20 year- old Madison Stewart, many know her as shark girl, is an underwater filmmaker and a dive master. The young Aussie grew up living on a yacht from just two years old, she has spent nearly every day of her life in the water. When she first started snorkeling, one thing grabbed her eye and that was seeing sharks in the wild, She instantly feel in love with the animal and decided to have a future being around sharks every day of her life. When she was young she didn’t once think that she would have to fight for sharks and their lives. When she returned to the Great Barrier Reef at the age on 14 years old, she had expectation’s such as seeing the same beautiful reefs and the same sharks, but what she saw and discovered changed her life forever. …show more content…
In some ways this documentary is bias because it is not showing different points of views, all it’s showing and talking about is why we shouldn’t kill sharks. But for some people especially the Japanese and Chinese eating shark is a delicacy and it their country it’s normality. In a way it’s hypocritical to ban shark meat and not to ban other meat such as chicken and cow.
Shark fin soup is a very big part of the Chinese and the Chinese think it shouldn’t be interfered with. The reason Madison is trying to ban shark meat is because, she is trying to save and sustain the amount of sharks in the ocean. Unlike maybe chickens which we have plenty of and do not need to save, plus chickens are not dangerous to our health.
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Half of the documentary is filmed underwater, which is called underwater video videography, this is used multiply times in the film to show sharks in the wild and how the are peaceful animals. Narration is used throughout the whole film. Narration is a style of storytelling, which involves using a narrator of camera and he or she is never seen. This style is mostly used in informative documentaries. Host, is a style of storytelling where you learn about the story through a guide or a host. You see this person on the camera and they take you through a story in their own words. Recreations are used twice in shark girl one was to show when she was a child and was living on the great barrier reef, and the other one was a flash back to the 1950’s to show the over fishing of sharks along the great barrier reef at this time. This technique is to show important events that have already taken place. Madison uses personal point of view, this is where she tells the story from her personal perspective and her opinion. Camera tracking shots were used when she was on a boat to go diving with the sharks in the Bahamas, a camera tracking shot is where a camera is mounted on a camera dolly, which is a wheeled platform that is pushed along rails while the picture is being taken. Extreme long shots were used on the sharks to show us emotion. A birds eye view was used on the great barrier reef to show us how beautiful
Throughout the film there are many experts about the ocean and the animals that live in it. Researcher Ritter the misconception of the shark’s species is blown out of proportion by the media, which is why sharks have such an awful reputation. Experts touch up on this subject adding how even one of the biggest movies Jaws is a very large portion from where people get their fears from or it could be from all of the “shark attacks” on the news. Rob discusses how at the rate we are going we can destroy all of the food chains in the marine ecosystem, and this is where most of our oxygen comes from. Throughout the film experts Rob Stewart and Paul Watson are trying to get long lining banned in Costa Rica. Paul makes a really interesting point saying how the biggest problem is that we do not understand what we are and we are just a bunch of “conceited naked apes” that are out of
In 2013, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary, ‘Blackfish’ was presented at the Sundance Film Festival. The film featured a SeaWorld killer whale, Tilikium, and his involvement in three deaths that were claimed to be “accidents.” Former SeaWorld trainers were interviewed in the film and shared their recollection of events and how little was told to them by the parks. The film received most of its attention when the CNN network introduced the documentary. SeaWorld responded to the film by stating that the film was “inaccurate and misleading.”
The bull shark may be responsible for many shark attacks in the world but I believe that we have no right to kill them. Sharks are very important to animals food cycles and if the food cycles get messed up it can greatly effect the world. In fact, the bull shark is more vulnerable to human impact due to their ability to live in fresh and salt water but many sharks that are killed are for either shark fin soup or their liver oil. The sharks liver oil has many uses now but it started as a machine lubricant. Another way that sharks die is by recreational fishing. The sharks can get caught up in the fishermen's nets and eventually suffocate and die. As an environmental community, I feel like we need to inform people about shark habits and how to keep sharks safe. The water is their home and we are
Sharks have also been subjected to medical research, games and competitions, jewellery, souvenirs and cosmetics. We need to take into consideration that sharks play a vital role in the natural world that we live in. it is imperative that we look after these majestic creatures and ensure they remain protected. We need to be aware of the dangers of sharks, swim in protected areas where there are shark nets, and do not swim after dark in the sea (especially not alone) as the sea is the sharks home. Humans should also be wearing wet suits as protection in the ocean. The sea is where they live, they swim freely and they eat – they do not particularly target humans but rather prey on food that is available to them in their habitat.
