respect for the land and heritage
offering people opportunities to develop their spirit, their passion and achieve their potential
through technologies offering inspiration and awareness
living in respect and reverence for nature
celebration of arts, culture, identity:
celebration of art and sport: body and mind
world unites in celebration: united awareness and culture
this is our Always Vision
communities of countryside still thrive through out the world, and these people understand where their food comes from, yet for many people who live in cities, their food is brought to them and bought within a framework of stores.
It is important to remember where food comes from, that the nutrients we need, comes from nature; land that feeds us from seeds, herbs, plants.
It is important to remember that the water we need comes from our ecosystems working among our land, filtered through our rivers and streams.
It is important to remember where we've been
and where we are now.
Aboriginal people lived in communities that thrived through living in harmony nature while celebrating their lives through music and dance, celebrations of their culture.
Since they were encountered by explorers, they have endured hardships, while striving to maintain a remembrance of their culture, identity and sacred connection to the land.
Although the cityscape of modern day has brought us a world of technologies, art and culture that can be appreciated, it is important to allow ourselves the time to learn about indigenous cultures. Understanding their culture was interfered with and they went through pain is an offering of respect. Remembering that their way of life of respecting each other and living off the land, in harmony with nature is to offer respect for their culture and learn that we too need to remember who we are through recognizing our connection with the land, and respect for the diverse cultural identities of the world.
Our world is a world of diverse peoples, expressed and shared through diverse cultures.
The remembrance and appreciation of all cultural identity offers ourselves experience to enjoy traveling and celebrations of festivals.
Through recognizing our shared experiences of life evolving and cultures merging, we can appreciate technologies of modern day that allow us to experience our diverse culture and heritage, - yet we live with respect and reverence for nature. Indig. harmony with nature.
universal truth-energy-music
=-modern world of merging -through technologies
the exciting thing is, i know i know so much and have so much passion/creative ability to share it!!
the thing is, a lot of this is also within my 'life work', so to 'make it happen' now, i have to create the story that I want to share, NOW.
--------also pictures of heritage around the cities that tell the story...as transitions/
this will include
evolving of consciousness, and our place in the cosmos, universe, spiritual or religious insight, Quest for meaning and Universal Connection in our lives
*aboriginal people-pictographs of civilization here for 1000's of years
*and europeans meeting on this land
*everyone has a story, whats yours
*appreciating the diversity of vancouver
although the modern world here, and diversity thrives
theres a heritage to be remembered
+++ carrying the book of remembrance to olympic countdown
*ask the children what they know, and what they love, how they see culture and learning about culture
-with technologies now here, ability to see history, where we are now, and share
-people uniting (farm-passion of aboriginal people as 'we are one')
now, a city of rich heritage, living in harmony with nature
*elders chat of nature/harmony
a diverse city, rich in the arts and culture, hosts the olympics
---igniting the spirit of art, celebrating the mind's passion... fiery spirit of sharing art & inspiration *INSPIRATION LIVES HERE
---olympics light of body and mind merging
*torch shared from greece and beijing,....exciting to see the world uniting
and passion/potential of 'dream with passionate energy and health', achieving their dreams
*children, 'what do you want to achieve', 'how do you see the world?'
forest and beach location: wreck beach or somewhere in stanley park
urban location: 6th ave near alma
class location: vcc
+++++Part 1+++++
Music plays,
-scene 1
It is a clear day of sun shining among the trees of a prosperous forest. Green plant life encompasses the ground, and the trees extend towards clear skies. We shoot from the sky towards the ground, following the solid trunk of a tree. Panning around the lucious green of the forest, we zoom towards a totem pole while images of aboriginal life and culture flash on the screen. Aboriginal life is among the spirit of the forest.
-scene 2
Cut to: Among an urban side street, large, welcoming trees line the pavement of a street surrounded by parked cars. From a distance, an aboriginal woman is coming into view. She pauses by a tree, as if hearing something from it. She turns her head and looks with sincere curiosity.
Shooting from the perspective of the tree, the woman walks towards us with genuine interest.
We cut to shoot from the women's view, zooming towards the tree trunk, our gaze looks up towards the branches, and back down, as if to analyze the trunk.
We hear faint, warm whispers among the music
-'there is a heritage of every landscape'
The woman takes a step back in excitement. She expresses that she feels energy from the tree, knowing there is something to learn, to remember. She has a pleasant smile and eyes of curiosity as she moves around, exploring her surroundings.
Scene fades out, and flashes between scene 1 and 2, forest, and urban side street
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scene 3
We return to a forest of dense trees. We are taken from a view of the sky, down the center of a tree trunk Viewing the landscape, towering trees and brilliant green plants are shown among the ground of the forest. We hear the faint, warm whispers, 'land carries with it a peoples story to tell-'
The woman slowly turns around, exploring her surroundings. She smiles at her surroundings with sincere happiness and curiosity. She hears the faint, warm whispers,
'Remember Who We Are' (during the words, an effect of 'spirit'/whiteness goes over the screen).
