BEN VACHER 2018 WORKING TITLE: OUR OMAN - YOUR OMAN Our Oman - Your Oman is a series of 5 minute promotional videos showcasing Oman's diverse population through the harnessing of unique, in depth, personal stories, aimed at the international market. Oman's tourism market has focused greatly on the Sultanate's amazing landscape, yet so far seems to have lacked insight into appealing to those explorers who are more interested in meeting new people from exclusive backgrounds. Our Oman - Your Oman, hopes to change this, appealing to this niche area of interest through providing a sample of what Oman's people have to offer in terms of stories, experiences and customs; providing a rich appreciation of Oman’s wide ranging lifestyles, being careful to ensure they are not marketed as a ‘product’ How coo The first story may begin at sea, on a traditional Dhow. Highlighting how fishing has Ti Ge Osis long been integrated in Oman's ecosystem. The promo could focus on a traditional \“° * “##2erwe ‘Omani fisherman, seeking fish for himself and his village. However, as the fish is transported back to land, we may transition back to the more modern Muscat, where the fisherman is now taking his catch to the famous fish market at the Cornish. Thus showcasing how fishing was and still is at the core of Omani culture. Of course, as this short visual narrative is taking place, we may intercut or simply hear the voiceover of the fisherman's stories of life at sea\and the importance that fishing has had on Oman's economy over the decades. oncceraW ow DEAS > Negos Te BE The second story may focus in one of the traditional villages that is embedded into a wadi edge/mountain top. Instead of fish, the visual story could focus on the rearing of goats and their importance to village life. Simultaneously, the personal story taking place may focus on an Omani women and her experiences of life growing up in a wadi/mountain and working in the rose gardens to create rose water. Traditional life could similarly transition to the modern world, with a shot of the storyteller pulling out an iPhone to take @ photo. ay Hs GE Mece CID Te WHAT THY ACE Deve? Pine fo chet meets The third story could focus on a bedouin camp in the desert. Perhaps the animal of focus for this visual story could be the camel and how fundamental they are for the bedouins survival. The personal story that takes place may discuss the importance of desert crossings in Oman's history and the unifying of the bedouins who live there - another visual focus could be on the stars at night and how they are also a tool used by the bedouins for navigation. Again, the link to this with the modern world could perhaps be a moving star which turns out to be a plane or the glimmer of a satellite. — (vks > covrlmdy THEME OF Communicdrien eur Iw TReAtateny Therefore, all of the personal stories that are showcased, not only tell a unique narrative of the individual, but also focus visually on a key animal vital for the way of life that is explored, with all three finishing with a connection from these traditional ways of life, to the moder world, through the use of technology.