Journey to planet Earth. The state of the planet's oceans

DVD

Journey to planet Earth. The state of the planet's oceans / producer, Marilyn Weiner ; director-writer, Hal Weiner ; a Screenscope production, in association with South Carolina ETV.

Weiner, Marilyn. (Producer). Weiner, Hal. (Director, Screenwriter). Damon, Matt. (Narrator). Boni, Dennis. (Cinematographer). Mills, Bill, 1952- (Cinematographer). Ferrucci, Frank. (Composer). McNamee, Jim. (Film editor). Screenscope, inc. (Added Author). South Carolina Educational Television Network. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Investigates the health and sustainability of the world's oceans, with a special emphasis on climate change and issues affecting marine reserves, fisheries and coastal ecosystems"--Container.

Record details

ISBN: 9781928964162
ISBN: 1928964168
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Washington, DC : Screenscope, �2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Originally produced as an episode of the television program Journey to planet Earth in 2009.

Special features: Abridged version (32 min.); Educators' guides.

DVD-ROM features: information on the series (PDF, 6 p.); educator's guide for the full versions of the first 11 episodes (PDF or Word 2003, 70 p.); educator's guide for the abridged versions of the first 11 episodes (PDF or Word 2003, 76 p.); excerpts from reviews of the series (PDF, 1 p.).

Educators' guides also available online.
Formatted Contents Note:: Loss of the cod fishery (Portugal & New England) -- Marine sanctuaries (Dry Tortugas) -- Glacier melt (Greenland) -- Sea level rise (Bangladesh & India) -- Glacier melt (Peru) -- Effect of climate change on oceans -- Return of the whale shark (Belize) -- Oceanographer & explorer Sylvia Earle.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Cinematographers, Dennis Boni, Bill Mills ; editor, Jim McNamee ; original music, Frank Ferrucci.
Participant or Performer Note:: Narrated by Matt Damon.
Target Audience Note:: Not rated.
System Details Note:: DVD-R; this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives; NTSC, region 1; hi-fi, stereo. DVD-ROM drive is required for educators' guides, available in both Microsoft Word 97-2003 and Adobe Reader.
Language Note:: Closed-captioned.