흙 이야기

Soil Stories: The Whole Story from SC-NRCS & ESRI-SC Partnership on Vimeo.

“흙 이야기(Soil Stories)”에서 주인공 Francine 씨는 흙은 살아 있고, 흙이 없으면 인간도 살 수 없다는 사실을 깨닫고 여행길에 나선다. 이 여행에서 그녀는 땅속을  보도록 돕고, 다양한 토양층의 모습을 이해하려고 얼마나 많은 조사를 하는지를 도와줄 토양학자들을 만난다. 이야기의 후반부에서 Francine 씨는 흙의 물리적, 생물학적 측면을 가까이에서 지켜보도록 도와줄 인물들을 만난다. 마지막 부분에서는 흙의 역사에 대해 설명해주는 인물을 만난다. 

“Soil Stories” was born out of a collaborative effort between ESRI-SC and SC NRCS. We (Buz Kloot and Pam Thomas) wanted to get all the information about soils across, but in a way that was engaging. While facts came easy, it's not always easy to be engaging on this subject. Until that is, when I (Buz Kloot) was at a ScienceFilm workshop with Jeff Morales and Colin Bates where I began to see that the story trumps all when making videos. Colin's advice to me one morning was "why don't you make a movie about people who have a relationship with the soil?" - well, the rest is history. Credit goes to so many and I have tried to acknowledge all at the end of the video, but I fear I may still have left some out. To those I apologize. This series along with other experiences of making video for the NRCS in the last three has changed the way I look at natural resources in general and more specifically, at soils . My profound thanks to all of the professionals in the NRCS and to the many land owners who have helped shape my thinking. .