woman sitting with her child in her arms, MCU man drinking, LA people sitting on the ground, MCU a woman holding a crying child, LS people standing a field with sand storm in the BG, MW clouds moving across the sky. 10:21:50 aerial shot tornado moving across, MS weather forecaster sitting behind monitors analyzing radar readings, montage of violent tornadoes, LS strong waves hitting the shore. 10:22:17 GVs violent rain and storms America. 10:22:59 View from a satellite over tsunamis across the globe, view of earth from a satellite. 10:23:48 Titles 10:24:12 BP shield logo 10:24:15 END
  • Production Company: None
  • Licensing Restrictions: None
  • Viewing Restrictions: Public
  • Format: BetaSP_Small
  • Alternative Language Notes: None