Professional Practice: Script for WHF

This is my final script for my commission based project after much tweaking. Now I am going to send it to Tanith Brown who is head of advertising for WHF and she can correct and change what she wants and send it back to me. After that I will be ready to shoot this friday! Booked out the camera and am ready to go - really excited about this project!

Welcome to WHF --duration:  4.00 JUNGLE LIKE MUSIC PLAYS AS A TIME LAPSE SHOT OF THE SANCTUARY IS SEEN. CA OF CHEETAHS, LIONS, PUMAS PLAYING ECT CU OF LION/CATS LOOKING AT CAMERA SEQUENCE OF KEEPERS FEEDING BIG CATS

NARRATOR (v/o): Around the world, most big cats are endangered from human activities. While many of these animals are elusive to see in the wild, the sight of a big cat can be a life-changing experience.

MUSIC STILL PLAYING QUIETLY – CU OF CATS THAT ARE MOST ENDANGERED MS OF LION HAPPY IN ENCLOSURE   C/A OF FORESTS IN JEPORDY – NOT TOO DISTRESSING – ARCHIVE FOOTAGE IF POSSIBLE PICTURES WITH WORDS PAN SHOT OF SANCTUARY ANOTHER SEQUENCE - MUSIC FADES AND WE SEE A KEEPER IN FRONT OF AN ENCLOSURE FEEDING/MAKING A FUSS OF A CAT TALKING ABOUT THE CHARITY. FAST CUT	NARRATOR: Due to poaching and loss of habitat, beautiful images like these will become a thing of the past. NARRATOR: Roughly 80% of the 40 wild cat species have disappeared and sixteen of them are considered vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. The best hope for many of these species is through breeding programmes such as the Wildlife Heritage Foundation. KEEPER sync: We operate a centre of excellence in Kent, UK and we’re not open to the public. Dedicated to the captive breeding of endangered big cats within the European Endangered Species Programmes. We are dedicated to the welfare of our animals, visitors and the team. We want to ensure our visitors enjoy the experience but also consider the danger to big cats in the wild.
CU OF BIG CATS PLAYING WITH EACHOTHER/FEEDING TIME SEQUENCE WITH KEEPER OUTSIDE ENCLOSURE – KEEPER SYNC EXPLAINS HOW THEY MAINTAIN THE HABITAT MAYBE HOLDING OR PLAYING WITH CUB/CATS CU/MS OF CAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LOOKING INTO CAMERA/PLAYING ECT. SEQUENCE OF KEEPER WITH THE CAT MENTIONED	NARRATOR: The Wildlife Heritage Foundation not only breeds them, but does their very best to ensure that the cats are comfortable by ensuring that they maintain a natural habitat. KEEPER: We have over 30 different breeds of big cat here in the sanctuary. “Starts listing breeds…” We do this this and this to ensure that the cats are happy. NARRATOR: This is “Bruno” and he is “so many years/weeks”. To fund a tiger/puma/big cat from birth it costs up to £xxx.
Cu of keeper making fuss of cats/feeding cu of animals in enclosures	NARRATOR: The Wildlife Heritage Foundation works within the European Breeding Programme, which is dedicated to breeding endangered animals in captivity until poaching can be stopped.
KEEPER SITTING INFRONT ENCLOSURE TALKING TO CAMERA CUTS TO KEEPERS WORKING/MAKING FUSS OF CATS FOOTAGE OF PUBLIC DOING PHOTO WORKSHOP CU BEAUTIFUL SHOTS OF CATS ESTABLISHING SHOT OF WHOLE SANCTUARY WHF LOGO WITH NUMBER AND WEBSITE CONTACT DETAILS ON	KEEPER: We love our jobs. We’re here to look after these beautiful animals and we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the help we get from public donations. NARRATOR: There are many ways you can help these beautiful animals, such as photo workshops – which allow you to get up close and personal with the animals, adopting a cat in the sanctuary of your choice or making a donation. Without the hard work of the Wildlife Heritage Foundation and without the help from people like you protecting these cats wouldn’t be possible. To find out how else you can help please call 01233 771915 or visit www.whf.org.uk.