We see the bare feet of a woman pass by.
-scene 4
Among the plants, the woman is gently examining and appreciating nature. Her hands are shown as she is gently and lovingly collecting plant life/herbs
-scene 5
The woman is peaceful, breathing in fresh air with appreciation. She stands up and smiles as she looks around the forest, embracing the energy of her surroundings. As she walks towards a tree, she puts a hand up. As she touches the tree bark, she pauses in the moment, sharing the energies of the tree in recognition of it's source of life. Her breath is deep and peaceful. We sense her understanding of breathing with harmony, breathing in source of life*
We see her reflecting with the tree. She is smiling with gratitude.
scene 6
drumming is beginning
music of drumming slowly increases
The woman looks around, with smiles and calm excitement. With herbs collected, she walks towards her destination, as if listening and following the laughter and drumming.
scene 7
On her walk, the woman meets up with another woman. The second woman gracefully stands up from picking plants/herbs. They acknowledge each other with a smile. Together, they walk through the forest with their plants/herbs in hand.
sound of drums/chanting/singing/song/music increases
(----if able, there is a ceremonial fire on the beach
scene 8
We see sand on a beach. Passing through the shot, dancing feet are gently mixing with the softness of the sand. We see the drummers hands passionately playing the drums.
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scene 9
(if actors willing, and dress/time available)
We see a silloette of peoples dancing among the fire. They are celebrating to the beat of the drums, and energizing the rhythm of the song through their dance. Moving to the beat of their songs, and singing through the words of their chants, they alter their movements, having hands raised up, and bending their bodies down. We see them dancing with the flow of the ocean behind them.
Suddenly, there is background noise of steamship/horn/ boat arriving/ voices of english picks up
The music of chants and drumming quickly fades as the dancers/drummer pause out of their celebrations. Curiously, they gaze out towards the water.
OR
The woman (in scene 2), walks out of forest, onto the beach (and fire). She looks around with joyful smiles, appreciating the sounds she is hearing of the chanting/drumming/music. She walks through the sand, caressing the sand with her feet. She is walking among the beach, peacefully appreciating the experience, and breathing in freshness among the air.
there is background noise of steamship/horn/ boat arriving/ voices of english picks up
As the woman hears the noises, she quickly looks towards the water. The music fades.
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scene 11
Images of ships flash over the shot of the stillness of water.
we hear voice of
'what are they doing'
'who are these people'
fade to black...
heart beat/drum beat is heard
As the sound of the heart beat picks up, we see the woman in the forest picking herbs. We see the water. We see the woman picking herbs, we see the water with a ship over it.
As the music beats, the image becomes a switching of, like a breathing/BLINKING pulse.
scene 12
a flash of white takes over the screen. the beating of the drum merges into peaceful, inspiring music
The woman is at the urban street. As she looks at the trunk of the tree, she sees a book that has the sun and moon on it. She graciously bends down and picks it up.
She brushes her hand over the cover, and breathes in a deep breath. She opens it and smiles, pausing in the moment to appreciate what she has come to understand and appreciate about aboriginal culture and identity. Closing it, she brings it up to her chest and looks up towards the sky. Taking in a deep breath while smiling, she carries the book with her as she walks down the street.
White fades in.
+++++part 2++++++
scene 13
(Location -in class)
Fading into scene from white, camera pans shots of the class, students LISTENING
mellow music sets the tone
The teacher speaks words of inspiration as the students are intently listening.
'to remember and learn about aboriginal heritage is an offering of respect.'
(hearing (or written across the screen with various words))
peoples
traditions
listening
learning
celebrating
culture
music
art
identity)
+++++
fading out white
scene 14
individual 1, is the first of shots taken of the students of the class
-each speak into the camera, saying a part of the following:
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Through reflecting upon heritage,----traditions and spirit of aboriginal peoples----whose lives, for 1000's of years thrived upon the lands we call 'home', -----we gift ourselves with understanding ways of life that Live in harmony with nature, ----and we gift ourself to live ----with the spirit of Freedom and Celebrating life----through cultural expressions using music, dance and art.
Music plays.
As the song fades out, we are at the beach, and the sun is setting.
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******Because of time constraints, i realize these scenes might not be shot with the class, ...either way, since I wrote it I thought I would put in to see what you think! Thanks :)
scene 15
+++++part 3+++++
music plays
shots and/or pictures of music, dance, art, murals of the city
camera shoots, by the VCC at broadway overlooking the city
speaking voice reads
Living among a world that is now globally and technically connected,
we can fully realize that 'We are united' and we can use the opportunity to express our own culture, heritage and identities.
What's your story?
Be Inspired.
we are able to share, appreciate and celebrate diverse culture
and the world awaits to hear you message.
scene 16
by the vancouver art gallery,
We see the countdown to the olympics.
The woman, carrying the book, walks towards the camera. She has confidence, happiness and pride on her face.
camera cuts to shoot behind the women as she carries the book of understanding aboriginal culture and identity to the 'awareness of the olympic spirit'.
shot fades to white :):)
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