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TOPIC OBJECTIVE NARRATION VISUALS TESTIMONY
GEOGRAPHICAL /HISTORICALINTRODUCTION of CARDAMOMSIntroduce geography andhistory pre-outsider encroachment.Unify disparate communitiesHistorical Angkor link =pride in regionEstablish the noumenalpristine condition whichexisted before outsiders andbefore forest/environmentdegradation due to misuse,etcThe Cardamom Mountains of Southwest Cambodia is one of themost biological diverse regions in[Cambodia / Southeast Asia],containing many animals and plantsthat are found nowhere else on Earth.[Describe specific geographies, whichregiojns are the Cardamoms]For thousands of years [we*] [Notepotential use of 1st person as potentialdevice to create unity/empathy] theCardamom Mountains have been hometo many groups of people: the Por, the,[other groups and communities].It is said that even the Kings of Angkor sought the spice named Cardamom,which is still harvested today and whichgives the Cardamoms their name[smooth syntax]For many, many years, the people andthe forest and the mountain livedtogether in harmony: the people takingonly what they needed to live, using theforest for [ building shelters/houses?]and collecting medicines and foodduring the dry season. [etc]The rains fell on the mountain asalways, the water feeding the forest,the rain becoming streams which fedrivers.The great back of the mountains,including Cambodia's highest peak, MtAural, form an important watershedwhich feeds the Tonle Sap, which inturn feed the fisheries which supportAerial footage swoopMap / graphic of Cardamomsindicating relative position inCambodia - and on EarthOld stella, maps, artistsrenderings, etc of thecommunities, animals, faunaCardamom harvest; shots of Cardamom drying, beingprocessed.
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Inaccesibility established millions of Cambodians all around thecountry.The region remained largely free of outsiders for a long time.Early explorers were rare, making their way through the thick jungle onelephant [refer to first French explorer,1880]Images of WATER; streams,rain, rivers, rivers feeding theTonle Sap.Possible recreation of Elephantand explorer(s) sweating their way through the thick forest.Establish few outsidersventuring in because of poor development, infrastructure,etc.War / upheaval whichsealed area to outsidersFor years after these early explorers,few ventured into the Cardamoms.Roads were primitive and they woulddisappear with each wet season. Veryoften, the only way into the forest wason foot.In this way, few outsiders ventured inthe forest, and the Cardamomsremained relatively undisturbed.Archival Stills from turn of century through KR times:montage, dissolves showingchange but no progress into theforest.Pol Pot KR time = further isolations and inability toenter & exploit the forestDuring and after the time of Pol Pot, theCardamom region was further isolateddue to the effects of War and conflict.KR times; archival stills; roadsgrowing over; minefield signs;signs and indications of War.
 
and region Although many people died, the War also sealed the Cardamoms to mostoutsiders.For decades, the Cardamomsremained inaccessible. [mentionfighting / destruction insideCardamoms, slaughter of communities?]]INTRODUCTION OF THETHREAT TO LIVLIHOODSOutsiders coming; loggingroads and trucks;Disruption of forest andprevious way of life.Today, with peace and developmentcontinuing in Cambodia, the door to theCardamom's has been opened for thefirst time.Roads have been built, [concessionsgranted?]and the forest is beinglogged.With the arrival of outsiders, brought tothe region by its economic potential,the traditional uses of the forest arebeing overlooked.Animals are being hunted for sale todealers; trees are being felled for saleto foreign markets.The logging roads are making it easier to travel deep into the forest, where theways of life have remained largelyundisturbed for countless centuries--until now.In [name first long list of communities]the ways of life are threatened.Indeed, if the great watershed of theMountain should fail, the lives of millions of Cambodians will be affected.If we do nothing, if we do not live in aImages of peace: handshakes,smiling diplomats shaking hands.Roads being built / heavy truckstraveling on a major loggingroad.Elephant dragging log? [for elephant visual tie-in]Small trail dissolves to major logging road.Wildlife, pelts, turtle shells for sale; grisly image of somerevered animal being tosses intoa truck, etcBotum Sakor Watershed,mangrove images; shots of fishin Markets in Phnom Penh
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