(27 Aug 2008) SHOTLIST
Thailand, Phuket City, 23 August 2008
1. Early morning, rear view monks walking to meeting
2. Monk on roadside walking through sunbeam at sunrise
3. Thai couple serve fresh rice into monks alms (food) bowl
4. Various close up and mid of monk thanking and praying with couple
5. Close up of monks feet walking on road
6. Two monks accepting food in alms bowls from Thai woman
7. Mid pan from Thai woman praying on her knees to departing monks
8. Tilt down of temple entrance as monk returns from alms gathering
9. Monk accepts food gift from mother and daughters
10. Close of mother and daughter praying
++NIGHT SHOTS++
11. Line of monks arriving in early dawn
12. Silhouette of trees and moon
13. Close up of moon fading
++DAY TIME SHOTS++
14. Wide pan from line of monks to large congregation of monks sitting
15. Various of monks congregating at temple
16. Close up tracking shot of two baskets of food being carried
17. Close up of man with basket of lotus flowers for ceremony
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Khun Phanich Thongnark, Middle Way Meditation Organisation
"We invited monks, all together 1000 of them, they are from all the temples in Phuket and also nearby provinces like Phang Nga and Krabi. They all came here for alms giving. So some of the item that have been collected today will be distributed to their temple."
19. Mid pan of seated monks
20. Various of seated monks
21. Mother and son carrying tray of rice
22. Monks lighting buddhist candles
23. Wide shot of people praying
24. Close up of woman and two boys praying
25. Various of people praying
26. Pull out of woman praying revealing 1000 monks in background
27. Various pan and pull out of monks
28. Mid shot of Buddha statue
29. Close of young woman praying
30. Push in of head monk addressing congregation from stage with gold Buddha
31. Pull out of monks chanting responses
32. Mid of line of monks with head monk in foreground carrying raised bowl.
33. Various of monks receiving packets of food into their bowls
34. Close up of soldier helping monk empty his bowl into white sack
35. SOUNDBITE (English) Khun Phanich Thongnark, Middle Way Meditation Organisation
"Some (food parcels) has been already been delivered to China and to other country like Burma that have been affected by natural crisis situation. So saying that, the monks, also act as the giver, because after he receive alms, he do give, give it out."
36. Tilt up from sacks of food to soldiers and monks filling sacks
37. Various children and elderly putting alms in monk's bowls
38. Wide of monks and soldiers
39. Wide of monks collecting from people
LEAD IN:
A thousand monks from 260 wats (Buddhist temples) across Thailand have gathered on the island of Phuket to pay homage to their elders and collect alms (food).
Some of the donated food will be distributed to poor southern regions which have suffered from years of violence between police and Islamic rebels.
STORYLINE:
Alms giving is an important part of Thai culture and buddhist monks can regularly be seen on the streets at dawn, collecting alms for their own temples, but a spectacle on this scale is rarely seen.
Even before dawn broke lines of monks in their colourful orange robes could be seen praying with people and collecting food in their special alms, or begging bowls, the only property they are allowed to own.
Khun Phanich Thongnark is from the Middle Way Meditation which helped to organise the event.
She says they invited the thousand monks participating in today's event from temples in Phuket and nearby provinces like Phang Nga and Krabi.
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