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Global Warming

Global Warming. The Issue and the Involvement Of a Major Politician, the Entertainment Community and a Very Capable and Hard Working Writer With thanks to Scott Burns and www.GodAndScience.org. As the father of one of the insiders and producers of this film I will try to convey some of

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Global Warming

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  1. Global Warming • The Issue and the Involvement • Of a Major Politician, the Entertainment Community and a Very Capable and Hard Working Writer • With thanks to Scott Burns and • www.GodAndScience.org

  2. As the father of one of the insiders and producers of this film I will try to convey some of the background and relevant insights of An Inconvenient Truth (AIT). 2

  3. He Is Devoted To Ecological and Social Issues and Wishes He Could Be With Us Today 3

  4. The Film • With wit, smarts and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH brought home Gore's persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue - rather, it is the biggest moral challenges facing our global civilization. • Paramount Classics and Participant Productions presented a film directed by Davis Guggenheim. Featuring Al Gore, the film is produced by Laurie David, Lawrence Bender and Scott Z. Burns. Jeff Skoll and Davis Guggenheim are the executive producers and the co-producer is Leslie Chilcott.

  5. The Challenge • Turning a slide show into a major film that warrants distribution. Tough! But, they did it. 5

  6. The Four Key Questions • Is the world getting warmer? • If so, can we agree that the actions of mankind are to blame for earth’s temperature increases? • What can/should be done about these issues? • Are the potential solutions worth the cost of implementing them?

  7. Why A Film ? • The rationale for turning Mr. Gore’s slide show into a movie was simple:  as a film it could reach millions of people whereas a slide presentation it would always be limited to the VP’s schedule.   • The exponential increase in reach was really what persuaded Al to allow us to film his lecture—and it is important to remember that Guggenheim, Burns, David et al pursued him and not the other way around. 7

  8. This Is Scott BurnsCo-Producer 8

  9. Guggenheim The Director

  10. Al Gore - The Committed Humanist

  11. His Personal Journey • • As they began the film making process they (producers and director) realized that another dimension could be added to Al’s presentation of the case for global warming— his own personal journey and his reasons for taking on the issue.(Chapter 5).   • • And so they built the film on two levels—a linear case for global warming — and on second level:  a connection between a person and an issue. (Chapter 1). 11

  12. Summer Temperatures Winter Temperatures Annual Temperatures 25 17 22 21 24 16 20 23 15 19 14 22 Temperature (°C) 18 13 21 17 12 20 16 19 11 15 18 10 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 1880 1880 1900 1900 1920 1920 1940 1940 1960 1960 1980 1980 2000 2000 Year Year Year And so we built the film on two levels—a linear case for global warming . . .[Historic Los Angeles Temperatures]

  13. Snow Melts Off Our Glaciers

  14. Polar Bears Have Lost Their Ice Floes

  15. Gore Not Only Talks - He Edits

  16. Keeping Science as The Rationale The Al Gore we see when he speaks about global warming was far more passionate then the Al Gore we saw as a candidate in 1980… • However, his dedication to make a scientifically sound argument frustrated the film makers.  They tried to remove The following section from the film because it seemed to esoteric but Al was vehement about keeping it in. (Chapter 17) 16

  17. Im Still Concerned . . . Those Bears Have No Place To Rest

  18. The Editing Team -- Movies By Keynote

  19. AIT -- Wrapping Up • AIT is the 3rd largest grossing documentary of all time in America.   • It has become part of the science curriculum in numerous countries.   • Working for an annual re-release of the the DVD every year with updates in the science. • In the end we benefited from a number of things—Katrina, the re-emergence of Al Gore for the first time since his devastating defeat in 1980, and an aggressive ad campaign. 19

  20. The Four Key Questions • Is the world getting warmer? • If so, can we agree that the actions of mankind are to blame for earth’s temperature increases? • What can/should be done about these issues? • Are the potential solutions worth the cost of implementing them? 20

  21. Are Solutions Worth It? • DuPont cut its climate-warming pollution by seventy-two percent since 1990, slashing $3 billion from its energy bills. • Wal-Mart installed new, energy-efficient light bulbs in refrigeration units saving $12 million a year, and skylights that cut utility bills by up to $70,000 per store. • The company, with the nation's 2nd-largest corporate truck fleet, saved $22 million last year by installing auxiliary power units that allow drivers to operate electric systems without idling their vehicles. 21

  22. Impact of A New Economy • Developing a free market and a new energy economy will not only save the planet from overheating, it will create jobs in the process. • For example, "We need to build a trillion solar panels," says McDonough, the award-winning architect. • "There are four jobs installing solar panels for every manufacturing job in creating them. The Chinese can't capture those jobs, because the energy is inherently local. The Chinese can't steal our photons." 22

  23. The Dilemma • When AIT was finished there was much debate about what solutions we could offer people.  What could we tell them to do.  This was interesting dilemma. • As filmmakers you are not obligated to solve the problem, only illustrate it.  Furthermore, the real problem we were trying to solve was getting people to believe that global warming was really happening. 23

  24. I Need To Wake Up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djP-c7d_Oeo&eurl=http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/melissa_etheridge/i_need_to_wake_up.html I want to change I need to shake up I need to speak out Oh, Something’s got to break up I’ve been asleep And I need to wake up Now 24

  25. What’s Next . . . It’s Up To US • The AIT battle was to remove doubt and attack the big campaigns that kept people from acknowledging the problem.   • The next battle will take more than a movie—it will take an unprecedented amount of change in government, industry, education, religion, and people’s personal choices. • THE SEQUEL TO AIT IS A MOVIE WE MUST ALL MAKE TOGETHER AND COSTA RICA -- AS WE SAY IN THE STATES, “GETS IT” - AND HAS A LEADERSHIP ROLE. 25

  26. Both Scott and I are sorry that he could not be with you today . . . I am honored to have the opportunity to present the work and vision of him and his colleagues. Thank you. 26

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