We can't prevent flooding or Climate Change entirely, but what we can do is manage the risk.
Over 2.5 million properties in England and Wales are at risk from flooding from rivers and the sea.
Changes in our climate, such as more severe storms and wetter winters, will increase that risk.
Most scientists agree that climate change will worsen during this century, with UK climate change
scenarios, showing that we should continue to expect wetter, warmer winters and hotter, drier summers,
as well as more extreme events, such as flooding, sea level rise and drought.
Tomorrow's World Short Film Competition is a project conceived by the Environment Agency
(North West region). It's an opportunity to showcase the talent of the future filmmakers of
the Northwest and to get their interpretation of environmental issues. Students were invited
to come up with the ideas, create a movie, storyboard or script about their view of the future,
the effects of climate change on the North West region and how we can all help in creating a
better place. The two films below were the winning entries from last year’s competition.
How would you combat these issues from your classroom? Who knows you may just be able to
change the world with your film.
If you’re interested in finding out more or to enquire about
entering next years Tomorrow’s World Short Film Competition and to download a copy of these
films, please contact chloe@viv-id.co.uk
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Human After All
A loveable but slightly dim polar bear and an angry penguin demonstrate the importance of water efficiency and the issue of climate change. To the soundtrack of ‘Human After All’ by Daft Punk, and using celebrity voice-overs of Terry Christian and Coolio, this film portrays an important message in an amusing and captivating style.
Utilising a unique and technologically advanced form of animation called ‘Performance Capture’. This allows the background to be filmed as live ‘real life’ images, whilst the actors precise movements create the CGI characters.
Written by Emily Webber, Samantha Pickles, Jen Robinson, Karen Turley, Sarah Butler of Liverpool John Moores University.
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Don't Expect a Miracle
A witty play on an infamous biblical story, showing the importance of preparing against flooding, and the devastating effects of climate change. The film shows the North West region submerged in floodwater, parted by an unexpected Christian.
The film uses a mix of live action, and ‘pop-up’ style animation creating an innovative and captivating way of portraying this message. Starring Terry Christian who brings his own Manc charm to this character.
Written by Martin Langhorn of the University of Central Lancashire.