Plastic Soup
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500 years ago Christopher Columbus discovered the continent of America. In 1997 another momentous discovery was made by Charles Moore, a sailor on his way home from a race in the Pacific. He came across a giant patch of plastic waste that took him days to sail across now known as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”. “Plastic Soup” is an attempt to move people to recycle plastics, before the world’s oceans are destroyed for good. Submitted by Lara Leslie, UK
October 7th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
the most moving short film I have ever seen, and a powerful way to put emphasis into a message that we all need to heed.
October 8th, 2009 at 12:59 am
Great one gave it 4 stars…only thing is like alot of the other films its over 1 minute - does this mean it cant be entered? Sorry to bring this up here but its just I noticed a few like this and it seems almost unfair if you have sacrificed parts of your idea to get it under 1 minute then someone else is alowed another 20 seconds or so!
October 8th, 2009 at 7:46 am
nallave illa thuuu kuupaiya neeyae potutu overa panra
October 8th, 2009 at 7:46 am
nallave illa thuuu kuupaiya neeyae potutu overa panra da
October 8th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Hi there,
I’m the Director of ‘Plastic Soup’. Glad people seems to be enjoying the film - it’s is an issue close to my heart.
In response to Blix’s comment about the film’s length: I checked many of the film’s on this site and their lengths before taking time to make mine. As many of the films are over 1 minute in length I took the guidelines which say, “All films must be no longer than 60 seconds (excluding titles and credits) and no longer than 90 seconds in total” to offer some leeway. This is very usual for a film competition and I assume that this is OK. Surely if the film could not be entered into the competition it would not be up on the site in the first place?
Good luck with your film Blix. I had a look and it is great and I gave it a good rating!
Lara
October 8th, 2009 at 9:19 am
One final point is that if you look at the film itself the actual length (without title graphics and end graphics) is just over a minute. We tried to be clever about how we did titles/ graphics cards for this reason!
October 8th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Yes well good luck! I am not actually doing a film but I know 2 people that are! There have been a few rule breaches I have noticed - i.e. some people seem to be using stuff that is probably in breach of copy rights but thankfully not your film!
October 8th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
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October 9th, 2009 at 12:14 am
a very professional instrcutive and thoughful film which i enjoyed immensley
October 9th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
A subject close to my heart as well
Well done . The Satie is perfect.
October 9th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
a really good film..
October 9th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Poetically powerful imagery with a stark juxtaposition of fact:a film of beautiful desperation.
October 10th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Hi it’s Lara again, the director of ‘Plastic Soup’. Thankyou to everyone for your possitive comments on the film. It is very cheering to know it has moved some people ;))
October 10th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
hey,that was exceptional
gave it a 5 star
all d best!
October 11th, 2009 at 10:37 am
This was a really powerful short film and made me feel very guilty for my lack of recyclying. Made me want to be much more concientious. Well done!
October 12th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Short,concise film with an important message for us all.
October 13th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
This is the most professional entry I have watched of all the entries so far. The editing is fantastic and I love the Titles effects being washed away at the start of the piece. Powerful piece 5 Stars!!
October 14th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Excellent and moving film. By far my pick of the bunch.
October 14th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Essential message for the future of our planet for generations to come. 5 stars.
October 14th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
very important issue to bring up. hope people will get the message and to do their part for our planet.
October 15th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Beautiful film, very well done with an urgent message. 5 stars from me. Thank you.
October 16th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Sadly environmental issues such as this are out of sight out of mind unless brought to our attention by the media or in short films such as this. Truly excellent. We are all to blame…
October 16th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Lauras film won’t save the sea but it might make people WANT to save the sea, which is why I have put it on our website blog…http://blog.seatrust.org.uk/
October 16th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
As a sailor this is a subject close to my own heart. A stylish film, well portrayed and thought provoking in a simple and elegant manner. well done!
October 17th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Well done, also a subject close to my heart, I have sailed past this spot many a time and as i have sailed most of the world and make my business from the sea, we all need to and should like to give something back.
October 17th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
As a sailor also, this too, is important to me. A beautiful, simple and effective film - 4 stars. It provokes the individual, but how to get the message across to organisations that contribute so much more to this disaster is a major problem. Well done, spread more widely.
October 17th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
A real eye opener, what a tragedy for the oceans. Good luck.
October 18th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
From the title to the final message, this short film really lacks for nothing. Beautifully shot, a great choice of music and tightly edited, it pairs the recycling thesis down to a few well-crafted soundbites. The film also captures how hypnotic the sea can be. Should be shown on mainstream television - 5 stars!
October 18th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Hi Lara here,
Wanted to include this link in our discussion. It’s for WRAP http://www.wrap.org.uk/ . This is an excellent resource for people who want to find out more about waste management and recycling.
Take care all and thanks thanks for your wondeful comments about the film. Lara
October 19th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
I wonder why somebody is not DOING something about this. We will be more than happy place a link on our web-site and see if we can help. http://www.seasave.net
October 20th, 2009 at 3:03 am
great film… I suggest a follow up …. show HOW to properly recycle plastic and what happens to recycled plastic.
many people do not know the proper way to recycle plastic, and since it gets sorted usually by a waste management company, who knows if ‘we’ are disposing of our plastic waste properly???
thanks for this great film, I’d like to learn and do more!
October 20th, 2009 at 8:16 am
A beautifully presented video which does not loose its message in camera tricks and confused messages. Subtle but moving film. Makes you think!
October 20th, 2009 at 8:38 am
this film really gets its point across without heavy preaching and distracting filming or dialogue.
October 20th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
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October 20th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
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October 21st, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Beautiful calming film to a rather urgent environmental dissaster.
October 21st, 2009 at 5:59 pm
hi Lara, this is Towfiq-ul-haque from newpathways.
an interesting fact filled minute there. very nice fluid camera work, love the focus pulling. and the score definitely carry’s the emotion in subtlety.
your passion to make a change in the world is taking form intricately through your films. very well done to you my lovely.
may god grant you the serenity to change the things you can, and to accept the things you can not.
lol
had to drop that one darling.
hope all is well, see you at the reunion. let me know if you find out who organized it. it seems a little suspicious if you ask me.
ciao.
October 21st, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Moving film and makes you realise that to have an impact we all need to take responsibility for this global issue
October 22nd, 2009 at 7:14 pm
very good brought a message through
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:07 pm
An excellent film. Great work on footage, sound and music!
October 26th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Excellent film, really gets it’s message across.
October 29th, 2009 at 2:04 am
Great ! video well done
x ( recycling is best! )
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Simple and eloquent, powerful stuff. Well done Lara!
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:01 am
Beautiful, important - and sadly, very true. Well done, Larrigan.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Great film Lara. Definite 5 star material!