In addition, I understand that this is a tradition for china to do shark fining, but they need to stop. If they do not, the sharks will be extinct. The people in China will also have a shortage in shark meat. After I read Finning Endangers Sharks, Ocean Ecosystem, and watching Should We Save sharks, I realized how horrible people can be. Due to the ethnical attitudes and behaviors of the people, I
In 2012, a survey revealed that only six percent of luxury hotels in China have ceased serving shark fin soup (http://ocean.si.edu/). The worst part about the distressing fact is that this survey was given after these hotels were informed of the inevitable problems that come with over-fishing sharks. Despite conservationists best efforts, it appears as though the culture of consuming shark fin soup is branded too deeply into China 's history for it to give up shark fin soup
Back in the dynasty the Emperors would serve the dish to honor the guest, because they believed it had healing benefits from the concurring of a shark (Fairclough, Caty). Fin soup still occurs today even when not on special (Fairclough, Caty). In addition the shark fins for can sell for a pretty penny anywhere from $500 a pound or even $1,000 a kilogram (Fairclough, Caty). As a matter of fact, fishermen in Melbour, Segal would export $1300 pounds worth of shark fins a week. It was recorded that a single adult fin sells for $80 and a two-meter monster can sell for $300. Additionally, 1 out of every 100 sharks reported killed between 2000-2008 comes from these fisherman(Hinshaw, Drew). (commentary) about Its question that fisherman practice “unsustainable finning” because it does pay nice , but the amount of money gained by finning isn’t comparable to how much sharks are worth to our economy. The global value of shark finning is around $630 million but is declining, while shark tourism is worth $312 million and promises to be worth $780 million in 20 years ( source 8). Human activity of finning isn’t the only reason to the decline of Great White sharks, human protection is another
Shark slaughter is a cruel and violent act, to say the least. Granted that there is economical profit to be had from shark finning, the massive loss incomparably outweighs the profit. Most, if not, all humans would not enjoy having their limbs cut off and being left to die. It is simply inhumane and brutal. However sharks are experiencing this very thing, and the fact that they cannot express or protect themselves, is leading to the death of hundreds of millions of innocent sharks annually. Odds are that as you are reading this, a shark was killed. While sharks may not be the most adorable animals on the planet, they certainly are living creatures, and they feel pain just like us.
Information (sub-point): The solution to the problem of shark finning is to sign petitions and force the government to pass legislature that will ban shark finning, as well as ban the import of shark fins. In 2000, Bill Clinton signed the Shark Finning Prohibition Act of 2000 (SFPA), which “banned finning on any fishing vessel within United States territorial waters, and on all U.S.-flagged fishing vessels in international waters” (Speigel, 2011). Currently, it is also illegal to hunt sharks in many parts around the world due to various restrictions set by other government, but it is not illegal to import and sell shark fins. Finding shark fins in the US can be as easy as walking into an Asian restaurant and ordering shark fin soup. If we truly want to make a difference, and see a rise in the shark populations around the world, we need to ban the sell and trade of shark fins
‘Blackfish’ is a forcible documentary that’s directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite in 2013. This documentary has demonstrate the passive plight of those domesticated killer whale in SeaWorld. It analyses the tragic plight of killer whales and the director has used her particular way to position the audience to feel sympathy for those killer whale and she also implores us to view SeaWorld management with anger and disgusted, by their irresponsible manner and their endless desire. In addition, this documentary has represented those hard working trainers as passionate and respectable as well as victims. The director cautiously selects image, sound, structure and language to achieve those outcomes.
“The water was crystal-clear and calm. The waves were small and inconsistent, and I was just kind of rolling with them, relaxing on my board with my right hand on the nose of the board and my left arm dangling in the cool water.” She writes in her book ‘Soul Surfer’. “I remember thinking, ‘I hope the surf picks up soon…’ when suddenly there was a flash of gray.” Bethany Hamilton’s life changed forever Halloween morning of 2003. The picture perfect morning was put to a halt when a fourteen foot tiger shark severed Bethany’s arm below her shoulder. At just thirteen years old, her dreams of becoming a professional surfer were seemed to be ripped from her grasp. Bethany pushed through her hard times with her strong, resilient ambition to do what
Documentary was not so proudly looked upon in the early years of cinema back in 1890 to 1920's, as back then you didn't have the right essential to travel and film on the go. Without the advances in technology, documentary filmmakers will struggle to produce new and interesting films, this was until the portable cameras where invented and brought to our use, providing a whole era of talented young directors, we understand and see more of the world now than ever before due to the facts and imagery that is produced by documentary director. Since technology has grown since early cinema the content in which documentary has provided us, is in variety of modes such as expository documentaries, observational documentaries and reflexive documentaries, all these offer different areas of film. This is due to the fact documentary can push the boundaries on how far they can go and where they can go, due to the fact that digital technology is increasingly alternating, giving new opportunities to offer an exhilarate and more stunning pictures/films for the public/audience to see and be a part of.
One of the most memorable scenes was the dramatic finale where the humans and shark come face to face. The survivors reach the top of Aquatica, with one shark still on the loose. As a final attempt to fix her mistakes, Doctor McAlister slashes her hand and says, ‘She may be the smartest animal in the planet, but she’s still just an animal. Come to mama.’ Her blood lures the shark back to the facility, but will her mistake finally be destroyed? The scene is badly written and presented but the complicated plot gives an original ending.
1. Strict enforcement of the shark feeding law is a must to limit the amount of shark attacks.
.... It looked like its skin was so smooth and soft. Before I knew what I was doing I put my arm out an inch at a time, until I stroked the shark as it swam less than a foot away from me. I had realized instantly that it was a nurse shark, and it was very calm, which is common in nurse sharks. I noticed the light flickering above me, the other explorers were returning to the boat and I knew it was time to go back to my own familiar world. As I rose to the surface I knew that I would never forget that day, and all the new unusual creatures I saw. That day will stick with me forever, the new experience, the beauty of it all, but the thing I will remember the most is facing my fear. To actually touch one of the strange creatures that was the root of my fear was very invigorating and freeing, even if it was a harmless relative of the real the real man eaters I had feared.