So to film this little bleep…dolphin…. (read previous
post to understand my obvious irritation).
Anyway…to film it, I have hired a boat and captain. (Really? …no one
would have guessed that Jenn). Note to self…less Tuscan wine before
blogging….seems to make me….an angrier writer.
So….the research group I have been filming has provided a
volunteer of the organization to travel with me to help. This is Manish. Manish
is a graduate student at Khulna University where he is working on a project
related to the problems of fisheries and interactions with dolphins. Within
about 10
minutes I have decided he would make AN EXCELLENT character to follow!
He is bright….well spoken…and has a very open spirit that comes across immediately.
I know it will transfer to film as long as he does not get nervous. I am over
the top excited to have found him totally by accident! I tell him by days end
what I want to do. Instead of following other people at the lab in Khulna
(which was the plan after I got some footage on the water)…I want to follow
him!
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| Manish helping to survey for dolphins in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh (Photo: JLewis) |
Then I will make my way back to Dhaka and capture Farhana.
And …hey….things are looking so much better now! This is the story I came to
tell! Trouble is…..he cannot speak to me on film about his research…OH
NO….Brakes!!!! Why? He has to get permission from his adviser who…is in the
heart of Africa …..where internet….is shit. Damn!!!! Well….lets see what we can do. We eventually
agree that I will draw up a contract stating I will not use any film where he
discusses his research…if the professor does not give permission. Done! :)
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