Earth in 100 Seconds - crowdfunder open

Daniel Raven Ellison has previously behind the making of a number of films, including:

The UK in 100 Seconds - narrated by the late Benjamin Zephaniah

The UK National Parks in 100 Seconds - narrated by Cerys Matthews

The Netherlands in 100 Seconds

He is now planning to release his latest film.

Of the UK film, Dan said:

"I don’t think anyone really has a clue what Britain actually looks like. It's just too big and complicated for us to get a proper sense of proportion. And that’s a problem when people are making decisions about how we feed ourselves or how much more affordable housing we can build. Or, crucially, how much more space for nature we can have. If we don’t have a proper sense of what the country looks like then how can we fix our problems?"

His latest film is going to be his 'largest' yet: The Earth in 100 Seconds'.

Here's a preview:

What are we using planet Earth for?

Each second of this film reveals 1% of land and how we're using it. Following on from the UK in 100 Seconds, UK National Parks in 100 Seconds and the Netherlands in 100 Seconds - watch this preview of Earth in 100 Seconds! Coming out in 2025, back the crowdfunding campaign so more people see it and get your name on the credits.

From family shoppers and geography teachers to national policy-makers, we want as many people as possible to watch this film so they can make better decisions for life on Earth.

You can help by backing this project.

The no-budget film has been made by a small pro-bono and volunteer team.

All of your donation will be invested in boosting the number of people who see Earth in 100 Seconds - at festivals, events and online.

Once released, it will be free for anyone to watch or show the film, but we need your help to promote it.

Comments

Explore the world with the Go Jetters

Really useful post and resource for those teaching Primary Geography . A new set of characters called the Go Jetters who teach young people about key geographical ideas. Geography helps children to make sense of their world. Very young children are naturally curious, and they love to actively explore the world around them, noticing all kinds of detail. That’s why they need to develop geographical vocabulary like the names of places, people and things, and the words needed to describe and locate them. It helps to think of children as little geographers – they each have their own world of private geographies - the places they name for themselves with meanings that only they understand: the dens where they hide out with their friends, special meeting places in the school playground. Whether they’re playing in the back garden, or splashing through a muddy puddle on the way to school, children are intrepid explorers making new (to them) discoveries about the world every sing...

Edward Storey - Fenland chronicler and poet

I have worked in the Fenland city of Ely for the last six years - commuting in all weathers and at all times through the Norfolk and Cambridgeshire Fens... Edward Storey has died at the age of 88. He was a chronicler of the Fens: an author and poet. There was a lovely piece on Edward on BBC Radio Norfolk that I heard yesterday on the way home, which described him as 'a poet of place'. You walk the roof of the world here. Only the clouds are higher And they are not permanent. Trees are too distant for the wind to reach And mountains hide below the horizon. The wind labours through reed As though they were the final barrier. Houses and farms cling like crustations To the black hull of the earth. Here, you must walk with yourself, Or share the spirits of forgotten ages. Keith Skipper has written a lovely piece in the EDP. More to come on Edward in a future blog post.... Image: Alan Parkinson - Fens near Manea - CC licensed

Making Space for Sand

Making Space for Sand is a project I was made aware of recently. The ‘Building Community Resilience on a Dynamic Coastline by Making Space for Sand’ project (also known as Making Space for Sand or MS4S) is one of 25 national projects funded by DEFRA as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme (FCRIP). The programme will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate. The project website has an excellent section outlining the formation of Sand Dunes, particularly within the located context of Cornwall. Sand Dunes are an important part of the coastal defences in the locations where they are found. I am particularly familiar with the dunes on the North Norfolk Coast at places like Holkham. I've previously carried out fieldwork on those dunes with both GCSE and 'A' level students, and also Atkins has provided GIS support and created some visualisations of future landscapes.

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