S P L A S H (1982)
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Year Published: 1982
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Description:
"SPLASH," produced by the National Film Board of Canada in 1982, is a 12-minute film that employs animation to tell a story centered around water droplets. The film illustrates the water cycle, highlighting the significance of water in urban life and addressing the effects of pollution on this vital natural resource. Through its engaging animation, "SPLASH" aims to educate viewers about the importance of preserving water and understanding its role in the environment.
Complete Record: "SPLASH," produced by the National Film Board of Canada in 1982, is a 12-minute film that employs animation to tell a story centered around water droplets. The film illustrates the water cycle, highlighting the significance of water in urban life and addressing the effects of pollution on this vital natural resource. Through its engaging animation, "SPLASH" aims to educate viewers about the importance of preserving water and understanding its role in the environment.
Transcription
[Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Droplets, this time around we will be entering a watershed. A watershed fraught with all manner of dangers that will demand of you the utmost courage and fortitude. >> Cloud, cut that out. >> Sorry, chief. You got me all excited. >> Guess well uh learn to control yourself. For you youngans who may not be familiar with a whed, the whed consists of a large land area where all the water drains in one direction to a lake or ocean. This particular one is the most difficult type because it is highly populated here, here, here, and here. Our objective to make it to the lake. The bugs are with us. >> Bugs? What bugs? >> But the watershed contains many beasties and unknown nasties. Many of you won't make it. >> Please sir, what are bugs? >> Well, they're little fellas come in all shapes and sizes. Their mission is to help and neutralize the beasties and nasties. >> Now what? >> Uh, drop zone key. >> Aha. Okay, then charge. [Music] [Applause] You okay, chief? >> Give me a last turn. >> Keep your head down. It's the dusters. >> Come on. Come on. Let's have you. Come on. Get your doctor. Come on. [Music] That showed them what? Rub the nasty stuff off. Okay, drop it. The real action is up top. So, let's have some volunteers. [Music] >> We'd rather stay here, chief. It's nice and cozy. civilians. They're all alike. >> It's nice and cozy. Come on, men. [Music] Think we did the volunteer bit. >> We're going to flood. >> What's a flood, chief? >> A knife. Onto the flood plane. Hold on to the trees. >> What trees, chief? >> Well, who took the trees? What's this doing here? >> Oh, [Music] >> where are we, Chief? >> Strange place. >> Boots in the sky. >> Hey, Chief. I thought you said this was our flood plane. >> Shut up and keep moving. Let's keep moving. Darn boots. >> What's that? >> Careful. It's the oil and salt beasties. >> Here come the bugs. Here come the bugs. [Music] Go do it. There's one. Go get him. Good one, man. You got him. I like a good Okay, then. Let's give him a treat. Let's oxygenate. [Music] Hey, stop. Hey, there. Chief, we're out of control. [Music] trains. This wasn't here last trip. >> Oh, lovely, lovely oxygen. >> I think I do. >> Don't worry, son. It's dust after your bubbles. Listen, are we? [Music] >> It's called evaporation, son. Happens all the time. Teach you to keep your head down. Hey, [Music] show me the way to go. Ah, come on, Chief. >> I'm done. >> Look, Chase. It's the nasties. >> You're right. It's the nasties. [Music] [Laughter] Come on. Come on. Yeah. Yeah. [Music] regroup. [Music] >> You do smell nice, chief. [Music] Hang in there, lads. >> Where are we? Chief, >> don't get too curious, son. I don't like the sound of that one. Keep close, son. Keep close. Follow me. J, >> where are you? >> Over here. >> Detour. That was >> I see daylight. >> You do look funny. We thought we lost you. Good old chief. [Music] Oh yes. Oh yes. Feel like a new man. [Music] Look. What's that? Droplets. This is to be our finest hour. This is the reason the great cloud in the sky put us here. >> Will you stop that you great ninny? >> Sorry. Gentlemen and lady gentlemen, our mission is to dilute them. [Music] [Music] [Music] They're all gone. Those iny little lads nasty got them all. Chief. [Music] [Applause] >> Good. They're mutating. They can't do that here. Come on. We've got to stop them. [Music] [Applause] Come on. Come on. Let's have you. Come on. Get your jokes up. Come on. Come on. You can't do that. No. Got To the surface, lad. To the surface. Oh god. Oh wow. They got him. The best got him. He's alive. Oh, he's alive. >> That's no good. We're godders. I only hope is to evaporate. It's up to you now, Padre. [Music] >> Thank you. >> It's happening. I'm evaporating. >> Me, too. >> Leave me here. I'm too old and heavy for that. >> No. Leave me here. I insist. What? Where? [Applause] [Applause] >> The chief. We have to rescue the chief. [Music] >> Get out. [Applause] [Music] drops out. Chief >> Arlo, come on then. Follow the chief. Heat. Heat. [Music] Lettering don't fade out, please. [Music]
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