Peter+D.

JELLYFISH: EVOLUTION'S IRONY

Jellyfish.

This will be a video project concerning the oceanic overpopulation of jellyfish. This is a serious problem to safety on beaches all over the world, the Japanese economy, and other sea creatures. Jellyfish are beautiful creatures, though fascinating because they have no bones, usually no eyes, and no brain. Though mysterious and beautiful, they are dangerous to humans in many ways, as well as their fellow sea creatures. Not only is this a problem for humans but it is caused by humans and our pollution of the environment, and we can help stop this problem. We have to before it gets out of hand.

This movie will rely heavily on voice over during videos, and move quickly through facts and jokes. There will be several clips about jellyfish portrayed in modern culture, and a bit about their uses in culinary skills. The movie will be a good balance between facts and jokes, and having a bit of ridiculous clips of people’s opinions on this new problem.

Very simple, quick, short, informative and enjoyable.

Characters: Narrator- Mua Jellyfish- jellyfish Jellyfish- DK Spongebob- Spongebob S. Magic silence.

scene I:Intro& interview montage scene II:More montages of people being asked questions, then give real answers and explain the problem scene III: what can we do? Show people in environments, littering & factories. This is being caused by humans. scene IV: SO what? this will impact several economies that rely on fish and affect our abilities to use the oceans in certain ways. Explain why this is ironic.

[Dramatic subtle music] Fade to jellyfish all around.

NARRATOR Jellyfish. For what they can do to us, we know very little about them. But what we do know…Can be disturbing.

Jellyfish, also called sea jellies, are not fish, but do belong to the Animal kingdom. They are so different from us that we know very little about them. They usually do not have eyes, nor bones, or indeed brains. They do not have specialized digestive, osmoregulatory, central nervous, respiratory, or circulatory systems. Moving about using nothing but their bells, slowly drifting or passively swimming about, alone, or in massive colonies. They can be found in hotspots all over the world, in more than 200 species.

Interview quick. Whether we have encountered a jellyfish before or not, we know what happens if we touch the tentacles of one. It usually hurts. The jellyfish’s arms are coated in nematocysts, tiny needles that poke inward to a hollow tube. They usually contain some sort of venom, depending on the species.[person interview] Not all jellyfish are deadly, or indeed will even cause more than irritation. The function of these needles is to catch prey, but they double up as a defense. These microscopic needles, no longer than 20 microns, are what make jellyfish so dangerous. When touched, the arms will deploy thousands of these needles, penetrating the skin or exoskeleton of its prey, in about 700 nanoseconds, creating the impact of some bullets, and making it one of the fastest cellular processes in nature. The nematocysts invert like socks and release a tiny amount of the venom. The venom does different things, depending on the species, it can help entangle the prey by causing spasms, or immobilize it. [interview, didn't know that]